Exercise Boosts Vitamin D in Fibromyalgia Patients
Fibromyalgia is a condition causing widespread pain and fatigue, and researchers have noticed that people with it often have low vitamin D levels. In this …
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Sleep Apnea Patients Need Better Heart Health Habits
Researchers looked at 58 people with obstructive sleep apnea (a condition where breathing stops during sleep) to see how healthy their hearts were. They used a …
Read MoreHealthy Lifestyle Choices May Protect Diabetics From Serious Complications
Researchers followed over 5,600 people with type 2 diabetes for more than 11 years to see how lifestyle choices affected their health. They created a score …
Read MoreDoes Combining Healthy Foods and Exercise Beat Doing Just One?
Researchers looked at studies combining polyphenol-rich foods (like berries and dark chocolate) with exercise to see if together they're better for heart and …
Read MoreMoving More and Sitting Less Helps People With High Blood Pressure Live Longer
A new study looked at thousands of American adults with high blood pressure to see how exercise and sitting time affected how long they lived. Researchers …
Read MoreHow Healthy Habits Help Cancer Survivors Stay Well
Cancer survivors often face extra health challenges after treatment ends. A new toolkit called the Lifestyle Medicine Cancer Risk Reduction and Survivorship …
Read MoreWhy People Claim They Diet for Health (But Really Want to Look Good)
A new study reveals that many people say they exercise and diet for their health, but they're actually more motivated by wanting to look attractive. …
Read MoreHow Diet and Exercise Change Your Gut Bacteria to Help Control Diabetes
Scientists reviewed 11 studies to understand how eating healthy foods and exercising can help people with type 2 diabetes by changing the bacteria in their …
Read MoreWhy COPD Patients Lose Muscle and How to Fight Back
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a serious lung condition, often experience muscle loss called sarcopenia. This happens to about 1 in …
Read MoreVitamin D and Exercise: A Powerful Combo for Strong Muscles
A new review explores how vitamin D and physical activity work together to keep your muscles strong and healthy. Researchers found that both vitamin D and …
Read MoreFood and Exercise: Your Secret Weapons for a Sharper Brain
Scientists have found strong evidence that what you eat and how much you exercise directly affect how well your brain works. A special diet called the MIND …
Read MoreCan Exercise Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Feel Better?
Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest cancers to treat, with only about 1 in 10 patients surviving five years after diagnosis. Researchers looked at 17 …
Read MoreExercise and Sleep Both Fight High Blood Pressure—But Separately
Researchers studied over 18,000 American adults to understand how exercise and sleep problems affect blood pressure. They found that people with sleep …
Read MoreExercise Protects Your Kidneys, New Study Shows
Researchers looked at health information from over 10,000 Americans to understand how exercise affects kidney disease. They found that people who exercised …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Pills Help You Lose Weight When You Exercise?
Researchers combined data from eight different studies involving 481 people to see if taking vitamin D supplements while exercising could help overweight …
Read MoreShould You Treat Prediabetes? What New Research Says
Prediabetes is a warning sign that your blood sugar is higher than normal but not yet at diabetes levels. About 464 million people worldwide have it, and this …
Read MoreCan Online Exercise and Nutrition Help Slow Memory Loss?
Researchers talked to doctors and people with early-stage dementia (along with their caregivers) to understand what they think about getting health care …
Read MoreExercise and Healthy Eating Help Lupus Patients Feel Less Tired
A new program called "Living Well with Lupus" tested whether exercise and nutrition advice could help people with lupus feel better. Researchers in Brazil …
Read MoreExercise and Better Food Help Older Adults Build Muscle and Stay Balanced
Researchers tested whether combining special nursing care, good nutrition, and exercise could help older adults with sarcopenia—a condition where muscles …
Read MoreWhy Astronauts Lose Bone in Space (And How to Fix It)
When astronauts spend time in space, their bones weaken rapidly—similar to how older people's bones become fragile on Earth. Scientists have discovered that …
Read MoreExercise Helps Strengthen Bones in Older Women
Researchers studied 30 older women with weak bones (a condition called osteopenia) to see if exercise could help. Half of the women did a special 4-month …
Read MoreExercise Plus Soy Protein Helps Older Adults Stay Strong
Researchers tested whether combining exercise with soy protein could help older adults become stronger and less frail. They studied 77 people with an average …
Read MoreExercise and Healthy Eating Help Older Women Lower Blood Pressure
Researchers studied 334 older women with high blood pressure to understand how exercise and diet affect their health. They found that women who were more …
Read MoreWhy Muscle Strength Matters for Bone Health After Menopause
Researchers studied 313 women after menopause who have weak bones to understand how muscle relates to bone health. They found that women with more arm and leg …
Read MoreStrong Bones Need Exercise and Vitamin D for Kids with Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers studied 124 young people with type 1 diabetes to understand what helps keep their bones strong and healthy. They found that kids with diabetes tend …
Read MoreWeight Loss Programs: Why Muscle Loss Matters for Staying Strong
Researchers followed 220 middle-aged and older adults with diabetes for 8 years after they joined weight loss programs. While the intensive program helped …
Read MoreHigh-Intensity Workouts Beat Other Exercise for Reducing Liver Fat
Researchers analyzed 38 studies involving nearly 1,900 people to see which types of exercise work best for reducing fat in the liver. They found that all …
Read MoreExercise Plus Protein Beats Supplements Alone for Liver Disease Muscle Loss
Scientists looked at 23 studies with over 1,500 people who had liver disease and muscle loss (called sarcopenia). They found that exercise combined with …
Read MoreAcupuncture Plus Exercise Beat Other Methods for Belly Fat Loss
Researchers looked at 30 studies involving over 3,300 adults to find the best non-drug ways to reduce belly fat. They compared different types of exercise, …
Read MoreExercise and Protein Help Dialysis Patients Build Stronger Muscles
Scientists looked at 89 studies involving over 6,000 dialysis patients to find the best ways to help them build muscle and stay strong. They found that …
Read MoreGut Bacteria Don't Change Much During Short-Term Weight Loss Programs
Scientists studied 30 people with extra weight to see if their gut bacteria changed during a tough 3-week diet and exercise program. Even though people lost …
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