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A strong coffee 30 min before exercise can increase your fat-burning

Recent studies have found coffee drinking is associated with improvements in some heart disease risk factors, including type 2 diabetes, depression, and obesity. In a new...

Sitting for too long could increase your risk of dying – even if you...

Are you sitting down? Then you may want to stand up to read this, as research from the US has found that sitting for too...

Better sleep means better mental health

Sleep is as important to the human body as food and water, but many people don’t get enough sleep. Insufficient sleep, inadequate quality of sleep,...

Being unhappy and lonely can age you faster than smoking

Several studies have linked tobacco smoking to a range of devastating illnesses including coronary artery disease (CAD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancers in...

10,000 steps a day may help reduce your dementia risk by 50%

According to the National Institute of Aging, dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning — thinking, remembering, and reasoning — to such an extent...

Insomnia could predict depression, thinking problems in older people,

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder. With insomnia, people may have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good quality sleep. This happens even if you...

Widely used drug for treating obesity could lead to strong weight loss

In a study from the University of Pennsylvania, scientists found that the injectable anti-obesity medication, semaglutide, can lead to large weight loss. Semaglutide, sold under...

Whole grains may help you maintain healthy blood pressure, blood sugar, waist size

A whole grain is a grain of any cereal and pseudocereal that contains the endosperm, germ, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which...

A big breakfast may help you burn twice as many calories

In a study from the University of Lübeck in Germany, scientists found eating a big breakfast rather than a large dinner may prevent obesity...

Obesity linked to higher risk for dangerous bowel disease

In a study from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, scientists found obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), is associated with an...