How children influence the life expectancy of their parents
In a new study, researchers found a link between people's life expectancy and the number of children they have: People with children generally live...
Intermittent fasting — Foolproof or fad?
Fad diets and exercise routines seem to come and go as often as the refrigerator calls out to people looking to lose a few...
5 scary health facts to spook you this Halloween
Spooky, scream-inducing characters whose health has clearly taken a turn for the worse – skeletons and ghosts, for example – are as much a...
Snacking: the modern habit that could be putting your health and waistline at risk
Cakes, biscuits and energy bars are, for many people, just staples of everyday life—the snacks that keep them going through the day.
But most people...
Exercise could reduce artery stiffness in heart failure
In a new study, researchers found that exercise could help reduce artery stiffness linked to heart failure.
The research was conducted by a team from...
This exercise may help older men reduce belly fat
In a recent study, researchers designed a 10-week, easy-to-perform, personalized, progressive vigorous-intensity interval training program.
They found that exercise could help reduce belly fat in...
This Halloween, people more scared of root canals than spiders, snakes, sharks
Part of the fun of Halloween is being afraid – very afraid – but, it turns out at least one of our top fears...
This thing may drive heart disease in obese people
In a new study, researchers found high blood sugar in obesity appears to gum up the works of the circadian clocks inside cells that...
When you eat may affect how long you live
Most of what we believe about eating and health stems from decades of research based on a simple premise:
The amount of calories consumed affects...
This simple trick may increase your exercise motivation
In a new study, researchers found reducing mealtimes may help increase levels of the hormone, ghrelin, which may also increase motivation to exercise.
The novel...