Over the last two decades, prediabetes among children in this country has more than doubled, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Researchers at Mount Sinai reviewed data from the CDC. From 1999 to 2018, the rate of prediabetes in adolescents jumped from around 11 percent to over 28 percent. The […]

Replacing regular table salt with a salt substitute can lower the risk of stroke 14 percent and combined risk of stroke and heart attacks 13 percent. The new data comes from a recently published study by The George Institute for Global Health. They recruited over 20,000 participants 60 and older with high blood pressure living […]

A child’s odds of becoming an emotional eater is largely influenced by how their mothers eat in response to their emotions, and how they use food with their children. In a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, researchers surveyed almost 200 mothers of 3- to 5-year-olds in the […]

It appears that exercise, vitamin D, and omega 3 fatty acids might reduce your risk of cancer. In a new study published in the journal Frontiers of Aging, researchers from several European countries found that exercise, vitamin D, and omega 3s each lowered the risk of cancer, but combining all three led to a 61 […]

Smartphones have improved our lives in many ways, including connecting with others and finding information quickly, wherever we are. But many experts have questioned what effect the use of digital devices has had on our mental health. In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, German researchers tried to figure out […]

Exercise appears to decrease your craving for fatty foods, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity. Researchers at Washington State University taught 28 rats to press a lever which would deliver a high-fat pellet treat for them to eat. They then withheld the fatty treat for 30 days. They brought back the […]

How fast you walk might affect how quickly or slowly you age. In a new study published in the journal Communications Biology, researchers at the University of Leicester collected genetic data on over 400,000 adults in the U.K. They found that people who regularly performed brisk walks throughout their life were biologically 16 years younger […]

For almost one-fifth of people who exercise, “no pain, no gain” is a constant mantra. According to a new survey of over 2,000 adults performed by the Jewett Orthopedic Institute in Orlando, Florida, almost 20 percent of adults experience pain while exercising. That same percentage – 18 percent – of adults push through pain on […]

Students and adults who want to learn and remember information better might focus on getting better sleep, suggests a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers at Brown University studied two groups of people to determine how sleep affects learning and memory. Both groups were given a variety of tests and training. Participants […]

Eating processed meat appears to make you feel more mentally and physically fatigued. In a new study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers examined 20 young adults between their mid-twenties and mid-thirties. They collected samples from the participants’ gut microbiome to see which foods were linked to energy and fatigue. They found that only eating […]