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Intermittent Fasting Fails to Beat Standard Dieting For Weight Loss, Study Says
Intermittent fasting does not appear to help overweight or obese adults lose more weight than standard diet advice or even no structured program at all, according to a new Cochrane review. The findings challenge the widespread belief that changing when you eat leads to better weight loss results than traditional approaches. Obesity remains a major ...
National Chiropractic Health Month to Raise Awareness of Non-drug Pain Management
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month this October with the theme “Get Started with Chiropractic.” The campaign will raise awareness of how taking a non-drug approach to pain initially may help you to avoid riskier treatments later. When it comes to common musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions ...
ABC Launches HerbTV on YouTube
As part of its ongoing educational mission for consumers, academia, industry, media and government, the nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) has announced the official launch of ABC’s YouTube channel, HerbTV. HerbTV from the ABC on YouTube.com is the home of more than 180 educational videos on medicinal herbs and related health and wellbeing content and ...
Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy May Protect the Child Against Asthma
The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child of a mother who is less active, a new study by the University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Kuopio University Hospital (KUH) and ...
National Chiropractic Health Month to Promote Musculoskeletal Health for Aging Well
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and doctors of chiropractic nationwide will celebrate National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM) this October with the theme “Plan for a Strong Healthspan.” The campaign will raise awareness of the importance of a strong musculoskeletal (MSK) system for healthy aging as well as the benefits of chiropractic care. Our lifespan is ...
Pitt Launches Doctor of Chiropractic Program
The University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) will begin offering a Doctor of Chiropractic program, the first at a research-intensive public university in the United States and the only one in Pennsylvania, according to Anthony Delitto, dean of SHRS. The program will focus on evidence-based training for spine and musculoskeletal conditions and ...
Walking More May Reduce the Risk of Death
The number of steps you should walk every day to start seeing benefits to your health is lower than previously thought, according to the largest analysis to investigate this. The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that walking at least 3,967 steps a day started to reduce the risk of dying from ...
WHO Releases Results of Hazard and Risk Assessment on Aspartame, Associations Comment
On July 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the WHO Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) released results about the health impact of aspartame. cancerThe two groups within the organization have come to different conclusions, with IARC stating that aspartame is ...
Aspartame to be Declared a Possible Carcinogen by WHO’s Cancer Research Agency
Aspartame, one of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners, is set to be declared a possible carcinogen on July 14 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research agency. The IARC ruling, finalized in June after a meeting of the group’s external experts, is intended to assess ...
Study Reports Elevated levels of Toxic Metals in Some Mixed-fruit Juices and Soft Drinks
A new study conducted by researchers at Tulane University found that some commonly consumed beverages contained levels of toxic metals that exceed federal drinking water standards. According to researchers, five of the 60 beverages tested contained levels of a toxic metal above federal drinking water standards. Two mixed juices had levels of arsenic above the ...
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