Researchers randomly assigned 46 young adults to either an active or a passive group. Both groups were shown 90 pictures (but weren’t told that they would later be asked to…
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I’m going to crank up my crystal ball for you, because I have a strong sense that 2015 is going to be a turbulent year. Every five years, the government…
“If you have osteoarthritis, exercise is one of the most effective treatments we know,” says David Felson, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Boston University School of Medicine. It’s…
A combination of aerobic, resistance, and flexibility training can keep older people on their feet, according to the longest and largest trial to address the question. Researchers randomly assigned 1,635…
We talked on the phone with Bess Dawson-Hughes, the director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and…
It’s not often that you get a glimpse into the underbelly of the world of supplement marketing. But here, thanks to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, is a blow-by-blow account…
Food-safety experts focus on three types of risks from seafood: bacteria, natural toxins, and chemicals. Pathogens in Seafood Vibrio vulnificus is the most dangerous microbiological hazard in seafood, and Norwalk…
Heavier people have denser bones, or so scientists thought. Now a study suggests that having a spare tire may weaken your bones, even if you’re not overweight. [text_ad] Researchers examined…
Nutrition Action Healthletter spoke on the phone with Bess Dawson-Hughes, the director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts…
Nutrition Action Healthletter spoke on the phone with Bess Dawson-Hughes, the director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts…