Fitness

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Why weight? Researchers say it’s fitness that matters

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss drugs. Yet a new systematic review and meta-analysis found that cardiorespiratory fitness was a stronger predictor of both cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality than BMI. […]

Published on November 21, 2024

Dr. Birx to Newsmax: We Need Low-Cost Healthy Food

Former White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx gave Newsmax on Tuesday some suggestions to get local healthy food while also calling for an efforts to bring the cost of food down Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of […]

Published on November 20, 2024

Use a Food Thermometer to Prevent Food Poisoning

Each year, one in six people suffer from food poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And because turkey can harbor Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens and other bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, it is important to follow food… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a […]

Published on November 20, 2024