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From boosting energy to reducing the risk of developing chronic diseases, a few cups of coffee every day could be beneficial for your health.
Both high- and moderate-intensity exercise provides similar overall health benefits.
Microplastics are created when everyday products – including clothes, food and beverage packaging, home furnishings, plastic bags, toys and toiletries – degrade.
Acknowledging that factors like the built environment, social and health systems, and outdated policies are the problems — rather than people — is a step towards healthier and safer workplaces.
It’s important for women to not only be aware of their risk for heart disease, but also how they can be proactive and make informed decisions regarding their heart health at all stages of life.
Slow running may burn more fat compared to running at a faster pace.
Heart rates that are too slow or too fast can sometimes be lethal. Medical implants can help the heart get its rhythm back.
Despite their high fat content, almonds, nuts and other shelled fruits do not make you put on weight. In fact, research continues to marvel over their seemingly endless health benefits.
Cancer screening and other routine primary care can help address inequities if we choose to leave the unfair status quo behind.
Space can damage everything from your cardiovascular and nervous systems to your mental health – long voyages can feel isolating for many.
If you try supplements, you still need to eat a healthy diet, exercise, reduce your stress, quit smoking and get enough sleep. Even then, they may still not be enough.
When people taking part in 22 pilot programs across the US got free fruits and vegetables, their health improved.
Many heat-related health problems can be avoided by adopting a healthy, active lifestyle. But the younger generation is less active than previous generations, and therefore more vulnerable.
With the rising cost of living, gyms and fitness classes are becoming unaffordable. But you can make just as much progress at home if you include these three components.
New study looks at the benefit of ‘weekend-warrior’ pattern of exercise.
This common heart condition puts you at increased risk of having a stroke, especially if you also have high blood pressure. But our new research shows what you can do to lower your risk.
Sweating it out can be beneficial for maintaining fitness and good mental health, but it’s not right for everyone.
Weighted vests have long been popular among CrossFit athletes and celebrities.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently released new obesity management guidelines in order to help address the growing obesity crisis in children.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Member, IMPART (Inflammation & Metabolism, Physical Ability, & Research Translation) Network, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Nursing and Director of Health Innovations, University of Wollongong
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Associate professor in Cardiology, University of Leeds
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Adjunct professor, Department of Family Medicine & Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University
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Head of Division of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, University of Huddersfield
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Professor of Internal Medicine and Preventative Cardiology, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
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Research associate, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Cultural Advisor, Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia, Menzies School of Health Research