Doctors often miss the signs of eating disorders in middle-aged women due to cultural stereotypes around these illnesses.
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The shifts associated with being in your 40s and 50s – gray hairs, career doldrums, a longing for something more – seem as inevitable as aging itself. It wasn’t always this way.
Republicans are pressing for policy changes based on a misconception that hardly anyone who gets help buying groceries with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is employed.
Our study found women aren’t necessarily aware of the link between alcohol and breast cancer. And even when they are, they aren’t always able to ‘choose’ to quit.
Many of our interviewees didn’t see alcohol as only a bad thing and had complex reasons for their relationships with alcohol.
Adults in Germany, South Korea and Mexico reported improvements in health, well-being and memory.
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing, Torrens University Australia
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Professor of Public Health, Torrens University Australia
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PhD Student in Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
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Research Fellow, Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing, Torrens University Australia
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Professor of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs