This week, read about how your dining partner can influence what you eat, more research on benefits of strength training, and nutrition, health, and fitness news. The Larger Your Dining Partner, the More You’ll Eat Here is another fascinating study from Brian Wansink of Cornell’s Food & Brand Lab. The study found that people are […]
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This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about the importance of sleep, simplified nutrition advice, pumpkin-spice bread recipe, and more. More Organizations Recognizing the Importance of Sleep The quality and quantity of our sleep can profoundly affect our mental, physical, and emotional health. Unfortunately, many of us sacrifice the sleep we so desperately need to squeeze more into each […]
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This week, read about how diet soda affects gut microbes, staying fast as we age, why we love repetition in music, losing weight without willpower, and more. Diet Soda May Alter Gut Microbes and Increase Risk of Diabetes The microbiome is a fascinating and popular research area. New studies are leading to an emerging understanding […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about how being active helps your body deal with simple carbs, the importance of physical activity for academic achievement, soup’s on, and more. Being Active Helps Your Body Deal with Simple Carbohydrates Gretchen Reynolds (New York Times) reported this week about a new study showing that walking 12,000 steps a day (about 6 […]