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Do Text Message Nudges Help With Weight Loss?
A review of text message programs found modest weight loss compared with control groups. Why short nudges may work and where they fall short.
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Cycling to Work and Your Health
A large UK study found lower death rates among people who cycled to work. What it showed, why it is not proof, and how to start safely.
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Oats and Cholesterol: How a Daily Bowl Can Help
Oats carry a heart-health claim thanks to beta-glucan. What pooled trials found, how much matters, and an easy overnight oats recipe.
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The Minnesota Starvation Experiment and What It Taught Us About Dieting
In 1944, researchers underfed healthy volunteers for six months. What happened to their bodies and minds still shapes how we think about dieting.
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Saunas and Heart Health: Promising, but Not Proven
A long Finnish study linked frequent sauna use to fewer heart deaths. Here is what it showed, why it cannot prove cause, and what saunas do not do for weight.
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GLP-1 Medications for Teenagers
Obesity often begins in childhood. Here is what the main trial of a GLP-1 medication in adolescents measured, what happened afterward and what it cannot yet answer.
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Writing It Out: What Expressive Writing Can Do for Stress
A look at expressive writing, from the first studies to a large meta-analysis, with realistic expectations and gentle ways to try it.
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BMI: A Useful Starting Point, Not the Whole Story
What BMI does well, where it falls short, and how to get more from the number with our free calculators.
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Stretching: What It Does and Does Not Do for Your Workout
Does stretching prevent soreness or boost performance? What reviews found and a sensible way to fit it in.
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Soup Before the Meal: A Fall Habit That May Help You Eat Less
Starting with soup led people to eat about 20 percent less overall in one well-known experiment. Plus a simple fall vegetable soup.