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Guidelines on physical activity recommendations for adults emphasize that “Adults should move more and sit less throughout the day and some activity is better than none”. The American Medical Association highlights the recommendations for intensity, time, and type of physical activity required to obtain optimum health benefits (Graphic 1). This recent report published in “JAMA” […]

A rising trend in sedentary behaviors, including television (TV) viewing and other modes of screen time, is seen in the younger population, particularly after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. According to the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, excessive TV watching among children and adolescents (aged 5–15 years) is associated with poor health in their

Meal timing plays a vital role in regulating circadian rhythms and glucose and lipid control.However, there is paucity of data investigating the relationship between meal timing and the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D). A study by Palomar-Cros et al., published recently in the “International Journal of Epidemiology”, reported that eating meals early, i.e., first

Unhealthy diet is considered a chief factor for death and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Numerous prospective cohort studies have revealed the correlation of specific foods, nutrients, and dietary habits with CVD, which forms the basis of current nutritional recommendations. Lately, studies have also confirmed that certain dietary exposures, such as whole-fat dairy (previously believed to promote

Globally, anemia is highly prevalent among women of reproductive age. At least 20 million women worldwide have severe anemia. As maternal blood hemoglobin level decreases, the risk of maternal and infant death during pregnancy increases. A new study recently published in the journal, “Lancet”, reported that moderate-to-severe prebirth anemia among women increases the risk of

As per the recent estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), about 2 billion adults and >340 million children and adolescents are overweight/obese. Many non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with obesity and contribute considerably to death rates worldwide. Non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) are used to replace free sugars for weight control. These include artificial and natural

A study by Ascione S et al., recently published in the journal “Rheumatology”, reported a high risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with consumption of coffee (mostly caffeinated coffee) and artificially sweetened soft drinks, specifically in subjects who never smoked. Moreover, there was a reduced risk of RA with moderate consumption of liquor among smokers. Consumption

Self-limiting social media usage improves psychological well-being across multiple dimensions, suggest new findings from a study by Faulhaber et al. The study, published in the journal “Technology, Mind, and Behavior”, showed that participants who self-limited their social media use to 30 min a day for 2 weeks had significant improvements across various psychological well-being measures,

Women who experience early menopause are at a higher risk of incident dementia and deteriorating brain health, according to a recent study by Liao et al., published in the journal “The Lancet”. The study found that earlier age at menopause (before 50 years) was associated with a higher incidence of all-cause dementia and its subtypes

A survey by Hill et al., published in the “Journal of the American Heart Association”, found that individuals with a recent history of clinically significant weight loss (CSWL) showed greater adherence to American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) recommendations for ideal cardiovascular (CV) health. Individuals who had achieved CSWL over the past year had