Junk food before falling pregnant raises premature birth risk: study
A junk food diet high in fat, sugar and takeaway foods before conceiving a child is linked to a 50 increased risk of giving birth prematurely, a study has found for the first time. Women were warned that they need to change unhealthy habits before they get pregnant in order to give their child the... read more »
How obese women can avoid heart risk
Researchers have suggested that for otherwise healthy middle-aged women who are overweight or obese, physical activity may be their best option for avoiding heart disease. These findings were reported in a paper led by authors at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and... read more »
Volunteering can count as a workout, too
The night before the Nike Women’s Half Marathon, I laid out critical supplies for the next day: moisture-wicking clothes, sneakers and a couple of granola bars to scarf down on my way out the door. When I woke up, I was ready to race — over to a volunteer aid station at the tip of Hains... read more »
‘Smart drugs’ may harm young brains: Study
Kimberly Urban at the University of Delaware and Wen-Jun Gao at Drexel University College of Medicine found that any short-term boost in mental performance due to smart drugs may come at a heavy cost: a long-term decrease in brain plasticity, necessary for task switching, planning ahead, and... read more »
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