Credit: CC0 Public Domain Maintaining a healthy lifestyle—specifically, a diet rich in fiber but light on red/processed meat, regular exercise, not smoking, and sticking to a normal weight—is linked to a significantly lower risk of diverticulitis, finds a large long-term study, published online in the journal Gut. What’s more, these five components seem to offset…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from Aston University has shone a light on the best ways for parents to encourage healthy eating in their children. The paper is published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. The team of academics from Aston University’s School of Psychology, led by Professor Jacqueline Blissett,…
Credit: Tirachard Kumtanom from Pexels Technological advances and the habits of modern life have drastically reduced levels of physical activity around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) now warns that inactivity and sedentary lifestyles are one of the main risk factors for health problems and premature death. It is important, however, to draw a…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Today, we know that individual climate action can yield great benefits for human health, and in discussions about lifestyle, health care professionals have the opportunity to highlight the benefits of a plant-forward diet and physical activity for both individual patient outcomes as well as planetary health. But how are such messages…
Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels A new study offers insight into the health and lifestyle indicators—including diet, physical activity and weight—that align most closely with healthy brain function across the lifespan. The study used machine learning to determine which variables best predicted a person’s ability to quickly complete a task without becoming distracted. Reported in…