• Fitness May Prevent Parkinson's
  
  Love to cross-country ski? Well, all those days spent striding across the snow-covered wilderness may do more than keep you in great physical shape.
• Mediterranean Diet Good for Your Gut Biome
  
  The so-called Mediterranean diet is already considered one of the healthiest for your heart, and now scientists say it may give your gut bacteria a boost, too.
• 9 Unexpected Things That Are Making You Fat
  
  We know that consuming too many calories and not exercising can contribute to weight gain, but there are also some surprising architectural and environmental reasons you may be packing on the pounds.
• Kids Raised by Grandparents More Likely to Be Obese
  
  Grandparents can be a bad influence on kids' weight, researchers say. That's the upshot of an analysis of 23 studies conducted in the United States and eight other countries by a team from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
• FDA Wants Weight-Loss Drug Taken Off Market Due to Cancer Risk
  
  A clinical trial of the weight-loss drug Belviq (lorcaserin) shows an association with an increased risk of cancer, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting that its maker withdraw the drug from the U.S. market.
• Social Media Influencing Food Choices
  
  For better or worse, your social media friends might be influencing your eating habits, British researchers report.
• How to Get Rid of Belly Fat
  
  If you can pinch more than an inch around your tummy, you're in trouble. Belly fat is not only unattractive, it's dangerous for your health.
• Eating Disorders, Exercise Addiction Linked
  
  People with an eating disorder are much more likely to have exercise addiction than those with normal eating habits, British researchers say.
• New Study: Meat Increases Risk of Premature Death
  
  After a weekend of football-shaped pigs-in-a-blanket, you probably don't want to hear that the latest study on red and processed meat found that these foods boost your risk of heart and blood vessel disease.
• Reduce Anxiety With Exercise
  
  By now we all know the health benefits of exercise and how it increases our fitness and longevity. But a leading expert explores the psychological and emotional aspects of exercise, especially group workouts.
• These Diets Can Lower Your Risk for Alzheimer's
  
  Older adults who regularly consume a group of antioxidants called flavonols may have a decreased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
• Eating Out Leads to Poor Nutrition
  
  Whether you're stopping at a casual fast-food place or sitting down to eat in a full-service restaurant, eating out is an easy way to fill up when you're hungry. But those meals may not deliver much nutritional value.
• Top Neurosurgeon Reveals the Secrets to Healthy Aging
  
  Our current health system is broken. That's the opinion of noted neurosurgeon and anti-aging expert Dr. Joseph Maroon, a sports medicine expert who served as the team neurosurgeon for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers for over 20 years.
• Dr. Oz: Don't Eat Breakfast, It's an Advertising Ploy
  
  The old adage that you should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper may be going the way of the dodo. At least that's what Dr. Mehmet Oz believes.
• 15 Percent of Americans Physically Inactive
  
  Uncle Sam has a message for sluggish Americans: Get moving now. More than 15% of American adults are physically inactive, a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study reports.
• Lifestyle More Important Than Genes in Becoming Obese
  
  A new study suggests that genetics is not destiny when it comes to your odds of becoming obese.
• Green Tea Drinkers May Live Longer
  
  People who love their green tea may also enjoy longer, healthier lives, a large new study suggests.
• The 5 Most Dangerous Foods to Avoid
  
  According to experts, high blood pressure may be a choice, not an unavoidable part of aging. According to Dr. Michael Greger, M.D., in NutritionFacts.org, for the first 90% of our evolution on earth humans ate less than a quarter teaspoon of salt daily.
• Exercise Helps Keep Brain Healthy
  
  Exercise may do more than build body strength: New research shows it might also keep brain cells in shape.
• Loss of Sleep Can Make You Eat More
  
  If you need yet another health reason to get enough sleep, here's one that may wake you up: Science shows that a loss of sleep can make you eat more.
• Magnesium Lowers Risk of Fatal Coronary Heart Disease in Some Women
  
  New US research has found that postmenopausal women who eat a diet higher in magnesium may have a lower risk of fatal coronary heart disease.
• Loss of Vision in Seniors Tied to Fatty Diet
  
  Diets heavy in red meat and fatty foods could help spur a leading cause of vision loss in older Americans, new research suggests.
• Not All Processed Meats Increase Cancer Risk
  
  New UK research has found that despite current concerns that eating processed meat is linked to a higher risk of cancer, it may just be processed meat treated with nitrites that poses a risk. Carried out by researchers from Queen's University Belfast, the new analysis...
• Study: Half of American Adults Will Be Obese by 2030
  
  There's no way to sugarcoat this news: Nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so, a new report predicts.It corrects for a weakness in previous estimates that may have made the problem seem not as big as it really is....
• Scientifically Proven Ways to Lose Weight as You Age
  
  Staying in shape gets harder as we age. Our metabolism slows down, stress builds up, causing hormone imbalances, and we tend to be more sedentary in general.

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