New guidelines for preventing strokes spell out for the first time the risks faced by women, noting that pre-term births and conditions like endometriosis and early menopause can raise the risk. “Prior guidelines tended to be sex-agnostic,” said Dr. Brian Snelling, director of the stroke program at Baptist Health South …
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Around one in four adults in Britain is obese, according to estimates from the country’s National Health Service, and the problem costs the public health care system billions every year. Now, the government says that weight-loss injections might be part of the solution, and might even help boost Britain’s productivity, …
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Q: I can never figure out how best to time my meals with my workouts. Should I be eating before I exercise or after? We’ve all been there: It’s 6 p.m. and you just got home from work. You want to go for a run, but you’re hungry. Should you …
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Q: I keep seeing TikToks calling green tea “nature’s Ozempic.” Is there any truth to that? Green tea has been bandied about as a diet hack for centuries: In ancient China 2,000 years ago, people touted the beverage as a weight loss tool. In modern times, the drink has been …
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