Polycystic ovary syndrome is an inaccurate name for a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Its new name can help address missed diagnoses and fragmented care.
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Your body adjusts your food intake and activity to maintain a balanced weight and avoid starvation. Researchers have proposed several theories explaining how this works.
Your 40s can feel more exhausting than your 60s. The reason isn’t inevitable decline, but a clash between biology and peak life demand.
The modernisation of small towns, while positive economically, brings hidden health costs.
What you do in the years leading up to menopause can help counter the natural hormonal effects of aging, setting you up for a healthier transition.
Our study found that restricting carbs can elicit the same favourable metabolic effects as fasting.
An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from a patient with COVID-19 − but their occasional similarities can reveal important insights into health and disease.
Some obese people lack the classic metabolic risk factors of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood sugar linked with obesity. But are they still at risk for heart disease and diabetes?
Fat cells and cancer cells talk to each other. Specialists in both systems can do the same.
A new study shows that most young adults know about the connection between omega-3 fats and brain and heart health. Despite this, only two out of five reported buying or eating omega-3 foods.
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Associate Professor of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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Obesity Medicine Fellow, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Boston University
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Associate Professor, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University
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Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Research Associate and Lecturer, School of Human Nutrition, McGill University
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Assistant Research Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Surrey
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Assistant Dean for Clerkship Education and Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
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Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Colorado Anschutz