Working out to build muscle can seem like a simple formula: Lift heavy weights and eat plenty of protein-rich food to make big gains. In reality, however, the body chemistry that precipitates muscle gain is very complicated. Sure, you might get passable results with simple lifting and eating, but you can maximize your time in… Read More »
A new study revealed that one dose of the HPV vaccine may prevent infection from the potential cancer-causing virus, according to research published in JAMA Network Open from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 34,800 new cancer diagnoses are linked to human papillomavirus… Read More »
Heavy pressures at work seem to predispose women to weight gain, irrespective of whether they have received an academic education. This is shown in a study of more than 3,800 people in Sweden. “We were able to see that high job demands played a part in women’s weight gain, while for men there was no… Read More »
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Image copyright Getty Images Midwives are calling for official guidance on how much weight is healthy for women to put on during pregnancy. One in five women in the UK are obese when they start pregnancy, yet there is no national target for what constitutes normal pregnancy weight gain. Regular weigh-ins fell out of favour… Read More »