It seems counterintuitive, but short bursts of high-intensity training appear to do more for endurance than running a marathon does. The Wall Street Journal reports on the research supporting the claim, which was conducted at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, where researchers asked 50 men to cycle as fast as […]

In healthy women at least, there appears to be a link between leg strength and brain activity. A news release from King’s College in London reports that researchers at the school have found that leg strength was a better predictor of brain health than any other lifestyle factor looked at in […]

Just one energy drink is enough to seriously boost the fight-or-flight hormone norepinephrine, even in young healthy adults. Yikes! HealthDay reports that researchers at the Mayo Clinic gave 25 healthy adults between the ages of 26 and 31 either a 16-ounce can of Rockstar Punched or the sham drink in random order […]

Are you sitting down? A new study from researchers at Cornell claims that for all but the most overweight and underweight people, the consumption of soda, candy and fast food showed no correlation to BMI. A Cornell news release reports that the findings upend the seemingly self-evident conclusion that consuming unhealthy foods […]

Extreme exercise, such as running more than 35 miles a week or biking more than 150 kilometers a week, could increase levels of coronary artery calcium–a bad thing. The Wall Street Journal reports on a recent study conducted by British physicians that looked at the cardiac health of 169 serious […]

Six years after New York City started to require chain restaurants to print calorie counts on the menu, the influence of the policy on the number of calories consumed is…..nada. A New York University news release reports that researchers at NYU’s Langone Medical Center, who analyzed data from 7,699 fast-food […]

Yes, by deal breakers, we mean behaviors that are non-starters for a serious relationship. The Wall Street Journal reports on a series of recently published studies that found that women have more deal breakers than men, perhaps because are the ones who get pregnant, so they pay big time if […]

Trying to lose weight with a low-fat diet? You may want to try something else. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston are convinced, after a comprehensive review of randomized clinical trials, that low-fat diets are no more effective than high-fat diets when it comes to taking the weight off […]

The benefits of vitamin D continue to be revealed, and debated. Now come researchers from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, who gave 13 healthy adults 50 micrograms of vitamin D per day or a placebo over a period of two weeks. Ready? The envelope please….The researchers found that those who had […]

For years, the Wall Street Journal tells us, most marathoners thought it wise to limit the number of races run per year to two. Now, however, comes a new school of thought that suggests that running more could be just fine, and good for your finish time. The paper reports […]