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New Research Reveals Potential Connection Between Sleep And Weight Loss New Research Reveals Potential Connection Between Sleep And Weight Loss
New Research Reveals Potential Connection Between Sleep And Weight Loss A new study has found a potential correlation between sleeping habits and weight loss. Researchers studied a group of 80 adults who are overweight and typically sleep less than six and a half hours per night, according to the report published on Monday, Feb. 7, by JAMA Internal Medicine. During the study, the participants who were chosen to sleep for eight and a half hours for two weeks "significantly reduced their daily energy intake by approximately 270 kcal compared with the control group." Researchers reported that based on the findings, "improving and maintaining healthy sleep duratio…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Panel Shifts Advice On Aspirin Use To Prevent Heart Attacks, Stroke Panel Shifts Advice On Aspirin Use To Prevent Heart Attacks, Stroke
Panel Shifts Advice On Aspirin Use To Prevent Heart Attacks, Stroke Federal health officials are changing course in their previously well-held recommendation that American adults take aspirin to prevent heart attacks or strokes. For decades, taking a low-dose aspirin has been recommended to improve heart health, but on Tuesday, Oct. 12, an expert panel from the US Preventive Services Task Force updated its guidance. The previous guidance recommended daily low-dose aspirin for people over 50 who were at higher risk for heart attacks or strokes in the next decade and who weren’t at higher risk for bleeding. Instead, the updated guidelines recommend that…

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by Zak Failla