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"The July issue of AJPH features a landmark special section on ultraprocessed foods and public health. New U.S.-focused research links ultraprocessed food consumption to chronic disease, cognitive impairment, and addiction — and exposes how major to***co companies engineered the modern ultraprocessed food industry."

AJPH American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/grains-and-mortality/486761/

Why Whole Wheat Is Better Than White If you're still eating refined pastas and breads, a switch could add years to your life.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/well/eat/mediterranean-diet-health.html

The Mediterranean Diet Really Is That Good for You. Here’s Why. It has become the bedrock of virtuous eating. Experts answer common questions about how it leads to better health.

"In an observational study, weekly muscle strengthening activities were associated with a 20% lower all-cause mortality at 8 years."

Is Muscle Strengthening Associated with Lower Mortality in Older Adults? Most exercise guidelines for older adults (age, ≥65) focus on moderate-to-vigorous aerobic physical activity to prevent early mortality and on muscle

"Late eating had the following effects: It decreased levels of the appetite-reducing hormone, leptin, and greatly increased hunger; it increased storage of fatty acids and decreased burning of fatty acids in adipocytes; and it decreased waketime energy expenditure. Changes in the expression of genes involved in cellular circadian rhythms and genes known to control the storage and burning of fatty acids clearly were responsible."

Small study, but possibly helpful.

Late Mealtimes Encourage Weight Gain During the past decade, several studies have shown an association between late mealtimes and obesity. In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital

Ultraprocessed Foods Are Linked to Colorectal Cancer and Early Mortality.

Ultraprocessed Foods Are Linked to Colorectal Cancer and Early Mortality Ultraprocessed foods — industrial formulations with minimal whole-food content that often contain additives and processing byproducts — account for

https://www.acefitness.org/resources/pros/expert-articles/6387/10-reasons-why-you-should-be-stretching/

10 Reasons Why You Should Be Stretching Flexibility training is an essential, yet often overlooked health-related component of fitness, offering numerous health benefits when performed regularly. Here are 10 reasons why you should be stretching on a regular basis.

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New FDA guidance aims to drastically cut salt in food supply The FDA is asking is food manufacturers and restaurants to cut salt in foods, with the goal of lowering American's salt intake by 12 percent in the next 2.5 years.