For a food product to qualify as 'healthy' it must fall below certain limits on added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. Hispanolistic/Getty Images hide caption
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Gene Berg, 72 of Litchfield, New Hampshire hopes to medal in the pickleball Senior Games in every state that holds one. Zack Wittman for NPR hide caption
Scientists are working hard to understand the impact of microplastic pollution in the environment and in human bodies. The research requires identifying and analyzing types of microplastics particles, which can range from 1 nanometer to 5 millimeters in size. Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images hide caption
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A recall notice citing listeria contamination risks is posted next to Boar's Head meats in a Safeway store in San Rafael, Calif., in July, as the deli meat company expanded its recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
With the rise of shapewear and GLP-1s, is the end of the body positivity movement the beginning of "body fascism?" Getty Images hide caption
Stay away from Dr. Google, and other lessons learned about hypochondria
Compounds found in cocoa are known to have health benefits. A new study adds to the evidence. Dulin/Getty Images hide caption
Moderate drinkers who also take weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro, report drinking less alcohol, a new study finds. AzmanJaka/Getty Images hide caption
Even a short walk around the block after dinner aids digestion, helps regulate blood sugar and promotes a better night's sleep. Annie Otzen/Getty Images hide caption
Research shows after a break from weight lifting, your strength may return quickly thanks to phenomenon called muscle memory. EyeEm Mobile GmbH/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
If you take a break from the gym during the holidays, muscle memory will help you
Bailey Williams is a storyteller and yoga teacher in Alaska. Abrams Books hide caption
'I think of my body as a teacher,' says Marine who struggled with disordered eating
About 40% of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors, according to a Lancet commission report. MirageC/Getty Images hide caption
The FDA recently authorized the iHealth at-home test for the SARS-CoV2 virus and two strains of the flu virus. iHealth Labs, Inc hide caption
Traveling across multiple time zones can cause jet lag, a temporary sleep problem that happens when the body's circadian rhythm hasn't caught up to the destination time zone. Simon Marcus Taplin hide caption
Here's the science of jet lag — and how to avoid it during the holidays
President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally in Georgia last month. Trump announced this week that he's nominated Kennedy for the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Practicing yoga from home with online instruction proved beneficial to a group of people with chronic low back pain. AndreyPopov/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Dark nights and light days predict mortality, a new study finds. Mar Lei/Getty Images hide caption
Stress Less 3: Depolarize Within: Tools to De-Stress over the political divide.
A patient's arm should be supported at around heart level when taking blood pressure readings. Tunvarat Pruksachat/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption