WELLNESS

Changing Supermarket Layouts Promotes Healthier Food Purchases

Grocery stores are designed to promote certain purchases, especially at checkout. What if they encouraged you to choose healthier foods? >

Even Little Hits Can Cause Big Problems

Repeated hits, not just concussions, can cause damage to the brains of young football players who have had previous injuries. What to do. >

Online Fitness, Meet PE Class

Kids use smartphones anyway, so why not enlist them to get kids to be more active? Exergames are fun and adjust to personal fitness levels. >

Voluntary Reductions of Salt and Sugar Would Bring Huge Health and Economic Gains

Modest reductions in the sugar in packaged foods and beverages could prevent millions of heart problems, save $4 billion in healthcare costs >

Too Much Time on Your Hands?

There's a sweet spot when it comes to free time: Too little of it and you're stressed. Too much, and productivity and happiness decline. >

COVID Vaccines Give People — and the Economy — a Shot

Data show that vaccines prevented millions of cases and saved as much as $1.4 trillion in just the first five months they were available. >

Prostatitis Pain? Try Acupuncture

Prostatitis is painful, and acupuncture has been found to offer lasting help. It eases other painful conditions, too. >

A Food-by-Food Look at Longevity

You know what you eat affects your health, and now it has been quantified: Some foods add healthy minutes to life; others take them away. >

Kids' Ultra-Processed Food Problem

Foods formulated in factories now account for most of the calories kids eat. Yes, they're tasty and convenient, but what about nutrition? >

Don't Stay Thirsty — Hydrate for Heart Health

Drinking too little fluid in midlife is associated with a risk of heart failure in later life. Stay hydrated: Aim for a couple quarts a day. >

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