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Body Fat More Accurately Predicts Heart Disease, Death Risk Than BMI

Compared to BMI scores, body-fat percentages were a stronger predictor of the 15-year mortality risk of young adults, a new study found. Thana Prasongsin/Getty Images A new study reports that measurements that detect body fat are a more accurate predictor of mortality risk than body mass index (BMI). Experts say BMI doesn’t differentiate between weight

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Heart Attacks No Longer a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. Here’s What Is Instead

Heart disease overall has decreased by 66% since 1970, but it remains the leading cause of death among Americans. Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images Heart attacks have become more survivable in the past 50 years, and are no longer the leading cause of heart disease-related deaths, a new study reports. As heart attack deaths fall, fatalities

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Is Thimerosal in Flu Shots Safe? Experts Discuss CDC Vaccine Decision

Thimerosal, a mercury-containing preservative, has been in vaccines and other drugs since the 1930s. VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal. Thimerosal is a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines and other drugs. Doctors and physician advocacy groups warn that the decision could

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A New Study Finds An 8-Hour Eating Window May Help Burn Fat—But Is It Safe?

Recent research from the University of Mississippi suggests that an 8-hour eating window combined with exercise helps healthy adults lose more fat (while keeping lean muscle) compared to exercise alone (1). This study, along with others, has fueled the rise of intermittent fasting. According to the 2024 IFIC Food & Health Survey, intermittent fasting was

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Hold the Cream, Sugar — Black Coffee Is Good For Your Heart, Study Finds

Drinking coffee black without cream or sugar could help reduce your risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Getty Images/Kseniya Ovchinnikova Researchers say daily coffee consumption can lower a person’s overall mortality risk as well as their risk of death from cardiovascular disease. However, the benefits decline for those who add significant amounts of sugar and

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