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The Mediterranean Diet is ranked among the best to follow for its numerous health benefits and is gaining popularity for these reasons. Now a long-term study from Mass General Brigham and Women’s Hospital published in JAMA adds to these benefits, finding that the Mediterranean Diet is linked to a lower risk of early death in …
The American Cancer Society conducted its largest study on all races and genders saying that social isolation increases risk of early death, this doubles for black Americans and drives up cancer mortality for caucasians, as published in the Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine. It should be clear that social interaction is essential for survival without which …
According to a new study not exercising may be worse for health than smoking, diabetes, and heart disease, as published in the journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers suggest that risks must be conveyed to the general public of being unfit should be considered a strong of a risk factor as is smoking, diabetes, and hypertension …
McGill University (Canada) researchers find that unemployment may increase the risk of premature death by 63%. McGill University (Canada) researchers, working in collaboration with colleagues from Stony Brook University (New York, USA), surveyed existing research covering 20 million people in 15 (mainly western) countries, over the last 40 years, and found that unemployment increases the …