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• Your Body Wants You to Stay Fat

  Jun 3, 08 12:34 PM CDT
  Your body doesn't want you to lose weight, scientists say, and makes it tough to keep off pounds lost. Scientists tell the Los Angeles Times that brain and hormone cues increase post-diet as natural processes try to get that old figure back. And while research into the heavy issues is still ongoing, exercise and medications are seen to help. More »

• McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63

  May 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  McCain may be 71.8 years old on paper, but his biological age is a youthful 63.7, according to the physician who wrote You: The Owner's Manual. Dr. Michael Roizen made the estimate based on McCain's recently-released medical records (though some details on the candidate's dietary and exercise habits were missing). Only kink? One year in the Oval Office ages its inhabitant 2 biological years. More »

• Stumping Hazardous to Health

  Feb 28, 08 10:36 AM CST
  Even the presidential candidates who miss out on the White House will feel the effects of their campaigns for years to come. The mad dash to the Oval Office—speeches all day, deadline pressures, cross-country tours—puts tremendous stress on the body. Forbes takes on the low points:

  1. Sleep deprivation, leading to memory losses and risky decision-making.
  2. Poor diets, causing that waist to grow (Clinton favors ice cream; Obama, French fries).
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• 10 Ways to Eat More Grains

  Jan 17, 08 12:07 PM CST
  Did you vow to eat healthier in 2008? Start by adding whole grains to your diet with these these 10 tips from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
  

  1. When a recipe calls for white flour, use half white flour and half whole wheat.
  2. Add ½ cup of cooked bulgur, wild rice, or barley to bread stuffing.
  3. Add ½ cup of cooked wheat or rye berries, wild rice, brown rice, sorghum, or barley to soup.
  4. Use whole cornmeal for corncakes, corn breads, and corn muffins.
  5. Add ¾ cup of uncooked oats for every pound of meat in recipes for burgers or meatloaf.
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• Healthy Steps Add 14 Years to Your Life

  Jan 9, 08 7:43 PM CST
  Doing all those things you know you should be doing already can add 14 years to your life, a new study says. People who exercise, don't smoke, limit drinking, and eat fruits and vegetables lead longer lives by that amount, LiveScience reports. The European study is said to be the first to look at the combined benefits of those four healthy habits. More »