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Who cooks the most in your home? NPR readers weigh in

7:01am December 23, 2023

by Andrea Muraskin

While a recent survey says women around the world cook at home about twice as often as men do, a good number of our readers said: "Not in my house!" We've got a feast of stories and opinions.

The WeightWatchers CEO tells NPR why the company is embracing weight loss drugs

6:04pm December 15, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani about the company's recent decision to provide weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic.

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A young bison calf with its herd at Bull Hollow, Okla., on Sept. 27, 2022. American bison, or buffalo, have bounced back from their near extinction due to commercial hunting in the 1800s. Many tribes are participating in their restoration.

With bison herds and ancestral seeds, Indigenous communities embrace food sovereignty

7:00am December 09, 2023

by Jim Robbins

Native Americans are returning to raising buffalo and plants that tribes have grown for millennia. It's a way to reconnect with historic traditions, and to bring healthy eating to their communities.

Loss of appetite can mean eating only small amounts, like a forkful of green beans, Thanksgiving dinner.

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Another Ozempic side effect? Facing the holidays with no appetite

1:46pm November 22, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

Weight-loss medications tamp down hunger — often dramatically — causing some people to lose the pleasure of communing over food at a festive family meal.

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Two women are sitting and talking. Woman psychologist practicing with patient women. Coach session between girlfriends. Therapist's gestures. Female talking and drinking a cup of tea

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Close friends can help you live longer but they can spread some bad habits too

12:33pm November 20, 2023

by Maggie Mertens

Don't skip Friendsgiving. A large new study confirms that close friendships are vital to our health. But BFFs tend to share certain vices, too.

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Some doctors have stopped recommending weight loss. Here's why

7:53am November 19, 2023

by Eilis O'Neill/KUOW

In an attempt to curb misdiagnosis or health care avoidance, some providers are encouraging overweight patients to exercise and eat healthily without addressing weight at all. Other medical professionals think it's important to talk about.

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This physics professor ran 3,000 miles across America in record time

5:51pm November 10, 2023

by Megan Lim

Harvard professor Jenny Hoffman ran from San Francisco to New York City to beat the world record for fastest woman to run across America.

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People who practice cognitively enhanced tai chi, significantly improved their scores on memory tests.

Tai chi helps boost memory, study finds. One type seems most beneficial

5:13am November 06, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

Research shows that a daily dose of tai chi, the slow-moving meditative, martial art can boost our body and brain. A new study finds adding word games to tai chi doubles the increase in memory.

Worldwide, women cook nearly nine meals a week on average, while men cook only four, according to a new survey.

Worldwide, women cook twice as much as men: One country bucks the trend

8:11pm October 30, 2023

by Allison Aubrey

A new gallop survey finds the gender gap in home cooking has widened. Globally, women cook an average of 9 meals per week, compared to 4 meals for men. And some countries have bigger gaps than others.

A fiber found in barley, called beta-glucan, may improve insulin sensitivity, lower blood pressure and increase satiation between meals, research shows.

Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone

1:50pm October 30, 2023

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Popular weight-loss drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone the body makes naturally after eating. Turns out some foods trigger GLP-1 better than others, making us feel full and eat less.

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