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27 Jul
How Accurate Are Photo-Based Calorie Apps? NIH Puts 4 to the Test
An NIH study found four popular photo-based calorie-tracking apps underestimated calories and fat by about a third.
24 Jul
Frequent Marijuana Use Linked to Higher Stress Hormone Levels
In a new study, young adults who frequently used cannabis had significantly higher cortisol levels upon waking up.
23 Jul
Top Sports for Improving Motor Skills in Children with Autism
Organized sports-based interventions—particularly martial arts and aquatic training—show promise for improving key motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder, though larger, higher-quality studies are needed.
Family-Based Childhood Obesity Program Helps Kids Cut Weight, Become Healthier
Childhood obesity can be effectively treated through a family-based program provided through their local pediatrician, a new clinical trial says.
About 42% of kids in the program lost enough weight to improve their heart health and lower their diabetes risk within a year and a half, researchers reported July 27 in JAMA Pediatrics....
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Breakfast Can Help Teens Make Better Food Choices Throughout Their Day, Study Says
Teens who start eating breakfast regularly are more likely to make healthy food choices through the rest of the day, a new study says.
Teenagers who ate breakfast still consumed as many daily calories as those who skipped the morning meal, but were less likely to choose high-sugar or high-fat foods, researchers reported at the annual meeti...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 28, 2026
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FDA Panel Backs Two Peptides For Compounding, Rejects One
A federal advisory panel has recommended allowing compounding pharmacies to make two more unproven peptides while voting to reject a third.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee voted Friday to add epitalon and semax to a list of substances that specialized compounding pharmacies can prepare for patients, but narrowly turne...
- Ellyn Vohnoutka HealthDay Reporter
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- July 27, 2026
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How Accurate Are Photo-Based Calorie Apps? 4 Are Put To The Test
Snap a photo, get a calorie count.
It sounds simple — but a new study finds some popular AI-powered food tracking apps may underestimate calories and fat by roughly a third.
"Photo-based calorie tracking apps are very popular, especially for people trying to manage their health or lose weight," said Aaron Hengist, a postd...
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- July 27, 2026
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Weed-Killing Chemical Linked To Premature Births In Humans, Study Says
The active chemical ingredient in professional-grade Roundup weed killer might increase the risk of premature births, a new study says.
Pregnant women with higher urine levels of the chemical glyphosate were 35% more likely to deliver their child earlier than 37 weeks of gestation, researchers recently reported in the journal Environme...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- July 27, 2026
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Popular School Cafeteria Meals Need An Update To Meet Healthy Food Standards, Researchers Say
Spicy chicken wings, tacos, pizza, sausage biscuits and breakfast smoothies offered by school cafeterias must be reinvented, lest they vanish from the menu, a new study says.
These items all contain loads of added sugar and salt that won’t fly under new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) limits set to take effect in fall 2027, res...
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- July 27, 2026
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