Food labels should say how much exercise it would take to burn calories, behavioral scientists have said. The researchers found that labels with information such as “the calories in this cake take 90 minutes of walking to burn off” were much more likely to be understood, compared to a traffic light system. The Loughborough University … Read more
The Wysa mental health app can now be offered as a benefit to small and midsize employers through its new partnership with PlanSource, a benefits administration company. Wysa — founded in 2015 and located in Boston, London and Bangalore, India — offers AI-powered mental health support through its free app. Their chatbot provides cognitive behavioral … Read more
In countries like the UK, US and Canada, ultra-processed foods now account for 50% or more of calories consumed. This is concerning, given that these foods have been linked to a number of different health conditions, including an increased risk of obesity and various chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease Y dementia. Ultra-processed foods are … Read more
A widely available commercial weight-management program led to greater weight reductions than an unstructured do-it-yourself (DIY) approach, according to new data recently published in Open JAMA Network. In a randomized clinical trial that included nearly 400 adults from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, participants who were assigned to WW, formerly known as … Read more
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Until Dr. Shiri Sharvit, clinical director at Eleos Health, began embracing artificial intelligence in her work as a practicing mental health clinician, her partner was a post-it note. But these Post-it notes sometimes got lost or spilled. then came Eleans, an artificial intelligence solution that improves workflow for behavioral health clinicians, he said. Although she … Read more
Photo: Ljupco Smokovski (Shutterstock) The more you walk, the lower your risk of all-cause and cancer mortality, according to a new study, and the benefits level off once you hit 10,000 steps per day. Clearly, that’s the number of steps to aim for, isn’t it? Studies comparing health outcomes to step counting sound pretty convincing, … Read more
Chronic lack of exercise, termed “exercise deficiency,” is associated with cardiac atrophy, reduced cardiac output and chamber size, and decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a subgroup of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the researchers say. Increasing the physical activity levels of these sedentary individuals could be an effective preventive strategy, particularly … Read more