Harvard Health Publishing https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us The Biggest Loser was a popular reality television show that ran on NBC for over a decade starting in 2004. In it, participants with obesity competed with each other through intense physical challenges and ate a reduced-calorie diet to see who could lose the highest percentage of body weight. Prior findings from studies of The Biggest Loser contestants showed... The Biggest Loser was a popular reality television show that ran on NBC for over a decade starting in 2004. In it, participants with obesity competed with each other through intense physical challenges and ate a reduced-calorie diet to see who could lose the highest percentage of body weight. Prior findings from studies of The Biggest Loser contestants showed...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8582 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:51:57 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8582-exercise-metabolism-and-weight-new-research-from-the-biggest-loser Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a neurologic disease that damages nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain, causing widespread muscle wasting and weakness. It strikes without warning, usually beginning between the ages of 55 and 75. As it worsens... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a neurologic disease that damages nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain, causing widespread muscle wasting and weakness. It strikes without warning, usually beginning between the ages of 55 and 75. As it worsens...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8581 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:48:42 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8581-can-als-be-caused-by-traumatic-brain-injury It’s winter, as a glance outside your window may tell you. COVID-19 is circulating at record levels across much of the country. Keeping our immune systems healthy has taken on new importance, as many of us hope to ward off flu and winter colds as well as worrisome variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, whether Delta or Omicron. Not surprisingly... It’s winter, as a glance outside your window may tell you. COVID-19 is circulating at record levels across much of the country. Keeping our immune systems healthy has taken on new importance, as many of us hope to ward off flu and winter colds as well as worrisome variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, whether Delta or Omicron. Not surprisingly...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8501 Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:24:30 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/8501-4-immune-boosting-strategies-that-count-right-now