Obesity disrupts normal liver function in mice
Your liver plays a vital role in your metabolism, the biological process which converts food into energy. We know that being overweight can negatively affect metabolic activity, but not exactly how. To better understand this, researchers compared the livers of mice which were a typical weight with mice which were obese. They were surprised to […]
How To Find A Therapist Who Helps With Long COVID
Ilona Titova / EyeEm via Getty Images Mental health support is vital for those who are dealing with a long COVID diagnosis. It’s not easy for anyone to find their ideal therapist. It’s doubly hard for folks who are dealing with stressors that not all therapists are equipped to handle — like folks who have […]
Vitamin D Ruled Out as Solution to Statin Intolerance
Vitamin D supplementation did not ease the muscle symptoms of statin users in the randomized VITAL trial, a substudy showed. Over 4.8 years of follow-up, 31% of statin users assigned to vitamin D reported muscle pain or discomfort lasting several days, which was the same proportion as those assigned placebo, with 13% of both groups […]
Supplements to Prevent Bone Breaks? VITAL Says Forget It
New analyses from the big prospective study called VITAL cast additional doubt on the value of routine vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid supplements for generally healthy individuals. Daily administration of 2,000 IU of vitamin D, in many cases on top of supplements that study participants were taking on their own, had no effect on […]