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The Mountain Says He’s Open to Giving a Vegan Diet a Try

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka The Mountain from Game of Thrones, isn’t against going vegan. What would make Björnsson, known meat eater, former World’s Strongest Man, and a man known for eating 17,000 calories on a cheat day, even consider the idea? Bodybuilder Kai Greene recently adopted a vegan diet after watching the movie, The Game… Read More: The Mountain Says He’s Open to Giving a Vegan Diet… »

Medical News Today: Does sunlight change our gut microbiome?

Scientists show that ultraviolet (UV) light exposure leads to changes in the gut microbiome, but only in volunteers who were deficient in vitamin D. Share on PinterestCan sunlight affect our gut microbiomes? There is plenty of evidence that links vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, to health outcomes. Living at higher latitudes, which means less exposure… Read More: Medical News Today: Does sunlight change our gut microbiome? »

Can a new generation of weight-loss drugs finally help patients win at the losing game?

In 1992, a University of Rochester pharmacologist named Michael Weintraub published a study on a drug combination that appeared to produce never-before-seen weight loss. By week 34, his subjects — 121 volunteers — lost, on average, 30 pounds. What’s more, they rated the fenfluramine-plus-phentermine regimen not only more helpful than placebo, but also not terribly “bothersome.” The tiny study… Read More: Can a new generation of weight-loss drugs finally help patients… »