Retracted: Apple cider vinegar aids weight management in obesity, small clinical trial suggests

Please note that this research paper has been retracted. Journalists and others should no longer reference or use the study findings in future reporting. The retraction was prompted by concerns raised about the quality of the work, including the approach to statistical analysis of the data; implausible statistical values; the ...

Taking 10000 daily steps may counteract the risk of cardiovascular disease in sedentary people

Increased daily step count linked to lower risk of death and CVD regardless of time spent sedentary. Every additional step up to around 10,000 steps per day reduces the risk of death and cardiovascular disease (CVD), regardless of how much remaining time is spent sedentary, reports a large population-based study ...

Consistent evidence links ultra-processed food to over 30 damaging health outcomes

Findings underscore need for urgent research to understand how ultra-processed foods affect health and measures to target and reduce exposure Consistent evidence shows that higher exposure to ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of 32 damaging health outcomes including cancer, major heart and lung conditions, mental health disorders, ...

2024-06-04T10:23:53+00:0029 February 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Acupuncture may curb the heightened risk of stroke associated with rheumatoid arthritis

Effects independent of sex, age, medication use, and co-existing conditions Needling may reduce pro-inflammatory proteins in the body, suggest researchers A course of acupuncture may curb the heightened risk of stroke associated with rheumatoid arthritis, finds a comparative study published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The effects seem to ...

2024-06-04T10:23:53+00:0014 February 2024|BMJ Open, Press release|

High weekly physical activity levels linked to lower kidney disease risk in diabetes + overweight/obesity

Boosting weekly total by just over an hour linked to 33% lower risk Among ‘improvers’, effects evident for bouts lasting above or below 10 mins at a time Clocking up high weekly levels of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity is linked to a lower risk of developing chronic kidney ...

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