Health Rewind: Is Weight Training Key to Losing Belly Fat?
Plus, when you lose weight, where does the fat go?
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Is Weight Training the Key to Kissing Belly Fat Goodbye? - Worried about gaining weight in your belly? Strength training may be a game changer, says a new report. Researchers from Harvard found that mixing cardio with strength training for 20 minutes a day made a huge difference in who gained age-related weight around their midsection and who didn’t, says Health Day. (Photo: Getty Images)
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"Better Off” Black Teens More at Risk for Discrimination and Depression - Black teens who have parents who went to college may be more prone to depression and anxiety, says a recent study. Researchers believe middle class Black teens perceive to experience higher rates of everyday racism and discrimination which in turn impacts their mental health, writes Psych Central. It’s not clear as to why these teens felt more discriminated against, researchers point out. (Photo: Image Source/Corbis)
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Southern Whites Have More Black DNA Than Others in the U.S. - A new study points out that the South, which has some of the worst race relations in the U.S., had the most white people with African-American ancestry. Overall, 1 in 20 whites in the South had at least 2 percent of Black DNA, writes The Grio. Louisiana and South Carolina were the states with the highest rates. (Photo: Digital Art/Corbis)
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Blacks Women Benefit More From New Heart Disease Risk Test - A new test to detect heart disease risk is especially successful among Black women, NBC.com reports. The FDA approved test looks for lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), which is linked to stroke and heart attack risk. Researchers found that Black women with higher Lp-PLA2 levels were more likely to have heart disease down the road. (Photo: LWA/Dann Tardif/Blend Images/Corbis)
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Do the Holidays Raise Domestic Violence Rates? - Rates of domestic violence seem to go up during the holidays, says a recent article from The Atlantic. Looking at a range of data, researchers have found that on New Year’s Day there seems to be an uptick of violence (up 2.7 percent), which may be sparked by alcohol use, stress and exhaustion from the holiday. Also, after the holidays, calls to abuse hotlines increase 5 percent. (Photo: Troels Graugaard/GettyImages)
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Air Pollution Doubles Autism Risk in Kids - Pregnant moms who are exposed to an abundance of air pollution are two times more likely to have babies that are diagnosed with autism, says a new study. Researchers found that the greater the exposure to “fine particles” from “fires, vehicles and industrial smokestacks” in the third trimester, the greater the risk, Reuters wrote. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)
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Is the Racial Gap in Health Care Narrowing? - While whites still receive more quality health care, researchers found that poorer racial outcomes in treating ailments such as heart attacks, pneumonia and influenza, have gone down among Blacks and Latinos. Researchers attribute these findings to an uptick in hospitals providing patients of color with better and equitable care, the Post Gazette writes.(Photo: Jamie Grill/Tetra Images/Corbis)
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FDA Warns Mothers: Stay Away From 'Keepsake' Ultrasounds - The FDA once again is warning expecting parents to stay away from “keepsake” ultrasounds that are mostly set up in shopping malls and performed by medically untrained people. The agency warns that partaking in this can harm your baby, The Atlantic writes. (Photo: ERproductions Ltd/Blend Images/Corbis)
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2.5 Million More Enrolled in Obamacare - Since the Health Insurance Marketplace reopened on Nov. 15, 2.5 million Americans have enrolled, says U.S. officials. This “strong” start may be due to improvements to healthcare.gov, shorter wait times over the phone and the marketplace's past success in enrolling Americans. These numbers may be even higher given that they only reflect 37 states and not states that have their own marketplace, Health Day writes.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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So Fat Doesn’t Really Turn Into Muscle, Says Study - When you lose weight, where exactly does the fat go? While we've been told it turns into muscle, that’s not true, says the Washington Post. A new report found that since matter cannot be destroyed, only altered, when we lose weight, we actually breathe the fat out into the air. Who knew?!(Photo: Ruslan Dashinsky/Getty Images)
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Morehouse School of Medicine Makes LGBT Health a Priority - Morehouse School of Medicine announced that they are making LGBTQ health a priority by adding to its curriculum. They will be offering more resources to its students to help them understand the specific health needs of the LGBTQ community and how to offer comprehensive and culturally competent care in clinical settings, the GA Voice writes. (Photos from left: Morehouse College, Janis Christie/Getty Images)