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Exercise Machines to Avoid, Appetite Suppressants and Breastfeeding Body Benefits: Links We Love

Listen up gym rats, not all equipment is created equally. AOL Health uncovered these six injury-prone exercise machines -- so you can keep getting all ... Read More »

An old adage holds true

If there's one health maxim that has stood the test of time, it's that "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Sure, apples are healthy, that much we ... Read More »

Make time for breakfast

Not a breakfast person? Well, if you want to lose weight and decrease your risk for metabolic syndrome, you may want to force yourself to be. An ... Read More »

Metabolic syndrome on the rise in obese children

An eye-opening study from the University of Miami revealed that by ages 12 to 14, half of obese children have metabolic syndrome, a group of risk ... Read More »

Dugout treat helps protect against metabolic syndrome

Although much of my sports attention is zeroed in on the NBA finals at the moment, I still try to keep up with what's going on in baseball. It's been ... Read More »

Do you know your health stats?

Metabolic Syndrome, sometimes also referred to as Syndrome X, is a collection of risk factors that make a person more prone to developing heart ... Read More »

Overweight adolescents face risk of Metabolic Syndrome

Abdominal obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, high triglycerides, low HDL (good) cholesterol levels: a cluster of traits typically referred to ... Read More »

Diet soda and metabolic syndrome

A big steak with french fries and a buttery, white roll is not the ideal meal. Published in the on-line journal Circulation last month, a long-term ... Read More »

Yoga vs. heart disease

Yoga is often suggested for people who want to improve flexibility or relieve stress, but new studies are showing that taking part in regular yoga ... Read More »

Government officials in Japan take on the Samurai diet challenge

Three months ago, government officials in the city of Ise in Japan embarked on a Samurai diet in order to win a vicious war -- against obesity and ... Read More »