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Jul 11, 2026 Body Composition

Why Exercise Matters for Lean Mass During Weight Loss

Dieting can cost lean mass, especially without exercise. New research links baseline insulin sensitivity to risk and treats FGF19 as an early clue.

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Jun 20, 2026 Circadian Biology

Circadian Alignment May Shape Metabolic Risk Beyond Sleep

Circadian alignment may affect insulin sensitivity and long-term disease risk beyond sleep duration. What wearable, shift-work, and genetic studies show.

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Jun 16, 2026 Metabolic Aging

Does Sitting Less Improve Liver Insulin Sensitivity?

A six-month trial found that sitting less did not clearly improve liver insulin sensitivity or liver fat—while weight-loss studies reveal why.

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Mar 29, 2026 Nutrition

Spirulina for Metabolic Syndrome: What Evidence Shows

Can spirulina improve blood sugar, cholesterol, weight, or blood pressure? Review the human evidence, dose gaps, and limits for metabolic syndrome.

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Mar 29, 2026 Nutrition

Maternal Gut Microbiome: What Diet Can—and Can’t—Do

Maternal diet can shift gut microbes during pregnancy, but evidence that microbiome-focused eating prevents gestational diabetes remains thin.

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Mar 27, 2026 Physical Activity

FGF21 and Exercise: What the Exerkine Science Really Shows

Exercise changes FGF21, a liver-derived exerkine tied to metabolism. Here's what human studies show—and why higher levels are not always better.

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Mar 26, 2026 Nutrition

Prediabetes Remission, Anthocyanins, and Heart Risk

Prediabetes remission tracks with lower cardiovascular risk for decades. What anthocyanin and raspberry-prebiotic trials can and cannot show.

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Mar 26, 2026 Nutrition

Finnish DPS at 18 Years: Why Prediabetes Remission Slips

Finnish DPS follow-up found many people with prediabetes reached normal glucose, but few sustained it. What beta-cell reserve and insulin sensitivity mean.

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Mar 25, 2026 Nutrition

NMN vs. NR vs. Nicotinamide: Which Raises NAD+?

NMN and NR doubled blood NAD+ in a head-to-head trial, but nicotinamide did not. Do higher NAD+ levels improve health outcomes?

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Mar 25, 2026 Physical Activity

Combined Exercise May Support Brain Health in Type 2 Diabetes

Combined aerobic and resistance exercise improves blood sugar and fitness in type 2 diabetes—and may deliver a modest cognitive benefit.

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Mar 21, 2026 Nutrition

Vitamin K2 for Type 2 Diabetes: Promising, Not Proven

A small trial found MK-7 improved glucose markers in type 2 diabetes. Its microbiome findings are intriguing, but replication is still needed.

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Mar 21, 2026 Nutrition

Vitamin D and Childhood Obesity: Correlation, Not a Cure

Low vitamin D is common in children with obesity, but does it cause weight gain or result from it? What the evidence says about supplements.

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