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A new study shows that people who are heavy drinkers face an increased risk of muscle loss and frailty later in life. The researchers defined heavy drinking as 10 units of alcohol — one bottle of wine or 4–5 pints of beer — per day.
Getty Images When you’re trying to eat healthy, a food scale can be a great tool to have. It allows you to weigh your food and determine proper portion sizes (a 3-ounce piece of steak is smaller than you might think). But there’s so much more a food (or kitchen) scale can be used for. In fact, they are one of the simplest ways to up your cooking and baking game and save time on cleanup. Plus, they can help you eat a little healthier without making big changes to your menu or favorite recipes. Here are three reasons you need one of these small-but-mighty kitchen tools, plus the best foo...
January 21, 2021 Soup is warm and comforting — like any winter food should be — and allows for easy incorporation of produce into a meal. Meera Seetharaman/Stocksy Cooler temps, fewer daylight hours, and more time spent inside while COVID-19 is still a major concern can all have a significant effect on when, how much, and even what we’re hungry for. It may be part of our biology, explains New York City–based Laura Cipullo, RD, author of The Women’s Health Body Clock Diet, thanks to the winter months triggering biological changes that stimulate hunger and increase cravings for mor...