This shouldn’t come as a surprise to most readers of American HealthScare, but 2 recent studies found that wearable fitness bands did not improve outcomes. One was a study comparing 4 incentives to increase physical activity: Fitbit Zap activity tracker, tracker plus charity incentives, tracker plus cash incentives, and a control...
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All of us want to live long healthy lives, but what if the lives aren’t really healthy? A study in the Journal of Gerontology concluded that our increasing national life expectancy – which is still low compared to the rest of the developed world – has not increased lately. More disturbing...
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Have a simple blood test so your healthcare can be personalized. Sounds great, doesn’t it? This is the hope of the supporters of genomics, the emerging science analyzing the DNA structure of humans. Over 80 mutations have been discovered that are associated with obesity and diabetes. Each mutation accounts for no more...
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