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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden remains a “healthy, vigorous 80-year-old male who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency,” the White House physician said Thursday after the president received his first physical exam in a year and a half . One small lesion, however, was removed from the president’s chest during the examination and will be sent for a traditional biopsy, Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a letter that otherwise mostly reflected his last medical checkup from November 2021. Biden’s physical routine has taken on extra scrutiny as the octogenarian is widely expected to announce a…

By the time they entered kindergarten, most American children believed that being “thin” made them more valuable to society, writes journalist Virginia Sole-Smith. By middle school, Sole-Smith says, more than a quarter of kids in the US will have been put on a diet. Sole-Smith produces the newsletter and podcast Burnt Toastwhere she explores fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. In her new book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, she argues that efforts to fight childhood obesity have caused kids to absorb an onslaught of body-shaming messages. “The chronic experience of weight stigma … is similar…

A low-carb, high-fat “keto-like” diet may be linked to higher levels of “bad” cholesterol and double the risk of cardiovascular events such as blocked arteries, heart attacks and strokes, according to new research. “Our study found that regular consumption of a self-reported diet, low in carbohydrates and high in fat was associated with increased levels of LDL cholesterol — or “bad” cholesterol — and a higher risk of heart disease,” lead study author Dr. . Iulia Iatan with the Healthy Heart Program Prevention Clinic, St. Paul’s Hospital and University of British Columbia’s Center for Heart Lung Innovation in Vancouver said…

Statin drugs are the gold standard when it comes to reducing LDL, or ‘bad’ cholesterol, but many patients at risk for heart disease refuse to take them because of severe side effects, such as muscle pain or weakness. An alternative medication, bempedoic acid, significantly lowers cholesterol and the risk of heart attacks, as well as reducing the need for a procedure that unblocks clogged arteries, according to a large clinical trial presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. The research was published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine. “Statins are the cornerstone of…

Congratulations are in order, Lindsay Lohan is officially a mom! The star, 37, has welcomed her first baby with husband Bader Shammas. the Parent Traps the actress confirmed the news via her reps with a statement to People, stating the couple is welcome a baby boy they have named Luai, born in Dubai, where Lindsay and Bader live. Luai is an Arabic name, and means “shield” or “protector.” “Lindsay Lohan and her financier husband, Bader Shammas, welcome a beautiful, healthy son named Luai. The family is over the moon in love,” the star’s rep said in their statement.WATCH: Lindsay…

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Fan Bingbing is back. the 355 actress, 41, walked the champagne carpet at the Oscars 2023 on Sunday night in a rare appearance since her tax evasion scandal in 2018. Fan dazzled in a shimmery Tony Ward halter dress and green cape that featured oversized sleeves and a train. Her look was made complete with an old Hollywood-style bob, emerald chandelier earrings and a bold red lip. the X-Men actress made headlines in September 2018…

LOVE Island host Maya Jama looked incredible as she posed in a bikini on her super-luxury trip to Thailand. The star, 28, was shown adjusting the two-piece’s bottoms in a vast bathroom before dancing around.4 Maya Jama adjusted her bikini bottoms in a new videoCredits: Instagram4 The star said she was ‘the healthiest and most at peace I’ve ever felt’Credits: Instagram The song Sweetheart by Mariah Carey was heard playing as the presenter struck poses and pulled the outfit down around Maya’s hips. In the caption she told fans the good news that she was “the happiest and…

Arsenic-based pesticides have been used in agricultural practices for many years, and, accordingly, soils and groundwater in the US are contaminated with varying levels of arsenic. Because arsenic exists in soil and water, it finds its way into our food supply. And nearly all foods contain some level of arsenic. What Foods Have the Most Arsenic? Studies show that most of the arsenic in the American diet comes from meat, milk, poultry, pork, eggs and seafood. Poultry is the worst offender. Some chickens exceed the EPA safety limit for arsenic by 2,000%. Meat and poultry are high in arsenic because…