Jesper Bengtson

Keeping your blood pressure below 130 may cut your heart disease risk by 15%

New data from a 34,000-adult trial ties a stricter target to fewer heart events and less dementia.

Aerobic exercise may outperform every other treatment for chronic knee pain

A large new BMJ review ranked simple aerobic activity above every other exercise type tested.

Two a day may keep your gut moving, and 75 trials now back it

New UK guidelines put 2 kiwis a day at the front for chronic constipation care.

If you take metformin for blood sugar, these habits could be working against it

Alcohol, refined carbs, and long-term B12 loss can each quietly undercut the diabetes drug.

8 everyday foods that research links to lower inflammation in your body

The same plate-level choices keep showing up in the strongest research on chronic inflammation.

Healthy body fat percentage by age and sex: what your number actually means

BMI can miss what body fat gives away in one number.