Monthly Archives: June 2026

Visceral Fat Loss Linked to Lasting Cardiometabolic Benefits Despite Weight Regain

This entry was posted in Cardiovascular Diseases Health and tagged Lifestyle T2D Visceral Fat Loss Weight Management on

Long-term follow-up of two randomized lifestyle intervention trials found that reducing visceral fat—not simply losing weight—was strongly associated with sustained cardiometabolic health benefits, and every 10% reduction in visceral fat lowered the future risk of type 2 diabetes by 28%. Researchers followed 366 participants from the 18-month CENTRAL and DIRECT-PLUS […]

A Coordinated Sleep Rhythm May Reduce Dementia Risk

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Recently identified brain rhythm during sleep may play a crucial role in clearing neurotoxic waste and protecting against dementia. Unlike wakefulness, when major neuromodulators such as norepinephrine, acetylcholine, serotonin, and dopamine act relatively independently, sleep synchronizes their activity into coordinated oscillations occurring approximately every 50 seconds. These rhythmic fluctuations are […]