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Eating at night could boost your muscles and help you run for longer

A study in mice has shown that eating during what would normally be a resting period helps build muscle fibres needed for endurance running, though this has yet to be confirmed in humans

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The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong

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Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

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Low-carb diet reduces seizures for people with drug-resistant epilepsy

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How hacking your metabolism can help you burn fat and prevent disease

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How hacking your metabolism can help you burn fat and prevent disease

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Strength, balance and mobility are the best predictors of a long life

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Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

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Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

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Low-carb diets seem to involve more calories than low-fat diets

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The paleo diet may make your biological age older than your real age

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It's time to give the pedometer a break and embrace lifting weights

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It's time to give the pedometer a break and embrace lifting weights

The incredible benefits of strength training are only just becoming apparent. That's good timing, when working out indoors is beneficial to everyone's health

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Why strength training may be the best thing you can do for your health

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Diets do help you lose weight - but the benefits usually don't last

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Swapping breakfast for brunch on weekends may lead to weight gain

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How many steps a day do you really need? Spoiler: It isn't 10,000

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