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To key to better running might not be new kicks. Research has shown that runners who distracted themselves by listening to music and focusing on the sights around them had better endurance than those who tuned

—Journal of Motor Learning and Development

Three Squares

Researchers have found that men who ate larger daily meals less frequently had better appetite control and a higher resting metabolic rate than those who ate the same number of calories spread throughout the day.

—PLOS One

Conceiving Hearthealthy Kids

Researchers have found that blood pressure, heart rate and glucose levels were similar in children conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and their naturally conceived peers. Children were evaluated from childhood until their early 20s.

—European Heart Journal

The percentage of childhood asthma cases nationwide linked to the use of gas stoves. Thirty-five percent of U.S. household use gas stoves.

—The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The percent of bariatric surgery patients who reported weight regain—one third of them reported gaining a “significant” amount, defined as 15 percent of the weight they had lost.

—Obesity Surgery

GET AN A BY TAKING Bs

Low levels of vitamin B have been shown to increase risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions including spiked blood pressure, blood sugar and elevated cholesterol levels. The result is a heightened risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Folks with the highest intake of vitamin B9 cut their risk of metabolic syndrome by 61 percent. Other Bs are helpful too: Study participants who took the most B6 reduced their risk by 39 percent, and risk for those taking the most B12 was 26 percent.