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People with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood tend to have a lower risk of developing heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, and dying from any cause.
Per kilogram, sardines contain about 26 grams of omega-3 fatty acids, 30 grams of saturated fat, and 2 grams of omega-6 fatty acids.
Sardines are a food source that contains high amounts of several important nutrients, including vitamin D, calcium, selenium, B vitamins, iron, magnesium, and zinc.
Eating three cans of sardines each day provides about 1,000 to 1,200 kilocalories of energy.
Eating only one type of food at a time can lead to eating fewer calories overall because repeated exposure to the same taste and texture reduces the desire to continue eating.
Consuming large amounts of protein can trigger specific cellular signaling pathways related to growth, even when overall calorie intake is low.
Eating a low-calorie, plant-based diet for five days reduces activity in two cellular signaling pathways called IGF-1 and mTOR, while increasing the cellular process of autophagy.
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing a structured program of cardio and strength training three times a week for 12 weeks improves key health markers like insulin resistance, blood sugar, and...
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing a combination of cardio and strength training three times a week for 12 weeks does not lower diastolic blood pressure any more than not exercising at all.
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing a combination of cardio and strength training three times a week for 12 weeks lowers systolic blood pressure by about 5–6 mmHg, no matter whether they do...
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing a mix of cardio and strength training three times a week for 12 weeks lowers blood sugar levels by about 11–12 mg/dL, no matter whether they do strength first...
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing strength training before cardio for 12 weeks, three times a week, lowers insulin resistance more than doing cardio before strength training, and both are better...
When people with type 2 diabetes see their blood sugar levels in real time, they tend to eat slightly fewer calories and carbohydrates over the next few days.
Doing a short burst of fast walking followed by a slow walk after a meal lowers the total amount of sugar in the blood after eating more than either activity alone.
People with type 2 diabetes who can see their blood sugar levels in real time tend to walk more steps per day, even without being told to exercise.
When people with type 2 diabetes can see their blood sugar levels in real time on a device for 10 days, they tend to spend more time with blood sugar in a healthy range and less time with it too high.
Doing a short, intense walk in the afternoon followed by a light walk after dinner lowers blood sugar levels after meals in people with type 2 diabetes who don't use insulin.
For people with type 2 diabetes, any regular, structured exercise—whether cardio, strength, or both—lowers blood sugar, blood pressure, and body fat more than doing nothing at all.
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing both cardio and strength training together reduces body fat more than doing either one alone, even though aerobic exercise alone reduces fat more than strength...
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing strength training for 12 weeks lowers blood sugar, blood pressure, and body fat more than doing nothing, but not as much as aerobic exercise or combining it...
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing regular cardio exercise like walking or cycling for 12 weeks lowers blood sugar, blood pressure, and body fat more than doing nothing, but not as much as...
For people with type 2 diabetes, doing both cardio and strength training together for 12 weeks lowers blood sugar, blood pressure, and body fat more than doing just one type of exercise or none at...
Climbing stairs after eating doesn’t cause the body to release more fat into the blood as a stress response, which means it’s unlikely to interfere with blood sugar control in a harmful way.
One short stair session after eating doesn’t lower blood sugar much, but doing it twice—at one and two hours after eating—works much better, showing that timing matters for controlling blood sugar.