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We All Need Solitude. Here’s How to Embrace It. Alone time can help you reduce stress and manage emotions, but you have to be intentional about it, experts say.   Read More Must-reads from the Wellness World

‘Deny, denounce, delay’: the battle over the risk of ultra-processed foods Despite a growing body of evidence, Big Food is trying to dampen fears about the health effects of industrially formulated substances   Read More Must-reads from the Wellness World

Why is exercise good for you? Scientists are finding answers in our cells Decades of evidence shows that exercise leads to healthier, longer lives. Researchers are just starting to work out what it does to cells to reap this reward. Decades of evidence shows that exercise leads to healthier, longer lives. Researchers are just starting to work out what it does to cells to reap…

World Is Off Track To Meet ‘Triple Billion’ Health Targets – Health Policy Watch “The world is off track to reach most of the Triple Billion targets and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals,” said World Health Organization   Read More Must-reads from the Wellness World

World is off track to meet “Triple Billion” health targets, according to WHO This month, the World Health Organization reported that the world is not on track to reach most of the Triple Billion targets and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. The targets involve one billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage (not on track), one billion more people better protected from health emergencies (not on…

More than a billion people worldwide are obese, WHO study finds More than a billion people globally are now considered obese, a condition linked to an increased risk of numerous serious health problems, according to updated estimates from the World Health Organization and an international group of researchers.   Read More Must-reads from the Wellness World