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Never mind the popular image of Americans as sedentary, housebound, and living on the couch. It turns out a whopping 80% of us are physically active, according to a new report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. That’s 247 million people getting up and breaking a sweat as opposed to just 20%, or 62 million, who remain exercise averse. It’s a continuation of a recent trend in the U.S.—and it’s fueled in part by the astonishing growth in one sport in particular.

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Pickleball saw a 46% increase in players from 2023 to 2024—and a jump of 311% in just the past three years.

The authors of the report surveyed participation in 124 sports and activities from 2019 to 2024, analyzing online interviews with 18,000 people. Far and away, the researchers found, the most popular physical activity Americans choose is walking for fitness—it’s free, easy, and requires no investment at all beyond a comfortable pair of shoes. For more than 115 million active..

On Aug. 8, the calls started rolling in to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like growths protruding from their faces and bodies. People on social media described them as “zombie” and “demon” rabbits and noted their resemblance to Frankenstein. One Fort Collins resident told a local news station that she had seen a rabbit that looked like it had “black quills or black toothpicks sticking out all around his or her mouth.”

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The rabbits didn’t hop out of the set of a horror flick: They have cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, a skin disease that leads to alarming-looking growths. “It exhibits as these wart-like growths on their face—sometimes they’re smaller, like little nodules, and sometimes they’re bigger, like tentacles or horns,” says Kara Van Hoose, a spokesperson with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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The percentage of adults in the U.S. who report drinking alcohol is at a record low, according to a Gallup poll released on Wednesday.

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Only 54% of adults said they consume alcohol—the smallest share since Gallup started tracking Americans’ drinking behavior in 1939. And a majority of Americans (about 53%) said they believe that even just “one or two drinks a day” is bad for their health. That’s a leap from the roughly 25% of Americans who held this view from 2001 through 2011.

Even the Americans who said they do drink alcohol reported consuming less of it than those in past polls. Just 24% said they’d had a drink in the past 24 hours—another record low. And 40% said they hadn’t had an alcoholic beverage in more than..

Everyone needs vitamin B12: It helps the body produce red blood cells and maintain healthy brain function, along with so many other things. But are you getting enough of it?

Here’s what to know about vitamin B12 and whether you should consider upping your levels.

A boon for brain health

“Vitamin B12 is important for brain health because it helps protect nerve cells in the brain, which support memory and thinking skills,” says Michelle Routhenstein, a preventive cardiology dietitian and certified diabetes educator in New York. It’s water-soluble, so the body does not store it in large amounts, and daily intake is essential.

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The current federal recommendations are for adults to get 2.4 mcg of vitamin B12 per day. Great food sources of B12 include seafood like oysters, salmon and tuna, beef, and fortified products like nutritional yeast, plant-based milks, some breads and breakfast cereals, says Routhenstein.

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Do you ever feel your energy crash halfway through the day? The foods you eat, and the way you eat them, play a massive role in whether your energy levels feel steady or like a roller coaster.

“Calories are quite literally energy for our bodies—and the foods you choose can directly influence your energy levels,” says Mackenzie Burgess, a registered dietitian nutritionist and recipe developer at Cheerful Choices. “Nutritious, balanced meals and snacks help provide steady fuel, while overly sugary, ultra-processed foods can cause spikes and crashes, leaving you tired and groggy.”

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You can train your energy levels to become more consistent. The key is regularly fueling your body with the right balance of protein, healthy fats, fiber, and complex carbs.

Here’s what three experts recommend people eat to stay energized.

Start with a strong breakfast

Breakfast “breaks the fast” after hours of sleep and replenishes glucose, which is the main source of ene..