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The confirmation hearing to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to take place beginning Wednesday, Jan. 29.
The highly anticipated hearing follows the introduction of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement – a campaign to revolutionize health in the country.
On «Fox & Friends» on Monday morning, Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel expressed his confidence in RFK’s confirmation being successful.
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«He's right in the middle of a really important issue in this country, and it's why he's going to get in,» Siegel predicted.
«We are not healthy here. We are a sick society.»
According to Siegel, 45% of U.S. adults and 20% of children are obese, which can lead to diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
The MAHA agenda focuses on nutrition as a key element of creating a healthier nation.
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Water is known to be a great resource for good health, but sparkling water could also offer unique benefits.
A new report, published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, suggests that carbonated water may support weight loss by enhancing glucose uptake and metabolism in red blood cells.
The researchers aimed to analyze the physiological effects of carbonated water, as it has been found to induce satiety (feelings of fullness) and gastric motility (movement of food through the body), both of which could reduce hunger.
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In analyzing a study from 2004, the team found that carbonated water may support weight loss by converting to HCO3 – a byproduct of metabolism – in red blood cells and increasing energy production.
But the effect of this is «so small,» the researchers concluded, that it is «difficult to expect weight loss effects solely from the CO2 in carbonated water.»
Therefore, the researchers noted that sparkli..

A man who served in World War II as an airman recently turned 100 years old — and celebrated in style with two different birthday parties.
He also said the smartphone has been one of the most significant inventions in his lifetime — plus shared his tips for living a long and healthy life.
John Fife, who lives in Clevedon, in North Somerset in the U.K., turned 100 on Dec. 26, 2024, news agency SWNS reported.
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He celebrated first with family and friends at a hotel — and second with friends and neighbors in the lounge at Coleridge Court, a McCarthy Stone Retiring Living development, as SWNS noted.
He said, «I feel very fortunate that I still enjoy good health and am able to get out and about.»
Born and educated in Edinburgh, Fife said he was called up for national service with the Royal Air Force in 1943.
He trained as a wireless operator and air gunner in the RAF, SWNS said.
He then served with Coastal Command Air/S..

While red meat is a rich source of protein, iron and other nutrients, a recent study linked it to an increased risk of dementia — but some doctors are casting doubt on the claim.
Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham found that daily consumption of certain amounts of processed red meats increased dementia risk by 13%, according to a press release.
It was also tied to a 14% higher risk of developing subjective cognitive decline and faster brain aging.
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«The findings did not really surprise us,» lead study author Yuhan Li, a researcher from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, told Fox News Digital.
«The results are generally in line with our hypothesis, showing that a higher intake of red meat, particularly processed red meat, is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia and worse cognition.»
The increased risk was seen in people who ate..

People who have had COVID-19 are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, officially known as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).
That’s according to a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine earlier this month, which found that 4.5% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, developed chronic fatigue.
In comparison, only 0.6% of study participants who did not have COVID developed the second condition.
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The researchers determined that cases of ME/CFS were 15 times higher than pre-pandemic levels.
«As a researcher dedicated to understanding how viral infections lead to chronic illness, I suspected from the beginning of the pandemic that SARS-CoV2 could trigger ME/CFS, so these results are not surprising,» said lead study author Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD, from the Bateman Horne Center in Salt Lake City.
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The negative health impacts of alcohol have been in the spotlight since the surgeon general’s recent advisory, and now experts are warning that older drinkers might be more sensitive to those effects.
As an individual’s body changes with age, so may a person’s tolerance when it comes to drinking.
«As we age, our lean body mass and the water percentage in our body decreases,» Dr. Frederick Davis, associate chair of emergency medicine at Northwell Health on Long Island, New York, told Fox News Digital.
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«This leads to a decrease in our ability to metabolize alcohol at the same rate as when we were younger, leading to smaller amounts causing more impairment.»
Some studies have also found that older drinkers might be more susceptible to alcohol’s effect on coordination, reaction time and memory.
Healthcare experts warned of the following negative effects of alcohol that can worsen as people age.
In a 2023 study publishe..

As Dry January has some people putting down the bottle for the first month of the year, the health benefits of eliminating alcohol are in the spotlight.
But TV personality Kelly Ripa, host of ABC’s «Live with Kelly and Mark,» revealed that giving up alcohol had an unexpected effect on her.
On Wednesday’s episode, when Andy Cohen co-hosted alongside Ripa, he brought up that he is «in the middle of dry January.»
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«Usually, a little weight loss comes my way after,» he commented. «That’s not really happening yet.»
Ripa responded that when she quit drinking in 2017, she expected there to be a «windfall of weight loss.»
«Because everybody’s like, ‘Well you are going to get too skinny … you can’t afford to lose it,’» she said. «I gained 12 pounds!»
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«I don’t understand this ‘magical weight loss’ that people [imply],» she continued. «I think ..

The Mediterranean diet has continuously shown benefits for overall health.
Researchers at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans recently discovered that the diet is linked to improved memory through balanced bacteria in the gut.
In the study, which was published in the journal Gut Microbe Reports, rats were fed a Mediterranean-style diet over a 14-week period. This included foods rich in olive oil, fish and fiber.
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Compared to those who ate a Western diet high in saturated fat, the rats that consumed the Mediterranean diet showed increases in four types of beneficial gut bacteria and decreases in five other types.
The rats were then tasked with maneuvering a series of mazes that tested their memory.
Those that were on the Mediterranean diet exhibited improved performance in the maze challenges.
The researchers deduced that individuals who follow the Mediterranean diet develop different gut bacteria pa..

As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans — it’s not surprising that people who experience memory loss may suspect AD.
In fact, there is another common cognitive disorder with very similar symptoms, called limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy — or LATE for short — that is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s.
A recent report published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association highlights the need to develop «objective criteria» for diagnosing and staging all types of dementia, including LATE.
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LATE is a prevalent condition in late life and can contribute to memory loss and cognitive decline, according to report co-author Rebecca M. Edelmayer, Ph.D., Alzheimer’s Association vice president of scientific engagement in Chicago.
«LATE is defined by changes in the TDP-43 protein in brain tissue and frequently co-exists w..

Several human cases of avian flu (H5N1) have been reported around the U.S., and the virus has also proven to be fatal to felines.
Dozens of cats have reportedly contracted the virus since the start of the current outbreak in March 2024.
While bird flu has some people worried about eating certain human foods, what does this mean for the safety of your pet's food?
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Jim Keen, DVM, director of vet sciences at the Center for a Humane Economy in Maryland, noted that infected cats have shown respiratory and neurological symptoms.
Felines are «extremely susceptible» to the current strain that has been circulating in waterfowl and domestic poultry, he told Fox News Digital.
Domestic cats can be exposed to and infected by bird flu through contact with infected wild birds or poultry, alive or dead, according to experts. Contact with infected dairy cattle and their milk can also cause infection.
«Outdoor cats, feral cat..