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No, Cheese Is Not Really ‘Like Cocaine’
If you’re looking for an excuse to wolf down that double-cheese pizza for lunch, you may have found it in a news story that’s gone viral. Among the headlines: “Cheese Is as Addictive as Cocaine,” “Cheese Really Is Crack,” and “Study Finds That Cheese Is Just as Addictive as Drugs.”
The problem is that the study cited in these stories found no such thing.
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This Graphic Shows What Stress Does to Your Body
Americans need to relax.
Over 40% of people in the U.S. say they are not doing enough to manage their stress, and the consequences of that could lead to all sorts of health-related problems. A recent study published in the journal Neuron showed people who are stressed have more difficulty with self-control and are more likely to choose to eat unhealthy food.
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Choosing to Wait: A New Approach to Breast Cancer at Its Earliest Stages
“My daughter’s initial reaction was, ‘Mom, if it was me, I’d take it out,‘” Laura Colletti, 60, recalls.
Colletti was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), also known as Stage 0 breast cancer, in April 2014. But rather than immediately having surgery, Colletti opted for an alternative—something called active surveillance.
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This video is a companion to the TIME cover story: Why Doctors Are Rethinking Breast Cancer
10 Deskercises You Can Do at Work
A spate of new research has found that prolonged sitting—like the kind you do all day at work—is sabotaging your health and turning you into a 9-to-5 couch potato. One study last year found that sitting can increase your risk for cancer by more than 60%.
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TIME’s new cover: Why doctors are rethinking breast-cancer treatment
Photograph by Peter Hapak for TIME; animation by @Brobeldesign
