A randomized controlled trial of 235 post-menopausal women found that eating 50 grams of prunes per day for 12 months significantly prevented loss of total hip bone mineral density.

Women in their 40s and 50s who have had long-term exposure to air pollution have increased body fat and BMI with lower lean body mass.

Researchers report the discovery of multiple candidate genes that influence longevity in a study with mice, with males and females being affected differently.

People who ate dinner four hours later—with the same number of calories—had decreases in the satiety hormone ghrelin, and increases in fat storage and the hunger hormone leptin.