Fasting | Hospital stays | Veggie eating | Physical activity | Drug use disorder

Fasting for stretches of time could have health benefits; hospital safety tips; veggie eating boosted by tasty names; and more

Check out the December 2019 issue of NIH News in Health, the monthly newsletter bringing you practical health news and tips based on the latest NIH research. Download a PDF version for printing. To Fast or Not to Fast Does When You Eat Matter? Not eating for stretches of time could have health benefits for some people. But not all fasting diets are backed by science. Learn more about research on fasting.   Staying in the Hospital? Safety Tips for Your Visit Being an informed patient can help lower the risk of medical errors and infections when you're in the hospital. Here's what you should know.   Veggie Eating Boosted By Tasty Names Safety Tips for Physical Activity Finding Treatment for Drug Use Disorder   You can always find the latest issue on our home page: https://newsinhealth.nih.gov.   Visit our Facebook page. We'd like to hear from you! To search for more trusted health information from NIH, bookmark https://www.nih.gov/health-information. For wellness toolkits, visit www.nih.gov/wellnesstoolkits.  Please pass the word on to your colleagues about NIH News in Health. We are happy to send a limited number of print copies free of charge for display in offices, libraries or clinics. Just email us or call 301-451-8224 for more information. If you're an editor who wishes to reprint our stories, please see https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/about-us.   Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact Ask NIH. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our Health Information page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health®      This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612