Deborah Vankin
Writer at Los Angeles Times
Features writer, LA Times, covering the world of Wellness and Culture in L.A. https://t.co/DMmrs5Nmdx
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4 days ago |
latimes.com | Deborah Vankin
Deathracer413 is a group of vertical skateboarders, mostly in their late 50s and 60s, who believe the sport is their key to longevity. It keeps them physically fit, connected to community and the danger, they say, keeps their brains sharp. As the first generation of ’70s and ’80s-era skateboarders to age into older adulthood, they’re pushing the limits of the sport.
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4 days ago |
flipboard.com | Deborah Vankin
Thousands of climbers gearing up to take on America's tallest mountain as the peak summer season gets underwayWith the warmer weather and favorable conditions of summer finally here, climbers from across the nation are preparing to strap on their crampons and …
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1 week ago |
miamiherald.com | Deborah Vankin
Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, "Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight" (Flatiron Books), former FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler argues that ultraprocessed foods - meaning "irresistible, highly processed, highly palatable, energy-dense, high-glycemic foods," as he describes them - have been purposefully engineered by Big Food to be addictive.
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2 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Deborah Vankin
Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight” (Flatiron Books), former FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler argues that ultraprocessed foods — meaning “irresistible, highly processed, highly palatable, energy-dense, high-glycemic foods,” as he describes them — have been purposefully engineered by Big Food to be addictive.
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2 weeks ago |
fredericknewspost.com | Deborah Vankin
The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat percentage. I’m standing on a bioelectrical impedance device — which looks a lot like a scale but with metal handles and metal foot pads — and it’s sending low-grade, painless electrical signals through my hands and feet to measure my muscle, fat and water. The percentages of each are then fed into an AI program.
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