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The long version, in writing
A film takes thirteen minutes and you cannot scroll back to a number. These are the same stories in text, with every figure carrying the population it describes and the years the data covers — and a link to the paper it came from.
How much walking actually reaches your hip
Pooled across 124 randomised trials, brisk walking came top for bone density at every site measured, tied at the spine. In the paper's fracture analysis, it did not significantly reduce fractures.
You can be slim and still have a fatty liver
A normal weight, a normal check-up and a liver quietly filling with fat. In pooled Indian studies, 38.6% of adults have it — and the thin ones are not spared.
Why stroke hits Indians a decade early
The average patient in India's stroke hospitals is 59. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the middle patient is 76. Most of that gap is not bad luck, and it is not narrow arteries.