Health headlines: May 2025

Can TikTok’s ‘fibermaxxing’ trend help you lose weight? What experts think

'Fibermaxxing,' TikTok's latest nutrition trend, emphasises fibre intake during meals and snacks, which could aid weight loss and help lower the risk of chronic diseases.

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Common sugar substitute may affect brain and blood vessel health

Recent studies suggest a connection between higher levels of erythritol — a popular sweetener — in the blood and an increased risk of vascular health issues, such as blood clotting, heart disease, and stroke.

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Can Vitamin D slow biological ageing and help you live longer?

A new study suggests that vitamin D supplementation may help preserve the lengths of the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes known as telomeres. Telomere length is an important component of healthy aging, but the role vitamin D can play isn’t yet certain.

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Type 5 diabetes is a newly recognised disease – here are all the types of diabetes you need to know about

Type 5 diabetes has just been recognised as a distinct form of diabetes by the International Diabetes Federation. Despite the name, there are more than a dozen different types of diabetes. The classification isn’t quite as tidy as the numbering suggests.

Here’s a clear guide to the different types, including some that you may not have heard of, along with information about what causes them and how they are treated.

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Nuts, seeds and healthy diet may help lower risk of diverticulitis

New research has found that nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis. The findings also confirmed that four key dietary patterns…

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