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Matthew Solan

Matthew Solan

Executive Editor at Harvard Men's Health Watch

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    Recent Articles

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    How ultra-processed foods are made linked to weight gain

    A 2025 study suggests that the nature of ultra-processed foods, not the consumption of extra calories from these foods, is what contributes to their association with excess weight gain and a greate...
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    Combining Mediterranean diet with other lifestyle changes offers ex...

    In a 2025 study, people who followed a Mediterranean diet, reduced their calorie intake, exercised at least 150 minutes a week, and received weight-loss support lowered their diabetes risk and lost...
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    Try this: Winter skin care

    People can take several measures to protect against winter dry skin, such as using an indoor humidifier, washing carefully, following a moisturizing routine, and covering exposed skin when outdoors...
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    Dealing with a sluggish sex drive

    Men and women can experience many age-related changes and health conditions that can cause their sex drives to decline. Couples who deal with mismatched or missing sex drives should communicate abo...
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    Go slower for strength training gains

    A form of strength training called time under tension (TUT) focuses on the amount of time muscles are activated during an exercise. Using a slower tempo and making controlled movements keeps muscle...
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    A modest level of physical activity may help protect women from hea...

    According to a 2025 study, women who walked at least 4,000 steps per day once or twice a week had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and early death compared with women who did not reach this t...
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    Gum disease may increase the risk for stroke and cognitive decline

    A 2025 study found that in brain MRI scans, people with any evidence of gum disease were more likely to have higher amounts of a marker for disease in the brain’s small blood vessels, com...
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    Does exercising in the evening affect sleep?

    Research suggests that people can exercise in the evening without it affecting their sleep if they avoid physical activity several hours before bedtime....
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    Lifestyle counseling may help men eat healthier and reduce their ri...

    Overweight or obese men diagnosed with prediabetes who received counseling on healthy eating habits and online support significantly improved their diets and reduced their risk for developing diabe...
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    A fresh approach to cardio exercises

    There are many ways people can meet the guidelines for weekly activity besides running and walking. They can do activities like boxing, swimming, cycling, basketball, dancing, and pickleball; circu...
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    Gait training may relieve pain from knee osteoarthritis

    In a 2025 study, people with knee osteoarthritis reported less pain and had less knee cartilage damage after changing their walking gait to reduce pressure on the inner part of the knee....
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    Advancing age and mental health disorders

    People have a 50% chance of developing at least one mental health disorder by age 75, according to some research. Among men, the most common are alcohol use disorder, depression, and anxiety disord...
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    How to get rid of belly fat

    Belly fat could be sign of too much visceral fat, which is stored within the abdominal cavity and surrounds vital organs. Building muscle mass with resistance training and doing aerobic exercise i...
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    What to do about pain “down there”?

    Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome is one of the more challenging conditions older men face. Doctors take a trial-and-error approach to managing symptoms, such as medication, myofasci...
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    Several risk factors in midlife may lead to dementia

    Researchers have found that high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking had the greatest association with the likelihood of a dementia diagnosis as people age. Managing these issues could offer prot...
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    Eggs have less effect than saturated fats on cholesterol levels

    A 2025 study found that eating large amounts of saturated fat raised LDL (andamp;ldquo;bad”) cholesterol levels in the body but dietary cholesterol from eggs did not....
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    The need for walking speed

    Walking can be your primary form of moderate-intensity exercise if you increase the intensity, duration, and frequency of your workouts. You can adopt several workouts to increase pace and enduranc...
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    Prostate cancer diagnoses on the rise, says study

    More men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a 2025 study. Black men have a higher incidence of cancer and are twice as likely to die from the condition compared with white men....
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    Fitness apps may provide long-term motivation to stay active

    A 2025 study found that many people who use a fitness app to track their daily steps were able to maintain or increase their numbers over two years, suggesting the devices may have a long-term effe...
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    Maintaining a sense of purpose in later life may protect against de...

    In a 2025 study, adults 45 and older with a strong sense of purpose were 28% less likely to develop cognitive impairment or dementia compared with individuals who had a low sense of purpose....
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    Chronic insomnia may raise the risk of cognitive decline

    People who suffer from chronic insomnia are more likely to develop cognitive problems and score lower on thinking and memory tests compared with individuals without chronic insomnia, a 2025 study s...