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2 days ago in Lifestyle
Why losing weight isn’t just about counting calories — and what to do about it
Fad diets come and go, but the underlying message almost always follows a simple equation. If you consume fewer calories than you burn, the weight will melt away. In principle, it's true. And counting calories can be a useful tool for managing weight. But it only works if you know what numbers you're counting.
1 week ago in Lifestyle
Nutrition apps can help build healthy habits. For some users, their gaming features carry risks
Green means go, red means stop. Trophies or confetti come with good performance, and people who fall behind get nudged to do better. Those brightly colored engagement tactics long ago jumped from smartphone games to everything from online shopping to sports betting and classrooms. So it should come as no surprise that many nutrition-tracking apps like MyFitnessPal and Noom also use gaming features to keep users coming back.
1 week ago in Lifestyle
How to talk about money with your kids
At the grocery store, Jamie Corum sets a two-minute timer for her 10-year-old daughter to look around. Then she resets it to 10 minutes so her daughter can choose one thing to buy, making sure she considers her budget and how much tax she'll have to pay.
2 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Scratching that bug bite might feel good at first but science explains why it’s a bad idea
You've likely heard it since childhood: Don't scratch that bug bite or rash, you'll make it worse. But why would something that feels so good be bad?
2 weeks ago in Lifestyle, Trending
When a rip current sucks you out to sea, try not to panic
To someone who is getting sucked out to sea by a rip current, "Don't panic!" may be difficult to heed, even if that's exactly what you should do. But lifeguards say to not only relax but flip over and float out of the danger.
3 weeks ago in Lifestyle
$75 caviar-topped tots. A day’s pay worth of beer. Here’s the World Cup menu — and prices
World Cup tickets are expensive. Flights to North America are expensive. Hotel rooms in many places are expensive. Then there's the price of beer.
News from 828NewsNOW
2 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Woman found dead along Old Mars Hill Highway in Buncombe County
Deputies and North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded Thursday morning after a woman was found near the roadway
Asheville ‘VISION House’ will showcase the future of healthier, more resilient homes
Asheville builder Alair Asheville | Red Tree chosen for national demonstration home focused on wellness and resilience
2 hours ago in Health & Wellness, Local
UNC Health buys Westgate Shopping Center for about $20M
The nonprofit health system plans a 92-bed hospital at the West Asheville site, one of four competing projects seeking state approval
3 hours ago in Local, Native Advertising, Outdoors
Rain, storms headed to Asheville, but drought persists across WNC
Several days of showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast, but officials say more steady rainfall is needed to ease ongoing drought conditions across mountains
Sports
3 hours ago in Sports
Kylian Mbappé scores his 8th World Cup goal before leaving game with a ‘slight’ ankle injury
Kylian Mbappé shook off a missed penalty kick to score his eighth goal of this year's World Cup, helping France beat Morocco 2-0 and reach the semifinals for the third time in a row.
3 hours ago in Sports
It’s Fery vs. Zverev and Sinner vs. Djokovic in the Wimbledon semifinals
British wild card Arthur Fery is facing French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the opening men's semifinal at Wimbledon on Friday.
1 day ago in Sports
‘Ferytale’ rolls on at Wimbledon as British wild card Fery reaches semifinals after meeting queen
The 23-year-old British player Arthur Fery, who needed a wild-card invitation to enter the Wimbledon tournament, beat ninth-seeded Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-0 on Centre Court in front of roaring home fans and a Royal Box contingent that included Britain's Queen Camilla on Wednesday.
2 days ago in Sports, Trending
World Cup quarterfinals: It’s Messi, Morocco, and 6 teams from Europe. And that’s not unusual
More World Cup teams. Same World Cup story. This edition started with 48 teams; it's now down to eight, with six of those from Europe. And unless Morocco pulls off a series of surprising outcomes over the final two weeks, the champion will come from Europe or South America. Again. As always.
