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Joshua Shavit

Sweetened beverage taxes produce net economic benefits for lower-income communities

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a known contributor to several health issues, including poor diet quality, weight gain and diabetes.

Joseph Shavit

Community support critical for individual health and weight loss

Weight gain can be prevented and perhaps reversed — even during a pandemic — with the help and support of a person's community.

Joseph Shavit

Community support can make you healthier and help you lose weight

The study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week behavioral program for weight loss and improved cardiovascular health.

Joseph Shavit

Community support can make you healthier — and help you lose weight

Research study suggests that weight gain can be prevented and perhaps reversed with the help and support of a person's community.

Joseph Shavit

How mobile phones help internally displaced people in Nigeria

Study found that mobile phones provided four key opportunities: income generation, social support, education and political participation.

Joseph Shavit

The Brighter 10: This week's top 10 stories of kindness from around the world

Each week, the Brighter Side of News combs the web for the best good news stories from around the world. Enjoy!

Joseph Shavit

Forgiveness messaging increases willingness to accept former Boko Haram fighters returning home

Thousands of former Boko Haram militants and abductees in Nigeria left the group this summer and asked to return to their homes.

Joseph Shavit

How a 2-day 'Kindness Yard Sale' turned into a year’s worth of kindness

There’s no judgment or side-eye here in Thompson-Gaines’s yard. There is just “Thanks” and “Have a nice day” and “Hope you enjoy that.”

Joseph Shavit

Billionaire Unveils Plans to Build the City of Telosa, a Sustainable and Futuristic Society

If you live a zero-waste or sustainable lifestyle, you’ve probably thought about how nice it would be to live in a low-impact bubble