{"id":22411,"date":"2025-12-23T14:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22411"},"modified":"2025-12-23T14:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:37:48","slug":"7-top-health-and-wellness-stories-from-2025-from-weight-loss-to-fitness-in-old-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=22411","title":{"rendered":"7 top health and wellness stories from 2025, from weight loss to fitness in old age"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Health and wellness are areas of huge interest to people globally as they seek to live longer, healthier and happier lives. Understandably, these topics resonated strongly with Post readers in 2025.<\/p>\n

Most popular was a story in our \u201cDecoding dementia<\/span>\u201d series about a neurologist who uses five simple tests of cognitive function \u2013 including drawing a clock \u2013 to help gauge the health of a patient\u2019s brain.<\/div>\n
Stories about weight loss<\/span> also struck a chord in 2025, including one on how resistance training helped 79-year-old influencer Joan MacDonald drop 30kg (66 pounds) and build stronger bones, and another on the weight-loss journey of a Singaporean chef who also dropped 30kg.<\/div>\n

Here we look back at seven of the most-read health and wellness stories of the year.<\/p>\n

1. Test of time<\/h3>\n
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Drawing a clock is a common test for cognitive impairment. Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The clock drawing test is used to assess several mental processes. Over the past two decades, it has become a key tool in early screening for cognitive impairment \u2013 especially dementia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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