--- title: This Week in Health: Eat Filling Foods, Beware of Spinning description: Here are the health stories you need to know, from the dangers of spinning to the success of HIV drugs for mother-to-baby transmission canonical: https://time.com/4705680/filling-foods-spinning-exercise/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-17T20:17:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:54:41.445Z article:section: Health og:title: This Week in Health: Eat Filling Foods, Beware of Spinning og:description: Here are the health stories you need to know og:url: https://time.com/4705680/filling-foods-spinning-exercise/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c4acad88f3dcbad/6988b7f10a4a22896a9ccc23/healthy-and-filling-cauliflower-rev.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Time.com stock healthy-and-filling-cauliflower-rev og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Week in Health: Eat Filling Foods, Beware of Spinning twitter:description: Here are the health stories you need to know twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c4acad88f3dcbad/6988b7f10a4a22896a9ccc23/healthy-and-filling-cauliflower-rev.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Week in Health: Eat 100 Filling Foods, Beware of Spinning > Sponsored content. 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Here’s what else grabbed our attention in health this week. ## [100 super-healthy and filling foods](http://time.com/4654035/100-super-healthy-and-filling-foods/) By now the elements of a heathy diet are clear (one rich in whole, fresh fruits and vegetables), but not all foods keep you satiated. Here are the [100 best foods](http://time.com/4654035/100-super-healthy-and-filling-foods/) for doing just that. ## [You should rethink your spinning obsession](http://time.com/4703017/spinning-cycling-stationary-bike/) Spinning might seem the same as outdoor cycling or riding a stationary bike. But in many ways, it’s even harder on the body. Here’s why you may want to cut back on this popular workout. ## [Why perfectly healthy people are using diabetes monitors](http://time.com/4703099/continuous-glucose-monitor-blood-sugar-diabetes/) People who don’t have diabetes—especially biohackers—have started wearing medical devices that track blood sugar. [Here’s a look](http://time.com/4703099/continuous-glucose-monitor-blood-sugar-diabetes/) inside this weird new trend. ## [Bill Gates: Cutting foreign aid makes America less safe](http://time.com/4704550/bill-gates-cutting-foreign-aid-makes-america-less-safe/) Amid dramatic cuts to health and development programs, Bill Gates chimes in about how these projects promote health, security and economic opportunity. ## [Vibration exercise is your new favorite workout](http://time.com/4704201/vibration-exercise-pilates/) A new study in mice suggests that whole-body vibration may provide benefits similar to more traditional types of exercise. It turns that out [vibration machines](http://time.com/4704201/vibration-exercise-pilates/) may have a place in a person’s exercise regimen (or at least in a mouse’s). ## [Three people are nearly blind after getting stem cell treatment](http://time.com/4703909/stem-cell-treatment-lose-vision/) Three women who entered a stem cell trial they found on a government-sponsored web site lost their vision after an experimental therapy. Here’s what everyone needs to know before signing up for a clinical trial. ## [This is the secret to not getting heart disease](http://time.com/4705247/healthy-diet-heart-disease/) A new study of indigenous Tsimane people living in South America shows they have an extremely low risk of [heart disease](http://time.com/4694883/bacon-nuts-soda-heart-disease-study/). Experts believe that’s due to their active lifestyle and healthy diet. ## [No baby should be born with HIV. What will take to save them all?](http://time.com/4703308/can-we-prevent-mother-child-hiv-transmission/) In this week’s issue of TIME, writer Alice Park looks at the successful use of drugs to prevent HIV transmission to infants. Every day 400 babies in the world are born with HIV. 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