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Cut diabetes risk with a tablespoon of yogurt a day

A daily tablespoon of yogurt can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly a fifth. Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin, or the body’s cells develop resistance to insulin.Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health pooled the results of three prospective cohort […]

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fruits and nuts

Just because nuts and fresh fruits are good for you doesn’t mean you eat them in large quantities

Just because nuts and fresh fruits are good for you doesn’t mean you eat them in large quantities. Dieticians discuss the science of portion It’s greed of another kind. But city dieticians are concerned that health conscious people might be taking it too far when consuming foods they believe are good for them.“Often, when they

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India’s Politicians Daily Fitness Routines

  What keeps the 63-year-old Narendra Modi spirited through this strenuous campaign trail? His aides credit his ascetic lifestyle and regular yoga exercises. Rahul Gandhi gets his energy from his evening runs and his occasional lessons in aikido, a Japanese martial arts form.The two rivals, as with their ideologies, couldn’t be more different in how

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Spice of The Week

Cinnamon has long been used to cure everything from athlete’s foot to indigestion. However, three of the most important benefits of this sweet spice are its anti-clotting, anti-microbial and blood sugar controlling capabilities. The cinnaldehyde in cinnamon helps prevent unwanted clumping of blood platelets. Researchers have shown that patients with type 2 diabetes, when given

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What’s the result of widespread Vitamin D deficiency in Children?

To help tackle the growing issue of illnesses relating to vitamin D deficiency, such as Rickets, Kellogg’s is adding vitamin D to all of its kid’s cereals in the UK. Rickets affected two thirds of infants prior to the 1900s but almost died out in the late 1930s when various measures were taken by the government

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What’s so super about ‘Superbroccoli’?

Superbroccoli is a vegetable that looks the same as normal broccoli, but contains boosted levels of a health-giving nutrient.  It is a hybrid of two types of broccoli — British broccoli and a wild, bitter Sicilian variety that contains large amounts of glucoraphanin. How does super broccoli taste? The bitter Sicilian variety isn’t very appealing

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