It is almost impossible to go a day without seeing some form of advertisement, whether plastered across large billboards, interrupting television programmes or personalised adverts online, which track your shopping habits by monitoring the websites you visit. Subliminal messages During the Olympics, all eyes will be on the competition, but those watching may be inadvertently […]
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Many observational reports have suggested that statin drugs cause fatigue in some people, and now a randomized trial has found further evidence for the effect. These are among the most widely used prescription drugs on the market, but now researchers say that the cholesterol-lowering drugs can cause fatigue and decreased energy upon exertion. The study,
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Your children today need nutrition and food education along with the skills necessary, such as gardening and cooking, to help them consciously choose what foods to buy and eat in order to maintain optimal health. Marshall Reid came home from his school in North Carolina, US one day and decided enough was enough, because he
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You’re being told to lose “weight” because you’re ‘overweight’. Does anyone ever stop and think what sort of “weight”? There’s a growing movement to get doctors and other public health professionals to stop using words such as “overweight” and “obese” as well. There are many who would agree that using the term “fat” to somebody’s
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MPs in U.K. have recommended that all school children should take part in compulsory body image and self-esteem lessons. It comes after an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on body image heard evidence that more than half of the public has a negative body image. The MP’s released the Reflections on Body
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Moderate intake of alcohol can offer some health benefits. But it’s easy to drink too heavily, leading to serious health consequences. Drinking alcohol may offer some health benefits, especially for your heart, but on the other hand, it may increase your risk of health problems and damage your heart. Alcohol has long been acceptable and
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Testosterone could be the magic weight-loss drug that men are looking for. A new study shows that obese men receiving testosterone shots lost weight, but doctors are divided on the value of the results. Experts warn that supplements may not be the answer due to possible risks of prostate cancer and heart disease. Prof Richard
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You’ve probably wondered how you got diabetes. You may worry that your children will get it too. Diabetes does not seem to be inherited in a simple pattern. Yet clearly, some people are born more likely to get diabetes than others. Type 2 diabetes has a stronger link to family history and lineage than type
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Junk food is more appealing to you, if you are sleep-deprived, because sleepy brains associate junk food with reward and pleasure. The sight of junk food, however, does not activate the reward centers of well-rested brains in the same way. If you are a Sleep-deprived individual, you are drawn to junk food because, when you are fatigued,
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Increasing levels of fatness around the world could have the same impact on global resources as an extra billion people. The total weight of people on the planet found that North America had the highest average. Although only 6% of the global population live there, it is responsible for more than a third of the
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