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Eating Walnuts Can Help Control Your Appetite
In a new study, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical center showed that eating walnuts activated an area in the brain associated with regulating hunger and cravings. For the study, a team of researchers utilized functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...
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Lack of Sleep in Childhood May Raise the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Later
A new study, executed by the scientists from St. George’s, University of London, UK suggests that there is a link between sleep duration and risk of developing type 2 diabetes in children. Professor Owen and his team examined 4,525 children of age 9 and 10 years...
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8 Ways to Prepare Tasty and Nutritious Avocado Smoothie
With no doubts, avocado is a great choice to add to smoothie thanks to its healthy fat and fiber. It will give your drink a rich, creamy milkshake texture, not saying about its ability to keep you full for hours. Here are the best 8 avocado smoothie options:...
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Nowadays People Develop Knee Arthritis Twice More Often than 100 Years Ago
A recent research discovered that nowadays knee arthritis is more than twice as common as it used to be only a few generations ago. Scientists say that the risk of developing the condition is 46% now. Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports medicine physician at New York’s...
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Air Pollution May Mess Up Your Hormones and Metabolism
A new research from China suggests that breathing polluted air can cause stress hormones to spike. A team of researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai exposed 5 volunteer students to polluted air for 12 days. The scientists specifically looked at the health...
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Women with Sleep Disorders Are More Likely to Give Preterm Birth
A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, finds that women with sleep disorders, including insomnia and sleep apnea, are at higher risk of preterm birth. For the study, the scientists analyzed the data they received from 2,265 women diagnosed with...
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Dull Taste Buds Might Be Responsible for Your Weight Gain
A team of researchers from Cornell University, USA, suggests that people with dull taste buds choose more sugary beverages and that often leads to weight gain. For the study, 51 volunteers drank an herbal tea with low, medium, or high content of a herb called Gymnema...
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5 Tips How to Make Vegan Breakfasts both Delicious and Nutritious
Usually, when people go vegan they are concerned about their weight and health, meaning to reduce the risk of heart disease, heart stroke, metabolic disorders and some of the cancers. And mostly they think that for these worthy goals they should give up tasty meals....
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Some Brain Regions Are Much More Active in Women than Men
A new study from the USA discovers that many brain regions are much more active in women than in men. For the research, a team of scientists, led by Dr. Daniel G. Amen of Amen Clinics, used a functional neuroimaging technique on more than 26,000 adults. The scientists...
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Travelling by Plane Is the Fastest Way for Infectious Diseases to Spread
A new study, conducted by the researchers from Arizona State University, USA, finds that traveling by plane is the fastest way for infectious diseases to spread. The spreading speed depends on such factors as place size and boarding method. The researchers created a...
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Loneliness and Social Isolation Connected to Premature Death
Scientists believe that loneliness and social isolation may become a great public health issue, even greater than obesity. Psychologist Julianne Holt-Lunstad from Brigham Young University presented the results of two big meta analyses concerning the connection between...
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20 Easy and Healthy Snacks for the Summer Road Trips
Summer is a great season for car travels, but usually, such trips force us to eat more junk food than in everyday life. Of course, if you’re not prepared properly. Top nutritionists identified 20 easy and healthy snacks that are the best for the on-the-road snacks....
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