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A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: Overtime at work could make you fat, moles could delay skin ageing, protein-rich foods help keep the weight off, fruits and veggies do prolong your life...
Overtime Makes You Fat
A new research study shoes that people who are working more than 40 hours a week or people with work fatigue are likelier to become overweight.(SparkPeople)
Binge Drinking Increases Heart Disease Risk
A new...
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In every corporate office in India, there is a man whose job is to find the most uncomfortable chair in the country and buy 1,000 of them to use in the office. These chairs match the uncomfortable desks that house the uncomfortably placed computer keyboards and mice. Desk stretches for office workers is becoming more important because people spend more than 10 hours sitting in these office environments. It's not just stress that's to blame for your end-of-day neck and...
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Aloo, or Potatoes are one of the most visible vegetables on any menu and easily the most "controversial" as well. Potatoes are considered weight loss's biggest enemy and are almost universally shunned as being "bad for you." We obviously do not subscribe to this notion and use potatoes regularly in our cooking - be it as an accompaniment to a meat dish or as a quick to whip up side dish. In terms of nutrition, potatoes are rich in vitamin...
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MSG or Monosodium Glutamate (or as many know it by its brand name, Ajinomoto) is a sodium salt of the naturally occuring glutamic acid. It is marketed as a "flavour enhancer" that is most commonly associated with Chinese fast food. There have been numerous debates and arguments about the health effects of ajinomoto. It has been blamed for effects as varied as mild headaches, muscle cramps, brain damage and heart palpitations. There was even a study in 1968 where the...
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While there is no doubt that there are several important health benefits of drinking water, the question of how much is enough continues to trouble people. I think all of us have heard the thumb rule that you must drink 8 glasses of water every day. But you might not know that while this is a good thumb rule, it is definitely not backed by scientific proof. In other words, there is no scientific evidence behind recommending 8 glasses of...
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A weekly round-up of health news stories that grabbed our attention from around the world over the last 7 days: India bans obesity drug, India leads obesity rates among developing countries, Delhi school kids most obese in India and exercise cuts cancer risk...
India Bans Slimming Drug
The Drug Control General of India has banned anti-obesity drug, Sibutramine, sold as Reductil, Meridia and Sibutrex from being imported, manufactured and sold after it was discovered that the drug could cause heart-attacks, cardiac arrests...
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What Are Healthy Desserts and How Can You Make
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Do You Know What Weight Loss Means?
Are All Simple Carbohydrates Bad?
