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A recent survey conducted by National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) claims that – When most people are asked to provide their own weight in research surveys, they underestimate their weight and overestimate their height.
NHANES has conducted this survey on 2,672 men and 2,671 women in year 2007-2008 . Research shows that Under-reporting one’s body mass index (BMI) is common across all gender and ethnic groups.
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The study discovered that average IQ of a non-smoker was about 101, while smoker’s average was about 94. The IQ of a smoker who can smoke more than a packet in a day lie around 90.
The study directed by Prof. Mark Weiser of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Psychiatry and the Sheba Medical Center on 18 to 21 yrs old men working in the Israeli army.
This study also tracked two twin brothers, in this case one of the twin smoked and he registered lower IQ on average than the …
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According to study conducted by UK-based Institute of Food Research, Frozen vegetables are 45 percent more nutritious that fresh vegetables.
Nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker said, “The nutritional content of fresh vegetables begins to deteriorate from the minute they are picked. This means that by the time they end up on our plate, although we may think we’re reaping the vegetable’s full nutritional benefits this is often not the case. With frozen vegetables, where vitamins are locked in at the point of freezing, there’s no need to worry about how nutritious …
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A recent study in Clinical Endocrinology journal has revealed that Men who sunbath have higher levels of Testosterone then those who don’t.
The study on 2,299 men shows that testosterone and vitamin D levels were high in the month of August and drop off in winters with lowest level in March.
Researchers found men with at least 30 nanograms of vitamin D per millilitre of blood had much more testosterone circulating than those lacking in vitamin D.
Professor Winfried Marz who conducted study said ” Men who ensure that their …
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A new study conducted by Ohio State University revealed that Yoga is a great way to reduce the number of inflammatory proteins found in blood which might increase due to aging and stress.Inflammation is the main cause of many decisions and doing Yoga few times a week is a great, simple and cheap way to minimize your probability of getting infected by such diseases.
The Study was conducted on 50 women aged 41 who were divided on two groups Novice and experts based on their Yoga skills.
During the study, All …
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Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal asked officials to create a report on the feasibility to adopt health Care Model of Tamil Nadu which is the most recognized and successful state health model in the Country. Badal has asked official to implement all recommendations in Time Bound manner
This decision was taken on the basis of recommendations made by review committee National Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW) for the operations of the healthcare institutions functioning under the Punjab State Health System Corporation (PHSC).
According to Report, amil Nadu Medical …
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Scientists from University of Oklahoma have claimed to develop a slimming pill which would burn as many calories as 80 minutes of Walk or 25 minutes of Jog.
This Slimming Pill which they named Capsiplex is made from hot peppers and capsicum and utilizes the weight-loss potential of red-hot peppers. According to scientists this pill would speed up your metabolism and would help you to reduce weight more rapidly without causing any irritation.
The pill is being advertised as slimming product of 2010 and the most safest and healthier way …
