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Archive for July, 2008

The good side of cholesterol -

Put the pan on the fire, an omelet per day might reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome, a combination of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol. American researchers had men eat 3 eggs daily for a period of 12 weeks as part of a diet that is low in carbohydrates and high in […]

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Happiness is hereditary -

You may not be able to buy happiness, but it is for a large part inherited. This is put forward by Australian and British scientists after an investigation among 1000 twins. They calculated that half of the feeling of happiness is caused by other factors like relationships, health and career, but the other half is […]

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Diesel fumes make stupid? -

Inhaling diesel fumes leads to a transformation in the brain in the way it processes information. This is possibly done by the nano particles that are present in diesel exhaust fumes. The leader of this research Paul Borm suggests that is plausible that a long term exposure, as in a city for example, can influence […]

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Folic acid improves sperm quality -

If your wife is pregnant, she will take folic acid (vitamin B9) in order to prevent strange complications. Folic acid in men though seems to improve the quality of sperm cells. This is the result of a research done in California. Folic acid makes the percentage of sperm cells that have one chromosome too much […]

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