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Some sports make more fat -

Not all sports are good for losing weight. This is claimed by British researchers. According to the researchers it can even happen that some sports make you more fat.
Some sports can make you crave more chocolate and snacks. The researchers examined which sport people practice and what they felt like eating after sporting.
It was shown […]

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Working overtime reduces mental capacities -

The mental capacities of people who work more than 55 hours per week are reduced. Overtime can also possibly increase your chance for getting dementia, think Finish researchers.
2214 British middle aged civil servants were followed for this research. Between 1997 and 2004 they made 5 mental tests 4 times. This showed that the more hours […]

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Weight influenced by intestinal bacteria -

Eating nothing and still gaining weight. Up till now people who claimed to eat nothing and still gain weight were not taken seriously. But according to researchers this could be true.
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that people who are obese and people who have a normal BMI have different intestinal bacteria.
The researchers […]

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Loneliness is bad for your health -

Loneliness is just as bad for your health as smoking or being overweight. This is the result of an American study.
Feeling lonely heightens your blood pressure, stress level and chance for getting depressed. The researchers announced these results during the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
One of the researchers, professor John […]

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