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Sodium and heart disease.

Sodium and Heart Disease: Excessive Sodium in Heart Patients

This article explores a recent study about sodium and heart disease, specifically, sodium levels in heart patients. In a recent study, it was uncovered that individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are consuming sodium at twice the recommended daily intake. The recommended allowance for sodium intake is set at 1,500 mg per day, yet a staggering …

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Sunlight and Hunger: But Sex Differences Matter

This article investigates how sex differences matter when studying sunlight and hunger. There were studies that indicate that sunlight has the potential to treat obesity. But, now, new research has found that sunshine can cause men hungrier (while women are unaffected). This recent study that came out in the journal Nature Metabolism highlights the relationship …

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Covid and Immune System: Covid-19 Symptoms and Immune Damage

Research findings published in Frontiers in Immunology reveal that people who had severe Covid-19 symptoms are highly likely to suffer long-term adverse effects on their immune system. This article presents this important finding about Covid and immune system. What is the human immune system? The immune system is a complex network of cells, tissues, and …

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Do Antibiotics During Infancy Affect Adult Gut Health?

This article presents an interesting research finding about the side effects of antibiotics. New research findings that appeared in the Journal of Physiology indicate that antibiotics given to preterm and low birth-weight babies may result in poor adult gut health. Antibiotics are a class of medications used to treat bacterial infections in humans and animals. …

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Does Air Pollution More Dangerous for Females than Males?

In this article, we are presenting an interesting research finding about the effects of air pollution. A new research paper presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Spain reveals that breathing diesel exhaust fumes impacts more severely on females than males. The researchers analyzed air pollution due to diesel exhaust fumes by collecting …

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Pregnancy Period Stress and Babies Emotions

In this article, we examine the pregnancy stress effects on baby. In a study published in the journal Infancy, researchers from Northwestern University revealed that pregnant women with greater fluctuations in stress during pregnancy (known as lability), had infants with more negative emotions like sadness, fear, and distress than mothers who experienced fewer variations in …

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New hope against obesity: This time a common migraine drug

Obesity is spreading like an epidemic across the world. Billions of dollars are being spent on weight loss supplements (like Alpilean, Ikaria Lean Belly Juice, etc).  This article presents an important finding about migraine medication and weight loss. Recent research suggests that triptans may help reduce body weight. The study has appeared in the Journal …

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What is Your Set Point Weight?: An Overview

Set point weight refers to the concept that each individual’s body has a natural and biologically predetermined weight range that it strives to maintain. This weight range is regulated by complex physiological processes involving hormones, metabolism, and the brain’s regulatory mechanisms. While external factors like diet and exercise can influence weight to some extent, the …

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Unexplained Weight Loss and Diabetes: The Connection

This article investigates the connection between weight loss and diabetes. If you experience a major drop in weight without any major diet or exercise changes, please note that this is not normal. If this unexpected weight loss is taking place, you must meet your doctor immediately. Weight loss of a pound or two is not …

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Can Weight Loss Supplements Cause Miscarriage?

For some pregnant women, the fear of seeing an extra 25 to 35 pounds on the scale is more than enough to drag them to herbal supplements that promise to counteract the not-so-glamorous rites of pregnancy. This article examines the connection between weight loss supplements and miscarriage. Weight loss supplements can vary widely in terms …

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