George Hamilton admits that he has been addicted to sunbathing for much of his life. The photo below (from: phoenix.fanster.com), shows him ...
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How to become diabetic in 6 hours!? Thanks Dr. Delgado for bringing science to the masses!
(Note: My apologies for the sarcastic tone of this post. I am not really congratulating anybody here!) Dr. Nick Delgado shows us in this You...
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Cashews Nutrition Facts & Health Benefits
Cashews benefits derived from its nutrient content such as minerals which is the most higher content. Cashew nuts contain polyunsaturated fa...
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Cancer patterns in Inuit populations: 1950-1997
Some types of cancer have traditionally been higher among the Inuit than in other populations, at least according to data from the 1950s, wh...
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How much protein does one need to be in nitrogen balance?
The figure below, from Brooks et al. (2005), shows a graph relating nitrogen balance and protein intake. A nitrogen balance of zero is a sta...
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What Is The Impact of Minerals Deficiency in the Body?
If the body has a mineral deficiency, then the body will not be able to build body tissues, muscles are unable to contract, becomes impaired...
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How to break a coconut
The coconut is often presented as a healthy food choice, which it is, as long as you are not allergic to it. Coconut meat has a lot of satur...
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The China Study II: A look at mortality in the 35-69 and 70-79 age ranges
This post is based on an analysis of a subset of the China Study II data, using HealthCorrelator for Excel (HCE) , which is publicly availab...
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10 Healthy & Low Cholesterol Foods
High levels of cholesterol a person has often become a trigger of health problems, and a variety of methods are used to lower the cholestero...
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Kleiber's law and its possible implications for obesity
Kleiber's law ( ) is one of those “laws” of nature that is both derived from, and seems to fit quite well with, empirical data. It appli...
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A case of a very large salivary stone
Salivary stones are the most common type of salivary gland disease. Having said that, they are very rare – less than 1 in 200 people will ...
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Cardamom Health Benefits As Natural Herbs & Nutrition Facts
Cardamom is used for flavorings in both food and drink, as cooking spices and as a medicine. In several places, cardamom health benefits use...
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Apricots Nutrition & 7 Health Benefits
Apricot fruit has a very sweet taste and chewy, sweet flavor behind the apricots have many health benefits. Apricots contain antioxidan...
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Heavy physical activity may significantly reduce heart disease deaths, especially after age 45
This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.
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Men who are skinny-fat: There are quite a few of them
The graph below (from Wikipedia) plots body fat percentage (BF) against body mass index (BMI) for men. The data is a bit old: 1994. The top-...
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Ischemic heart disease among Greenland Inuit: Data from 1962 to 1964
The traditional Inuit diet is very high in animal protein and fat. It also includes plant matter. Typically it is made up primarily of the f...
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Health Benefits of Fennel & Nutrition Facts
Apparently fennel is not only one of the herbs that used as a spice in cooking, but also has many health benefits. Because fennel contain nu...
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How much alcohol is optimal? Maybe less than you think
I have been regularly recommending to users of the software HCE ( ) to include a column in their health data reflecting their alcohol consum...
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