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Vitamins often taken by people who need them least

Vitamins are often taken by the people who need them least, a new study suggests. The study showed that people who take mineral supplements also to get more nutrients from their food than those who don’t take supplements. Indeed, in some cases, supplement users may be getting too much of a good thing by overloading

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9 fitness rules you should break

Get lean and toned by swapping these overrated fitness strategies for smarter alternatives. BY STEVE MAZZUCCHI. Unlike wine, cheese and Clive Owen,  workout strategies don’t get better with age. That’s because each year, fitness researchers release thousands of studies that challenge conventional thinking – or at least shed light on ways to tweak it. We’ve identified nine stale fitness

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How much should we drink?

Water is an essential nutrient for life and is considered the ideal drink to quench thirst and ensure hydration. But what should our total daily fluid intake be? In healthy adults, fluid intake is regulated by thirst. Water is an essential nutrient for life and is considered the ideal drink to quench thirst and ensure hydration. Ironically,

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Many doctors think patients are over-treated

Malpractice concerns influence many testing decisions, US physicians say. When it comes to medical care, nearly half of US primary care physicians believe their own patients are over-treated. A national mail survey of 627 doctors randomly selected from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile showed that 42% believe patients in their own practice get too

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People learn while they sleep

People may be learning while they’re sleeping – an unconscious form of memory that is still not well understood, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers. The findings are highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. “We speculate that we may be investigating a separate form of memory, distinct from traditional memory systems,”

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Lover her or leave her

Call us politically incorrect, but just as there are some types of guy you wouldn’t want your sister dating, there are some types of woman you should steer clear of. See whether you recognise any of these. She looks like Alyssa Milano and her folks like you. But you keep wishing you could transplant the

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NCDs kill 1 in 4 South Africans

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like diabetes, cause a quarter of deaths in South Africa, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. “Globally, deaths due to NCDs are projected to increase by 17% over the next 10 years, but the greatest increase of 24% is expected in the African region,” he said in Johannesburg. He reported that a non-communicable disease summit

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[WARNING] Tik, ecstasy more popular than heroin

Synthetic drugs have overtaken heroin and cocaine to become the second most widely consumed drugs in the world, the UN office on drugs and crime (UNODC) reported. “After cannabis, ATS (amphetamine-type stimulants) are the second most widely used drugs across the globe, outstripping the use of heroin or cocaine,” the UN agency said in its annual ATS report. Amphetamine-type

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Eating speed linked to BMI

Middle-aged women who eat in a rush tend to be heavier than those who eat slowly, a new report from New Zealand shows. The study doesn’t prove that speed-eating will necessarily cause women to pack on extra kilos, but researchers believe it might influence how much food people ingest. “It’s possible that with rapid eating,

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