Tag: Eating Habits

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Being closer to nature can reduce distress, behavioural problems in children

Hong Kong: Does your child often feel stressed and depressed? A walk in the woods is likely to improve his/her mood, researchers said. The study, led by a team from the University of Hong Kong, revealed that children who developed a closer connection with nature had less distress, less hyperactivity and had a healthy lifestyle […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Eat less meat to meet climate targets: Study

New Delhi: The livestock sector could use almost half of the 1.5 degrees Celsius greenhouse gas emission budget allowed by 2030, so addressing this should be a key part of the strategy to hit climate targets, a new study said on Tuesday. Farmed animal law and policy fellow Helen Harwatt at Harvard Law School advises […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Family dinners can promote healthy eating habits in teenagers

Toronto: Teenagers and young adults having dinner together with their families are more likely to have healthier eating habits than those who eat alone, a new study has revealed. The researchers found that when families sit down together, adolescents and young adults eat more fruits and veggies and consume fewer fast-food. “Our research found that […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Manage eating habits, mitigate malaria, says study

London: Malaria infections might be brought under control by managing the eating habits of infected people or animals, as a new study suggests that meal times are an important driver in enabling the disease to thrive. According to the study, tests in infected mice found that malaria parasites in the blood timed their daily multiplication rhythms […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Skipping breakfast may increase death risk

Brasilia: Do you skip your morning meal and eat dinner late at night? If so, it may increase the risk of death and other heart-related problems, researchers have warned. The findings, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, suggest that people with such an unhealthy lifestyle had a four to five times higher likelihood […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Exam stress? Shun fast food now

London: Students, please take note. Increased stress during examinations is associated with eating a poor-quality diet including less fruit and vegetables and more fast food, say researchers. The research, published in the European Journal of Nutrition, suggests that students have difficulties eating healthy food and find themselves adopting bad eating habits, leading to stress. “Stress […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Facebook, Instagram Users Just Copy Friends' Eating Habits

London: Our Facebook or Instagram friends implicitly influence our eating habits as social media users are more likely to eat fruit and vegetables — or snack on junk food — if they think their friends do the same, say researchers. The research by the UK-based Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences found that […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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