The researchers found that every additional 60 minutes of sedentary behaviour per day at age 12, 14 and 16 was associated with an increase in depression score of 11.1 per cent, 08 per cent or 10.5 per cent, respectively, by age 18. Young people who spend too much time sitting …
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Green tea and regular exercise may reduce fatty liver disease
Because of the high prevalence of risk factors such as obesity and Type-2 diabetes, fatty liver disease is forecast to afflict more than 100 million people by 2030. And there are currently no validated therapies for the disease. People suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may benefit from regular exercise …
Read More »Big breakfast meals may burn twice as many calories, reveals study
According to the researchers, the human body expends energy when it digests food for the absorption, digestion, transport, and storage of nutrients – a process, known as diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT). Eating a big breakfast rather than a large dinner may prevent obesity and high blood sugar, according to study which …
Read More »Want to reduce chances of stroke? Eat more fruits, vegetables and dairy products daily
Vegetarian food items like fruit, vegetables and dairy products can lower the risk of ischaemic stroke. According to reseachers, who have published a study in the European Heart Journal, different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke. The study pints out that higher intakes of fruit, …
Read More »Boost immunity and don’t fret over pH level of coronavirus
According to health experts, boosting your immunity is important but pH level of the new coronavirus is only misinformation. Amid the new coronavirus scare are several health myths going viral on social media platforms and one of those is: Improve your pH levels as “the pH for coronavirus varies from …
Read More »Diet easily affects quality of sperm, find researchers
The study published in ‘PLOS Biology’ was found by researchers at Linkoping University who fed healthy young men a high sugar diet. Sweden: Researchers have found a study that sperm is affected by diet and its results appear rapidly. The research also gave new insights into the sperm process which, in …
Read More »Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Tinder, Google, Soundcloud among major iOS apps affected by Facebook bug
The apps were reportedly not working due to a Facebook software development kit (SDK) tool that’s used for sign-in features for many of the apps. Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Tinder, Google, Soundcloud are among the major apps on iOS that have been affected by Facebook bug, several users complained. Some users …
Read More »Facebook names 20-member ‘Supreme Court’ panel to moderate content
Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday (May 6) announced the first 20-member Oversight Board, which will act as a “Supreme Court” for the platform, on decisions about how content is moderated on Instagram and Facebook. Social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday (May 6) announced the first 20-member Oversight Board, which …
Read More »PewDiePie signs exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube
This comes little over a year after the Swedish YouTube star announced livestreaming exclusively on DLive, a small blockchain-based live-streaming site. Swede Felix Kjellberg, more commonly referred to as PewDiePie, has signed an exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube. This comes little over a year after the Swedish YouTube star …
Read More »Xiaomi Mi 10 coming to India on May 8
Xiaomi Mi 10 features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ curved AMOLED display with a punch-hole on the top-left corner. New Delhi: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has confirmed that its much awaited smartphone Mi 10 will be coming to India on May 8. “Mi fans, it is almost here. Star-struck. The #Mi10 …
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