Surprising number of teens think they'll die young - Yahoo! News: "A surprising number of teenagers — nearly 15 percent — think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior"
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
It seems you can: “After two weeks, both groups showed almost identical increases in their endurance (as measured in a stationary bicycle time trial), even though the one group had exercised for six to nine minutes per week, and the other about five hours. Additionally, molecular changes that signal increased fitness were evident equally in both groups….
The short, intense workouts aided in weight loss, too…. Other researchers have found that similar, intense, brief sessions of exercise improve cardiac health, even among people with heart disease.
There’s a catch, though. Those six minutes, if they’re to be effective, must hurt. ‘We describe it as an ”all-out“ effort… well out of your comfort zone.’”
The short, intense workouts aided in weight loss, too…. Other researchers have found that similar, intense, brief sessions of exercise improve cardiac health, even among people with heart disease.
There’s a catch, though. Those six minutes, if they’re to be effective, must hurt. ‘We describe it as an ”all-out“ effort… well out of your comfort zone.’”
Friday, June 26, 2009
A study of "13 men and 14 women who were shown photos of 80 infants, including 50 normal ones and 30 with abnormal facial features, and [were] asked to score them on attractiveness," found that "men's attractiveness ratings for normal babies were much lower than those given by women, whereas women and men gave abnormal faces similar unattractive ratings. However, women made a greater effort to avoid looking at the unattractive faces."
"The findings might reflect an evolutionary-based need to provide limited resources only to healthy offspring, suggest the researchers....
'[A] woman's parental love may be 'determined by facial attractiveness.... Women may be more sensitized to aesthetic defects and may be more prone to reject unattractive kids. Men do not appear to be as motivated. They didn't expend the same effort.'"
"The findings might reflect an evolutionary-based need to provide limited resources only to healthy offspring, suggest the researchers....
'[A] woman's parental love may be 'determined by facial attractiveness.... Women may be more sensitized to aesthetic defects and may be more prone to reject unattractive kids. Men do not appear to be as motivated. They didn't expend the same effort.'"
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Being a bit overweight may not be so bad:
"Researchers found that while underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than people of a normal weight, people who are slightly overweight actually live longer than those of a normal weight.
...During the study period, from 1994/1995 through 2006/2007, underweight people were 70 percent more likely than people of normal weight to die, and extremely obese people were 36 percent more likely to die.
But overweight individuals were 17 percent less likely to die. The relative risk for obese people was nearly the same as for people of normal weight."
Still, they warn that "while a few extra pounds may protect older people as their health declines, that did not mean people of normal weight should try to add bulk, [as the study]
only looked at mortality, not at quality of life, and there are many negative health consequences associated with obesity, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes."
"Researchers found that while underweight and extremely obese people die earlier than people of a normal weight, people who are slightly overweight actually live longer than those of a normal weight.
...During the study period, from 1994/1995 through 2006/2007, underweight people were 70 percent more likely than people of normal weight to die, and extremely obese people were 36 percent more likely to die.
But overweight individuals were 17 percent less likely to die. The relative risk for obese people was nearly the same as for people of normal weight."
Still, they warn that "while a few extra pounds may protect older people as their health declines, that did not mean people of normal weight should try to add bulk, [as the study]
only looked at mortality, not at quality of life, and there are many negative health consequences associated with obesity, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes."
Study links breastfeeding to high grades, college entry | Lifestyle | Reuters: "an additional month of breastfeeding was associated with an increase in high school grade point averages of 0.019 points and an increase in the probability of college attendance of 0.014"
Sunday, June 21, 2009
"[F]or every 1-centimeter increase in birth length, 1-kilogram increase in birth weight, or 1 centimeter in head circumference, there was a corresponding increase in IQ of 0.49, 2.19, and 0.62 points, respectively."
Friday, June 19, 2009
Nuts are good for you and may not be bad for your waistline either.
Eggs are good for you.