BOCHUM, Germany —Women who hug their partner reduce their stress levels, new research reveals. However, a team in Germany finds hugging a lover does not have the same positive outcome for men. Researchers say their findings suggest that hugging their romantic partner before a stressful event – such as an exam, job interview, or presentation […]

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A strict vegetarian diet has long been scrutinized for the toll it can take on a person’s physical wellbeing, but a new scientific report raises another important question: what about a vegetarian’s mental wellbeing? There’s a good deal of medical literature associating deficiencies of B12 and omega-3 with depression. These essential nutrients are most commonly […]

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Researchers from Denmark studied the fertility and family health of 9,232 adults They found that men born to obese women had a higher risk of being infertile The same did not appear to apply to the daughters of overweight women The team said the causes of the increased risk of male infertility were unclear  However, such […]

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A first-of-its kind report on diets, food demand and waste found that the number of people who are obese or overweight is set to surge if trends continue  Potsdam Institute researchers predict that within 30 years, four point billion worldwide will likely be overweight and 1.5 billion of them will be obese  Meanwhile, 500 million […]

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