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Abstain from sex- the latest mantra of American teens

The latest fad in the United States of America is surprisingly ab...more ways than one, being promiscuous has become a fad amongst the teen folk. Can it be summed up as the teens at cross roads? Earlier the common refrain w...

Tattoos may significantly increase risk of hepatitis C infection

It is a fad these days to sport tattoos. Kids often show off their sticker tattoos. But adults go a step further. Permanent tattoos, which are permanent reminders throughout life, in different designs and shapes, are very popular. However there is a darker s...

Weighty problem: Protein is the solution?

...h the body safely and effectively. It started as a fad diet like many others including the Atkins diet, now is a rage and people swear by it. It is a three phase diet, the first two being time bound while the third is for a lifetime. It is basically a corrective form of eating where you replace all bad c...

Nutritionists give helpful advice to loose weight and say hello to 2006 with a smile

...ankrupt," Davis said. "We don't endorse any of the fad diets." It is the general view as the weight loss may be evident at first but it leaves lot of problems for the body. In RD’s opinion,” The Atkins Diet works by cutting out carbohydrates, but many dieters do not realize that they are losing large q...

Overeating Caused By Consuming Too Many Flavors All At Once

...ve people an empowering alternative to unbalanced, fad diets. The Flavor Point Diet has three phases, each of which makes use of flavor themes, more obvious in the beginning, subtle by the end. The nutritional profile of the diet never changes, and meets or exceeds all prevailing dietary guidelines in ...

Latest style shoe funda: pamper your feet

... and comfortable// options this spring. The latest fad is round-toe shoes as well as low heels, flat shoes and wedge heels. Dr. Brodsky, orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and president of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society...

Binge Drinking, A Strict No-No

...A BBC survey investigating into the binge-drinking fad analyzed 54 hospital casualty units in the United Kingdom. The survey revealed that nearly 34 of these hospitals were seeing more number of alcohol associated patients as compared to statistics five years ago. Almost 25 hospitals reported that they h...

Astro Gem Therapy: The Latest Beauty Secret for Glowing Skin

...eauty secret for a 'sparkling' complexion//. The fad of gem stone facials is fast catching on in this Rajasthan capital where more and more beauty salons are offering facials that use 'bhasm' (ash) of stones like rubies, emeralds, pearls, diamonds, topaz and so on. "Bhasm of these stones is used in ...

Cigarette, Pipe or the Hookah , Equally Bad to Make You Go Up in Smoke !

...ited States, contrary to belief, that smoking as a fad was the lot of the bigger cities. Alarmingly, many young Egyptian women were almost using the hookah like an accessory, encouraged by the ‘social appropabation’ it received, along with the widespread perception of being a mild form of the cigarette. ...

Islamabad Bans Hookah Smoking in Public Places

... These youths appear to have taken to sheesha as a fad without knowing its consequences. "Today, we see restaurants full of smoke with dim light and loud music, cropping up not only in Islamabad but also in other major cities of Pakistan. "Many people believe that sheesha is neither prohibited by law...

Planning for Good Health Resolutions

...me with you.” Dr Yong cautioned against adopting fad diets, most of which are doomed to fail. “Crash diets and fad diets can be very unhealthy, even though you may lose weight in the short term,” he said. “The bes...

Worlds Heaviest Man Loses Weight Thanks to Monitored Dieting

...ou determine his weight. It is not some outlandish fad diet. It is simple common sense refined by science." That means they have worked out his exact intake of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. And, they say, this can be done for anyone. Sometime ago, Manuel tried to take his own life, so depressed was...

Young Girls Turning to Speed for Losing Weight

...eating disorder charity B-eat, said that size-zero fad promoted by skinny models has resulted in drug induced look. 'The use of skinny models is promoting a drug-induced look as fashionable, something we should clamp down on, Taylor said....

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