Tag: "indulgence" at medical news

Dark Chocolate Possible Medicine for Blood Pressure

... help them reduce their blood pressure. But over indulgence in chocolate is not good as it is high in fat and calories. Fruits and vegetables provide a range of polyphenols, as well as important vitamins and minerals. Eating five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is therefore the best way to prot...

Self-harming Among Teens More Common Than Thought

A new study has suggested that teens indulgence in non-suicidal injury is more common than what was previously suspected. Non-suicidal self-injury is the deliberate, direct destruction of body tissue without conscious suicidal intent. The findings are important because it suggests that NSSI is...

Prevention of AIDS in Armed Forces

...o been laid down which include use of condoms, non indulgence in unprotected sex etc. This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy in Rajya Sabha today. Source-PIB...

Women Smokers Fear Quitting Will Lead to Weight Gain

...econd respondent or 52 percent said smoking was an indulgence they were not ready to give up and 44 percent said that smoking was social. Almost every former and non-smoker polled or 92 percent said they did not want to poison their body while 82 percent said the smell of smoke upset them. Only about one-th...

Women- Don’t drink and Be Pregnan

...ng about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and even moderate indulgence in alcohol, particularly in the second trimester could hamper the child’s mental development. The lead author Jennifer Willford said "Although a small but significant percentage of children are diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome each year, many ...

U.S Prisons Not To Be Blamed For Spread Of AIDS Epidemic, CDC HIV Study

...rprisingly, a majority of the inmates who reported indulgence in homosexual activities described it as being consensual. At this juncture, with little information available, it is not clear if the prison officials were the source of HIV infection or if they had become infected. ...

Cyber Sex, No Longer A Fantasy Of The Mind

... factors that played a crucial role in cyber crime indulgence were the speed of the Internet connection and sexual orientation. The phenomenon of trying to present a false image on the Internet commonly referred to, as 'misrepresentation' is also responsible for the above-mentioned trend. 'The findings show t...

Alcohol Consumption Pattern Plays A Vital Role in Alcohol Related Injury

...ery and public health at Yale University said that indulgence in heavy drinking has its own severe side effects. Statistics show that about 20 % of adults in the US fall into the category of hazardous and harmful drinkers. According to Gmel, interventions that target only chronic high-volume drinkers will not...

Over indulgence more so when intake is in short glasses

...s good' and those small portions help us keep over indulgence at bay.Contrary to this belief scientists have found that people pour 20-30% more alcohol // into short , wide glasses than into tall, narrow ones of the same volume, but they wrongly believe that tall glasses hold more. The study finds mention in B...

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