Nutrition
Bulgarian Nutritionist: Eat Regular Meals to Be in Good Shape
Nutritionist Stoyan Petkov shared some useful tips as to how stay in good shape when working from home.
"If you have taken care of your body throughout the year, holiday eating spree will hardly do you much harm. It is not good to say "no" to some foods because we are very likely to eat something else instead and in greater amounts at that, Petkov advised.
Developer of children's healthy lifestyle app Wello selected to join Google's Startups Accelerator
Wello, the AI-based healthcare platform for children and parents, has been selected to join the Google for Startups accelerator as part of the Business Model Mastering programme for companies in the growth phase, a release informs.
World on brink of hunger pandemic: WFP chief
The world is on the brink of a hunger pandemic as the coronavirus continues to spread, World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley said on April 21.
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Turkish city planning project to feed stray animals
Turkey's Konya Metropolitan Municipality is planning to launch a project to feed stray animals by collecting leftovers in the city and turning them into animal food using modern processing techniques.
Uğur Ibrahim Altay, the mayor of Konya, emphasized that they have carried out many pilot projects for stray animals.
Altay said the project will be an example to the world.
Households buy food provisions to last them weeks
One in two households in Greece have stocked up on basic food commodities, such as pasta and rice, to last over two to three weeks, while one in five have bought enough disinfectants for more than a month, according to a survey by the Research Institute of Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA).
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Around 62 Percent of Bulgarians are Overweight
Stress, frustration, strain. Who hasn't reached out for the antidote that is closest at hand - junk food that is as tasty as it is harmful to our health. Yet this fleeting sense of happiness causes more problems than you can see in the mirror.
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Today Is the World Obesity Day
On March 4 we mark the World Obesity Day. The idea is to encourage people around the world to maintain a healthy weight.
Obesity, especially in developed countries, is increasing and acquiring a pandemic.
In five years, it is expected that every second person will be overweight, with currently 40% of people over 18 in the world weighing more than normal.
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Greeks fear cancer but don't do tests, survey shows
Nine out of 10 Greeks have a friend or relative with cancer while one in two worry about falling victim to it themselves, according to a survey carried out by the Greek Cancer Society ahead of World Cancer Day on Tuesday.
It also showed that most Greeks underestimate the impact of obesity and overconsumption of alcohol on their health, with most avoiding undergoing medical tests.
Vegetarians Have Worse Hangovers
A study shows that vegetarians suffer worse from hangover than consuming meat appetizers. Nicotinic acid and zinc are necessary for the degradation of ethanol.
In a study published in the Journal of Clinical, Dutch researchers at the University of Utrecht conducted an experiment on 13 drinkers at a company.
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Vegans ‘need to be aware of B12 deficiency risk’
People switching to a vegan diet, for January or for good, could reap health benefits such as weight loss and lower cholesterol but should beware of vegan junk food with little nutritional value, scientists are warning.
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