We’ve got our health truths down pat. For physical wellness, eat good, wholesome food and get plenty of exercise. But what about the myths out there about diet and exercise? Watch and learn as we bust five of the top diet and exercise myths.
Couple Romance
This Valentine’s Day, sign up for the good-health perks of a romantic liaison.
1. Get hitched It’s for better and even better, less in sickness and more in health, that Australians sign on the matrimonial line. Statistics show that people living in intimate relationships—both men and women, across almost all age groups—have lower mortality rates than those of single people. Studies also report that couples have lower cancer rates and fewer heart attacks (and bouts of pneumonia) than singletons do.
2. Sleep with a keeper You may be so in love that you’re happy just to watch your partner sleep, but, according to new research, true love is more likely to see you passed out, contentedly dribbling. A recent study from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States shows that women who feel they’re in a happy relationship fall asleep faster, wake less often (during the night or early morning) and have sounder sleep than women in unsatisfactory matches do.
3. Write a love letter Penning a sequence of adoring words can reduce your cholesterol levels, finds research from Arizona State University in the US. “Being affectionate is good for you,” says study author Kory Floyd. Participants wrote about their loved ones for just 20 minutes on three separate occasions over five weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
SINGAPORE: A study out of Singapore has found a link between drinking sugared soft drinks and pancreatic cancer. The study was led by the University of Minnesota, which followed some 60,000 people in Singapore for 14 years.
According to a new article in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention journal, American researchers found that if a person has more than two soft drinks a week, he will have an 87 per cent higher chance of getting pancreatic cancer.
The conclusions were drawn using data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study at the National University of Singapore, which is a broad, long—term project on cancer.
In this particular study, the theory is that sugar may increase pancreatic cancer cells. But one leading oncologist in Singapore said it is too early to draw this link.
Dr Ang Peng Tiam, medical director, Parkway Cancer Centre, said: “I drink more than two soft drinks in a week, so indeed, I’m not going to change my habit just because of this report.
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When it comes to sandwiches, remember this: With the power to create comes the power to inflate. Want proof? Check out this jaw-dropping list of the 10 Worst Sandwiches in America for a lineup of disastrous handheld mega-meals that’ll bloat your belly and call for a loosening of belt buckles. It’s not all disastrous, though—if you have a game plan. To arm you with one, we pulled a few of the best options from the pages of the best-selling weight-loss series Eat This, Not That!. Fact is, lunch can be delicious and filling without destroying your diet.
#10: Cosi Steak TBM (Tomatoes, Basil, Mozzarella)
829 calories
55 g fat (19 g saturated)
453 mg sodium
It shouldn’t come as any surprise that the combination of steak, basil and cheese might pack quite the caloric punch. The saving grace of this bloated hand-held is the fact that it’s astonishingly low in sodium. Otherwise, there’s very little redemption about this twist on the signature Cosi TBM. Choose another Cosi favorite, instead, and save nearly 400 calories and three-quarters of your daily saturated fat allotment. (The Eat This, Not That! effect: A simple swap like this a few times a week when you’re on the go can help you lose 15 pounds in a year.)
Eat This Instead!
Cosi Club
497 calories
10 g fat (4 g saturated)
827 mg sodium
#9: Arby’s Ultimate BLT Market Fresh Sandwich
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