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You Gain the Most Weight in Early Adulthood

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Here’s something to ponder as you consider whether to ditch that New Year’s resolution to exercise more: Your 20s are your prime weight-gaining years, according to data from the CDC. The data come from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, which involves medical examinations of thousands of men and women each year. The great thing about these numbers is that they’re based on clinicians’ examinations, not respondents’ self-reports. So fibbing about your actual weight isn’t an issue here. Epidemiologists have observed that the average person typically puts on 1…

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A Diet Full of Fruits in Adolescence Can Fight Breast Cancer Risk

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Experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have found that girls who eat more high-fibre foods during adolescence – especially lots of fruits and vegetables – may have significantly lower breast cancer risk than those who eat less dietary fibre when young, According to their research, for each additional 10 grams of fibre intake daily – for example, about one apple and two slices of whole wheat bread, or about half a cup each of cooked kidney beans and cooked cauliflower or squash – during early adulthood, breast…

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Uber, Ola Face Off in Battle for India’s Booming Taxi Market

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Aiming to wrest control of India’s booming taxi market, two cab-hailing smartphone apps – Uber and Ola – are promising hundreds of millions in new investment while also facing off with one another in court. San Francisco-based Uber reportedly plans a $500 million (roughly Rs. 3,318 crores) infusion of new funds, apart from the $1 billion (roughly Rs. 6,637 crores) already committed over the past nine months, according to Indian newspapers. The company declined this week to comment on those reports. Meanwhile, Ola Cabs promises to add another 2,000 cars…

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Testosterone Therapy May Lower Heart Attack Risk in Older Men

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Older men with clogged arteries who took testosterone therapy seemed to have a lower risk of heart attacks than men who did not take the hormone, a study suggested on Sunday. Testosterone is currently considered risky to the heart, and the US Food and Drug Administration mandated last year that manufacturers of all approved testosterone products add labels to describe these dangers, which include heart attack and stroke. The methods of the study were observational – one of the weakest kinds of scientific research – but its authors said the…

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Motorola Moto X3 With 5-Inch Display Spotted in Zauba Listings

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The anticipated Motorola Moto X3 smartphone may just have shown up on import and export tracking site Zauba. A listing has appeared on the site for a Moto smartphone with Motorola Moto X3 naming, believed to be the next Moto X-series smartphone from Lenovo. The listing further hints that the Moto X3 may feature a 5-inch display and support single-SIM. The Zauba listing shows that the units were shipped last month from the United States to India. According to the declared values, the Moto X3 is seen priced at Rs.…

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OnePlus X Price in India Slashed

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OnePlus on Saturday announced a price cut for the OnePlus X (Review) smartphone. Effective immediately, the OnePlus X Onyx Edition will be available via Amazon India at Rs. 14,999. At the time of filing this report, the OnePlus X Champange Edition and OnePlus X Limited Ceramic Edition continue to retail at Rs. 16,999 and Rs. 22,999 respectively. The OnePlus X was launched in India in October last year carrying a price tag of Rs. 16,999. The smartphone was invite-only at first, but it became available via general sale in February…

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