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Eating More Fruits and Vegetables Leads to a Happier Life

July 12, 2016 Srijitaa, and, Eating, Fruits, Happier, Leads, Life, More, to, vegetables

PhotoCredit:istock Apart from reducing the risk of cancer and heart attacks, consuming up to eight portions of more fruit and vegetables a day can substantially increase people’s happiness levels in life, finds a new study. “Eating fruit and vegetables apparently boosts our happiness far more quickly than it improves human health,” said Andrew Oswald, professor at the University of Warwick in London. The findings showed that happiness increased incrementally for each extra daily portion of fruit and vegetables up to eight portions per day. People who changed from almost no…

Increase in Pollution Leads to Rise in Strokes

April 10, 2016 SrijitaIn, Increase, Leads, Pollution, Rise, Strokes, to

Rising levels of pollution have led to an increase in the number of strokes, revealed a study, reaffirming the growing evidence that climate change and overall air qualitycontributes to heart disease. The results showed that particles less than 2.5 mm in diameter (PM2.5) pose the greatest health risks due to their small size (1/30th diameter of a human hair and not visible to the human eye). They are created from combustion from cars, power plants, forest fires and others. Researchers also found that temperature had an impact on air quality…