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Description: Researchers found that drinking green tea regularly lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Vitamin D toxicity, also called hypervitaminosis D, is a rare but potentially serious condition that occurs when you have excessive amounts of vitamin D in your body.

Vitamin D: What is vitamin D toxicity and how does it affect your body? 

Vitamin D has a 'toxic' trait that you need to be aware of!

Vitamin D toxicity, also called hypervitaminosis D, is a rare but potentially serious condition that occurs when you have excessive amounts of vitamin D in your body.

Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining your overall health. It&rsquo;s necessary for the growth and development of your muscle cells and maintaining skeletal health. Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common and as per the National Institutes of Health in the USA, its deficiency affects around 1 billion people worldwide.
To combat the deficiency, many people use vitamin D supplements that are considered safe and non-toxic. However, toxicity is a possible outcome when consumed in large unhealthy doses. Vitamin D toxicity, also called hypervitaminosis D, is a rare but potentially serious condition that occurs when you have excessive amounts of vitamin D in your body.
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Let&rsquo;s take a look at what happens when you consume more than 100 nanogram/ml of vitamin D on a regular basis, according to the National Institutes of Health in the USA.
Elevated blood calcium levels
Vitamin D helps your body absorb&nbsp;calcium&nbsp;from the food you eat. In fact, this is one of its most important roles. However, if your vitamin D intake is excessive, your blood calcium may reach levels that can cause unpleasant and potentially dangerous symptoms.
Gastrointestinal symptoms
The main side effects of excessive vitamin D levels are related to excessive calcium in the blood. Nausea, excessive vomiting, constipation, diarrhea or poor appetite are signs of hypercalcemia&nbsp;or high blood calcium levels, that are caused by vitamin D overdose.
Altered neurological senses
The increased calcium levels due to excessive vitamin D intake can cause confusion, agitation, depression, and psychosis.
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Children whose mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during pregnancy performed better at challenging attention tasks.

This nutrient during pregnancy could boost your child’s attention span

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Children whose mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline&nbsp;during pregnancy&nbsp;performed better at challenging attention tasks.

Choline, a&nbsp;nutrient similar to B vitamins, has been found to have a profound positive benefit for expecting&nbsp;mothers.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In a study, children whose mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline&nbsp;during pregnancy performed better at challenging attention tasks.
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Published in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the study&nbsp;builds on decades of research on rodent models that claim that&nbsp;adding extra choline to the maternal diet produces long term cognitive benefits for the offspring.&nbsp;
The findings suggest that the current recommended choline intake for expectant mothers does not fully meet the needs of the foetal brain. As a nutrient, choline&nbsp;is&nbsp;found in foods such as meats, fish, nuts, beans, vegetables, and eggs.
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According to a recent study, moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic.

Regular exercising can help alleviate anxiety, says new study

If you’re suffering from anxiety, regular exercising can alleviate it 

According to a recent study, moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic.

We&rsquo;ve always heard that <a href="https://www.editorji.com/partner/plop-info/what-are-the-benefits-of-regular-exercise-everything-you-need-to-know-plop-info-1632911669358" target="_blank">exercising has a range of health benefits</a> - better lungs, a stronger heart and higher fitness levels. And now, there&rsquo;s a new reason to get off your couch and put on your work-out shoes. According to a recent study, moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic.
The research, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, included 286 patients with anxiety syndrome. Half of the patients had lived with anxiety for at least ten years. Their average age was 39 years and 70 per cent were women. The participants were assigned to different group <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/walking-after-eating-let-s-discuss-its-health-benefits-1624592616697" target="_blank">exercise</a> sessions for 12 weeks.&nbsp;
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The results showed that their anxiety symptoms were significantly alleviated. Most individuals in the treatment groups went from a baseline level of moderate to high anxiety to a low anxiety level after the 12-week program.&nbsp;
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Meta-analysis of 21 studies claims that most popular hangover cures don't work, suggests a new study 

Do popular hangover cures work? Scientists say probably not!

We may not have found the perfect hangover fix just yet
GFX// 23 popular hangover cures...
Not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of any remedy
Only 7 showed any signs of improving symptoms in studies
Study included drinkers from UK, US, Australia, India &amp; Finland
GFX// Top 3 hangover cures...

Meta-analysis of 21 studies claims that most popular hangover cures don't work, suggests a new study&nbsp;

The search for the perfect hangover&nbsp;fix&nbsp;may not be over just yet, suggests a new&nbsp;meta-analysis&nbsp;by British researchers.&nbsp;
The study assessed&nbsp;23&nbsp;popular hangover cures such as&nbsp;clove extract,&nbsp;tolfenamic&nbsp;acid,&nbsp;Japanese raisin tree&nbsp;fruit extract, red ginseng,&nbsp;Korean pear juice, among others across 21 previously conducted studies and&nbsp;concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of these cures.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Only seven of the substances tested showed any signs of improving symptoms, but even this was deemed &ldquo;low-quality&rdquo;&nbsp;evidence&nbsp;by the researchers.&nbsp;
Published in the journal Addiction, the study included drinkers from&nbsp;the&nbsp;UK, US, Australia, India and Finland. While scientists said we need&nbsp;much more rigorous assessment for all the cures, clove extract,&nbsp;Tolfenamic&nbsp;acid and Pyritinol were the top three cures showing the strongest evidence&nbsp;of combatting hangover symptoms, said the team.
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Scientists have outlined a few tried-and-tested ways to help children learn the art of forgiveness.  

To forgive or not... how we can teach children the art of forgiveness

Scientists have outlined a few tried-and-tested&nbsp;ways to help children learn the art of forgiveness.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Forgiveness is one of those emotional skills that we must learn and teach our children but it&rsquo;s definitely not an easy one to teach, let alone practice.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Offering some help, scientists have outlined a few tried-and-tested&nbsp;ways to help children learn the art of forgiveness.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Based on interviews with 185 children, researchers found that&nbsp;teaching children to understand other people's perspectives could make it easier for them to learn how to forgive other people.&nbsp;A good starting point is getting kids to explain the rationale behind their actions and how this might make other people feel, explained the team.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, the&nbsp;study also found that teaching children to make sincere apologies can help them receive forgiveness from others.&nbsp;Children are also more likely to forgive someone if they are part of their &lsquo;group&rsquo; or friend circle.&nbsp;&nbsp;
All in all,&nbsp;building empathy and apologising meaningfully helps children in learning forgiveness.
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Consuming too much red meat can increase the accumulation of fat in the liver and raise risks of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

Red meat consumption raises risk of fatty liver disease: Study

Red meat consumption is associated with a higher risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). 

THIS diet change can help reduce fatty liver disease risk, find out how!

Red meat consumption raises fatty liver disease risk: Study
Team examined 78,000 participants over a period of 20 years
Limiting red meat intake may prevent &amp; help manage NAFLD

According to a new study, consuming too much red meat can increase the accumulation of fat in the liver and raise risks of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

According to a study published in the Clinical Nutrition journal, red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
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Researchers examined 78,000 participants over a period of 20 years. During the study, baseline information was collected using lifestyle and diet questionnaires. The team discovered that those who had less than one serving of red meat in a week had a significantly lower risk of NAFLD as opposed to those who had red meat every day or multiple times a day.
The findings suggest that limiting red meat intake may prevent and help manage NAFLD. To dodge NAFLD risk, researchers recommended a plant-based diet with low levels of sugar, refined carbohydrates and saturated fats.
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Since there’s generally no nutrition label on fresh produce, it is good to know which fruits have a higher sugar content than the rest.

Diabetes Diet: These fruits have the highest sugar content!

Here’s a list of some fruits that have a much higher sugar content than the rest

These fruits pack massive amounts of sugar!

Loaded with nutrients, fruits add a burst of colour to your diet
Some people even call them&nbsp;&lsquo;nature&rsquo;s fast food&rsquo;
If you have a medical condition, it is important to keep the sugar content of fruits in mind&nbsp;

Since there&rsquo;s generally no nutrition label on fresh produce, it is good to know which&nbsp;fruits have a higher sugar content than the&nbsp;rest.

They&rsquo;re whole, they&rsquo;re tasty, they&rsquo;re loaded with nutrients and&nbsp;they will add a burst of colour to your life. Yes, we all know that fruits are one of the most&nbsp;popular&nbsp;health foods. Some people even call them&nbsp;&lsquo;nature&rsquo;s fast food&rsquo;&nbsp;because most&nbsp;fruits&nbsp;are fairly easy to carry and&nbsp;consume.&nbsp;&nbsp;
But apart from fibre, minerals and other micro-nutrients, fruits are also quite&nbsp;high in sugar. Since there&rsquo;s generally no nutrition label on fresh produce, here&rsquo;s a list of some fruits that have a much higher sugar content than the&nbsp;rest, as per US Department of Agriculture&rsquo;s records.&nbsp;
LITCHI&nbsp;
A great source of vitamin C, B-complex and phytonutrients, litchis pack&nbsp;about 29 grams of sugar per cup.&nbsp;But&nbsp;they&nbsp;also&nbsp;give&nbsp;you around&nbsp;136 milligrams of calcium so eat your litchis but in moderation.&nbsp;&nbsp;
PASSION FRUIT&nbsp;
Summer special passion fruit is tart and full of&nbsp;gelatinous&nbsp;pulpy&nbsp;goodness. The sugar content of the fruits stands at 26 grams per cup.&nbsp;The tropical fruit is also rich in vitamin C, beta carotene and other antioxidants.&nbsp;&nbsp;
POMEGRANATE&nbsp;&nbsp;
Notoriously hard to peal, pomegranates have impressive anti-inflammatory properties&nbsp;and help maintain your immune defences. At 24 grams of sugar per cup of pomegranate seeds, this is also a sugar-heavy fruit.&nbsp;
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MANGO&nbsp;
The king of summer fruits, mangoes are pretty high in sugar at 24 grams per cup. It is hard to resist this delicious fruit and we don&rsquo;t recommend you do. Mangoes are a cracking source of vitamin A, C, K and potassium.&nbsp;&nbsp;
CHERRY&nbsp;
Popping some bright, plump, fresh&nbsp;cherries into your mouth feels basically like eating candy.&nbsp;Not surprisingly,&nbsp;cherries&nbsp;pack&nbsp;about 20 grams of sugar per cup&nbsp;but they also help you sleep better as they are one of the only fruits to contain melatonin.
While the sugar in fruits is not the same as your table sugar or even standard sweeteners like honey or agave, it can still be an important thing to keep in mind, especially if you&rsquo;re diabetic or dealing with other health issues.&nbsp;
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The world could lose over 1,500 languages in the next 100 years, suggests a new study.

Endangered languages: 1,500 languages could be forgotten by the next century 

Losing a voice: 1,500 languages could be forgotten by the next century

If current trends continue,&nbsp;the world could lose at least one language per month.

The world&rsquo;s dominant languages are running a steam roller over other smaller languages that could see us losing over 1,500 languages in&nbsp;the next 100 years, suggests a new study.&nbsp;&nbsp;
In&nbsp;fact, greater road density&nbsp;was linked to a higher endangerment risk&nbsp;for languages within a region.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The first-of-its-kind global report found that out of the 7,000 documented languages, more than half are currently endangered&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;rare&nbsp;ones face an acute&nbsp;risk of completely disappearing within the next century.&nbsp;
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Assessing around&nbsp;51 factors or predictors, the researchers&nbsp;discovered that schooling in a dominant language was one of the biggest reasons behind the&nbsp;loss&nbsp;of minority languages.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Writing in&nbsp;Nature Ecology and Evolution, the team urged for bi- or multilingual education and support for&nbsp;programs that let communities bring their heritage language into schools.&nbsp;
Language loss has been predicted for decades and if current trends continue,&nbsp;the world could lose at least one language per month.&nbsp;This is why&nbsp;we must encourage children to speak other languages &mdash; including their Indigenous language.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Mimicking a baby’s voice might sound funny and even frivolous but that’s far from the case.

The value of goo-goo ga-ga: ‘baby talk’ improves infant speech

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Mimicking a baby&rsquo;s voice might sound funny and even frivolous but that&rsquo;s far from the case.

Mimicking a baby&rsquo;s voice might sound funny and even frivolous but that&rsquo;s far from the case.
According to a new study, when parents or adults &lsquo;baby talk&rsquo; with their little ones, they might be cluing babies to learn how words should sound coming out of their own mouths.
Our instinctive baby voice, with higher pitch, slower speed, exaggerated pronunciation, is crucial in helping infants understand what we are saying, suggests new research from the University of Florida.
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Writing in the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, the team explained that baby talk stimulates motor production of speech and not just the perception of speech. In fact, we're priming them to process their own voice.
In the study, six to eight-month-old babies displayed a robust and distinct preference for speech that sounded like their own while four to six-month-olds didn&rsquo;t have that preference.
Therefore, all that goo-goo ga-ga could be a key component in helping babies form words.
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Terms like hybrid and remote work have become buzzwords, but it is far more important for the future of work to be 'trauma-informed.'

Future of work? It’s not remote or hybrid but ‘trauma-informed.’ Here’s why

Terms like 'hybrid' and 'remote work' have become buzzwords, but it is far more important for the future of work to be 'trauma-informed.' Here's why 

'Hybrid' &amp; 'remote' work...
Will giving everyone a week off...
'Time off' may not be enough to repair one's psychological health
Benefits of vacation wear off within days of returning to work
High personal stress levels lead to...
Time to create a&nbsp;&lsquo;trauma-informed&rsquo; workplace&nbsp;
Trauma training is standard practice for first-respondents
TikTok&nbsp;moderator...
7 in 10 employees report...
Learn from&nbsp;trauma-informed organisations and leadership
Prioritise &amp; promote...&nbsp;

Terms like hybrid and remote work&nbsp;have&nbsp;become buzzwords, but it is far more important for the future of work to be 'trauma-informed.'

Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, there&rsquo;s been so much discussion about the future of work that terms like 'hybrid' and 'remote work' have&nbsp;basically become buzzwords.&nbsp;
<h3>Will giving everyone a week off fix everything?&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
But&nbsp;it seems like we may be focussing on the wrong problem altogether!&nbsp;While it&rsquo;s true that remote or hybrid working models have their merits,&nbsp;giving a week off to your team to &lsquo;rest and recharge&rsquo; may not be enough to manage the psychological difficulties caused by the crisis.&nbsp;
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Research has shown that for more than two-thirds of participants, the benefits of vacation wear off in just a couple&nbsp;of days after returning to work. As we face a constant cycle of bad news on all fronts, high-personal&nbsp;stress&nbsp;levels result in angry e-mails and messages, poor collaboration and reduced&nbsp;productivity&nbsp;at work.
<h3>The need for a trauma-informed workplace&nbsp;</h3>
To combat this,&nbsp;employers need to&nbsp;create&nbsp;a &lsquo;trauma-informed&rsquo; work environment.&nbsp;Trauma training is standard practice&nbsp;for first-respondent&nbsp;professions but it might be time to extend this to all workers.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Just recently, a content moderator sued employer&nbsp;TikTok&nbsp;for &lsquo;severe psychological trauma&rsquo; on the job. This goes to show&nbsp;that our understanding of trauma needs to be broadened.&nbsp;&nbsp;
With&nbsp;7 in 10 employees reporting the pandemic to be the most stressful time of their entire professional career (Ginger Workforce Attitudes Report 2020),&nbsp;organisations can thrive only by learning from the models of trauma-informed organizations and trauma-informed leadership used in care professions.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Both leaderships and individual workers need to prioritise and promote inclusive behaviours, trust and transparency, peer support, collaboration, empowerment&nbsp;of&nbsp;choice&nbsp;and diversity awareness as part of the company culture.
SEE MORE&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/lifestyle-news/felt-unproductive-yet-overworked-during-the-pandemic-you-re-not-alone-1631862699283">Felt unproductive yet overworked during the pandemic? You&rsquo;re not alone!</a>

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Researchers found that drinking green tea regularly lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke. 

Green tea may lower heart disease risk: Study

Drinking green tea regularly may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, a new study has found.

Sippin' on a cup of green tea will keep your heart healthy!

According to a new study, drinking green tea regularly may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.&nbsp;

According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA Network), drinking green tea regularly may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Also watch:<a href="https://www.editorji.com/lifestyle-news/here-s-the-tea-all-the-benefits-of-green-tea-you-need-to-know-1618572763587">&nbsp;Here's the tea: All the benefits of green tea you need to know</a>
For the study, researchers analysed 100,902 participants with no history of heart attacks, strokes or cancer for a period of 7 years. They then divided them up into two groups: the first group were those who drank green tea at least three times a week and the second group hardly drank it at all.
As per the findings, people who drank green tea regularly had a 20% lower risk of heart disease and stroke, compared to those that had no green tea at all. Green tea lowers cholesterol levels and triglycerides, which may be responsible for the tea's association with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers concluded.&nbsp;
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Smoothies offer a power-packed dose of nutrients when done right, but some common smoothie mistakes can take away from all the benefits. 

4 common smoothie mistakes you need to stop making!

Smoothies offer&nbsp;a power-packed dose of nutrients&nbsp;when done right,&nbsp;but&nbsp;some common&nbsp;smoothie&nbsp;mistakes&nbsp;can&nbsp;take away from all the benefits.&nbsp;

One of the easiest, most delicious and quick things to put together, smoothies are&nbsp;quite a&nbsp;popular&nbsp;snack.&nbsp;They can offer&nbsp;a power-packed dose of nutrients&nbsp;when done right,&nbsp;but&nbsp;some common&nbsp;smoothie&nbsp;mistakes&nbsp;can&nbsp;take away from all the benefits.&nbsp;
Here are some of the most easily forgotten&nbsp;smoothie mistakes that you should keep in mind while whipping up your&nbsp;next bowl.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>TOO MUCH FRUIT&nbsp;</h3>
With so many delicious fruits to choose from, it is easy to go overboard with fruits in your smoothie. But fruits also pack in a lot of sugar. Keep your fruits to half a cup per smoothie and supplement with some veggies, nut butter&nbsp;and&nbsp;dairy.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SEE MORE <a href="https://www.editorji.com/lifestyle-news/health/juice-your-way-to-skin-cancer-prevention-fruity-concoction-shows-promise-in-study-1636606430067">Juice your way to skin cancer prevention? Fruity concoction shows promise in study</a>
<h3>NOT ENOUGH FAT OR PROTEIN&nbsp;</h3>
A common mistake is forgetting the nutrient balance. Don&rsquo;t make your smoothie just carb-heavy,&nbsp;integrate a serving of protein and healthy fats to stay full for longer. You can add nuts, protein powder, some yoghurt or avocado.&nbsp;
<h3>STORING FOR TOO LONG&nbsp;</h3>
Another huge mistake is making a big batch and storing it for the next few days. The best way to get all the benefits of a smoothie is to make it&nbsp;just right before you consume it. Do not store your smoothies for more than 24 hours as it loses&nbsp;their&nbsp;nutritional value.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>NO PORTION CONTROL&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
Whether you&rsquo;re eating smoothies for weight loss or to be healthy, portion control is key. Even a well-balanced jar of a&nbsp;smoothie can&nbsp;pack about 300 to 600 calories depending on your ingredients. Always consider the portion size of each ingredient and be mindful of how&nbsp;much&nbsp;you add.&nbsp;
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According to medical experts, eating chocolate before your bedtime is a pretty bad idea.

Chocolate Side effects: Why is chocolate before bedtime such a big no-no?

What is the best time to eat chocolate? Find out what medical experts have to say!

Why is chocolate before bedtime such a big no-no?

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According to medical experts, eating chocolate before your bedtime is a pretty bad idea.

You might have heard people say that there&rsquo;s no harm in nibbling on a small block of dark chocolate&nbsp;after your meal. In fact, eating a bit of dark chocolate can actually be good for you!&nbsp;
But what time of the day you&rsquo;re enjoying your chocolate makes all the difference.&nbsp;According to medical experts, eating chocolate before your bedtime is a pretty bad idea.
The caffeine quotient
First of all, chocolates contain caffeine. While the amount may vary with each bar, caffeine in any amount isn&rsquo;t doing you any favours when it comes to getting deep&nbsp;sleep.
Not your nap time friend
Second, chocolate also contains a compound called theobromine. This is the stuff that makes chocolates bad for cats and dogs. Theobromine can increase heart rate and cause sleeplessness.
Some research has even linked chocolate consumption too close to bedtime with nightmares and night terrors.&nbsp;
SEE MORE&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com//the-dark-truth-about-chocolate-1594116193704">The 'dark' truth about chocolate</a>&nbsp;
All in all, chocolates are rich in caffeine, sugar and fats. Eating some before bed forces your body to process all these complex nutrients at the time when your body should ideally be getting into the &lsquo;rest and digest&rsquo; mode.
What is the best time to eat chocolate?
The bottom line is that if you want to reap the benefits of dark or milk chocolate, it is better to enjoy it as a post-lunch dessert. As a thumb rule, you should avoid having chocolate after 5 pm to&nbsp;safeguard&nbsp;your sleep hours.&nbsp;
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If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re drinking too much coffee, watch out for the signs that will make you rethink your daily drinking habits. 

Love coffee? 5 signs you’re overdoing your caffeine intake

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If you&rsquo;ve ever wondered whether you&rsquo;re drinking too much coffee, watch out for the signs that will make you rethink your daily drinking habits.

From the guzzler to the aroma enthusiast, there are all kinds of coffee drinkers out there. For many, their coffee cuppa is as essential to their routine as brushing one&rsquo;s teeth. But this&nbsp;addictive drink can have many&nbsp;pronounced effects on your health and well-being&nbsp;as well.&nbsp;
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If you&rsquo;ve ever wondered whether you&rsquo;re drinking too much coffee, here are some signs that will make you rethink your daily drinking habits.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>Disrupted Sleep Pattern&nbsp;</h3>
While your morning java helps you wake up and fight lethargy in the afternoon, the amount of coffee you drink in the day directly impacts your sleep cycle.&nbsp;Studies have found that having substantial amounts of caffeine even six hours before bedtime can&nbsp;disturb sleep quality.&nbsp;
<h3>Constant Anxiety&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
As a stimulant, coffee triggers your body&rsquo;s natural &lsquo;fight or flight&rsquo; mode, which means even moderate amounts of coffee can&nbsp;aggravate anxious feelings.&nbsp;This is especially important for people who already struggle with general anxiety disorder and stress.&nbsp;
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<h3>The Laxative Effect&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
You may already know that coffee makes you poop.&nbsp;Some even use coffee to keep their functions regular but&nbsp;people living with&nbsp;irritable bowel syndrome&nbsp;(IBS) may face their intestinal problems getting worse from coffee. A little too much and your cup of java may even cause you diarrhoea.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>A Jitter Juice&nbsp;</h3>
The rush of energy after you&nbsp;guzzle&nbsp;a cuppa&nbsp;is almost always followed by a crash. Also called &lsquo;coffee jitters&rsquo;, if you can feel your heart racing, face nausea, sweatiness&nbsp;or have a sense of shakiness then you may want to slow down your coffee roll&nbsp;and reach for a glass of water instead.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>Weight Gain&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>
Unless you&rsquo;re always drinking your coffee black and sugar-free, the multiple rounds of milk, cream and sweeteners with each cup can add up quickly. All those extra calories&nbsp;are hidden in plain sight and can lead to weight gain.&nbsp;&nbsp;
So,&nbsp;holding&nbsp;back on&nbsp;your&nbsp;next fancy&nbsp;cappuccino&nbsp;order&nbsp;might be good for both your&nbsp;body and your wallet.
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Even though salt makes food taste so much better, eating too much salt can be very unhealthy for your body.

Don’t pass the salt! How you’re eating way more sodium than you need

Do you know where salt is hiding in your diet?

Even though salt makes food taste so much better, eating too much salt&nbsp;can be&nbsp;very unhealthy for your body.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Do you know where salt is hiding in your diet?
The most common seasoning&nbsp;in any kitchen, salt is perhaps one of the most essential ingredients in your&nbsp;cooking.&nbsp;Even though it makes food taste so much better, eating too much salt&nbsp;can be&nbsp;very unhealthy for your body.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new benchmark on&nbsp;the consumption of salt or sodium for&nbsp;all&nbsp;countries. The global health body has recommended cutting daily intake from the current 9-12 gm of salt on average, to almost half, at 5 gm per day&nbsp;(or&nbsp;about a teaspoon.)&nbsp;
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&ldquo;Most people don&rsquo;t know how much sodium they consume, or the risks it poses,&rdquo; WHO&rsquo;s&nbsp;Director-General&nbsp;Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus&nbsp;said in a statement.
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The new&nbsp;WHO&nbsp;guidelines apply primarily to packaged and processed foods that pack the most amount of salt in your diet.
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Here are some&nbsp;food items that are so high in sodium that they will make you want to give your salt shaker a rest!
CHEESE&nbsp;&nbsp;
A great source of calcium and protein, cheese is also big on salt content. Salt is added to cheese to enhance flavour,&nbsp;improve texture and elongate the dairy product&rsquo;s shelf life.&nbsp;&nbsp;
PICKLES&nbsp;
Although it is great to eat some&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of fermented foods, eating store-bought pickles can really throw off your salt intake.&nbsp;These&nbsp;pickles add a hefty amount of sodium&nbsp;with&nbsp;the smallest of bites finishing anywhere&nbsp;from 50%-80% of your daily allowance.&nbsp;&nbsp;
COLD CUT MEATS&nbsp;&nbsp;
Processed deli meats are preserved with salt to add&nbsp;more flavour and&nbsp;to prevent it from going bad on the shelf.&nbsp;Also&nbsp;called lunch meats,&nbsp;just one serving of sliced deli turkey could pack nearly one-fifth of&nbsp;your recommended&nbsp;daily intake.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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SAUCES&nbsp;&nbsp;
Many readymade condiments like sauces, spreads&nbsp;and salad dressings are jam-packed with sodium.&nbsp;Some brands even use sodium-containing additives like MSG taking the salt level even higher.&nbsp;&nbsp;
SALTY NUTS&nbsp;&nbsp;
While nuts make for&nbsp;a&nbsp;great nutritious snack, be careful about your salt intake when you&nbsp;open&nbsp;a pack of salted nuts.&nbsp;Depending on the brand and how much you consume, you could eat up your entire daily&nbsp;salt&nbsp;intake from these nuts without even realising it.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The bottom line is that many of us exceed our daily sodium needs which can raise blood pressure and cause fluid retention among many others.&nbsp;When in doubt, read the&nbsp;label before you eat the product.&nbsp;
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Infants who were born between March to December 2020 scored slightly lower on a screening of developmental skills than those born prior to the pandemic, finds new study.

The developmental lag is real in pandemic babies, says study 

The early months of the Covid-19 pandemic may not have been great for newborns, suggest the findings of a new study.  

Infants who were born between March to December 2020 scored slightly lower on a screening&nbsp;of developmental skills than those born prior to the pandemic, finds new study.

The early months of the Covid-19 pandemic&nbsp;may not have been great for&nbsp;newborns, suggest the findings of a new study.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Published&nbsp;in JAMA&nbsp;Pediatrics, the study says that infants who were born between March to December 2020 scored slightly lower on a screening&nbsp;of their developmental skills than those born prior to the pandemic. This was regardless of whether their mother was infected with the virus during pregnancy or not.
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The study is based on data from 225 babies born in New York City&nbsp;which was the U.S. epicentre in the outbreak&rsquo;s early days.&nbsp;Although the differences observed were small, experts say it does make you question what is impairing the&nbsp;foundational skills&nbsp;such as motor skills in pandemic babies.&nbsp;
Interestingly, it was predicted that mask-wearing would affect babies&rsquo; communication but the study observed that pandemic babies, in fact, scored higher in communication skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Overall, the team&nbsp;cautioned&nbsp;that the findings&nbsp;may not be indicative of long-term lags in development.
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