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- Use rule of thumb to control how much you drink
- In our digital world, are young people losing the ability to read emotions?
- Playing hunger games: Are gamified health apps putting odds in your favor?
- Leave car at home for a healthier daily commute, say experts
| Use rule of thumb to control how much you drink Posted: 22 Aug 2014 09:45 AM PDT Sticking to a general rule of pouring just a half glass of wine limits the likelihood of overconsumption, researchers report. "It is essential for all drinkers, especially men of higher BMIs, to have a rule of thumb for self-serving, because eye-balling a serving size is a difficult task and will often lead people to pour too much," said one author. |
| In our digital world, are young people losing the ability to read emotions? Posted: 22 Aug 2014 06:42 AM PDT Are young people losing the ability to read emotions in our digital world? Scientists report that sixth-graders who went five days without even glancing at a smartphone, television or other screen did substantially better at reading emotions than sixth-graders from the same school who, as usual, spent hours each day looking at their smartphones and other screens. |
| Playing hunger games: Are gamified health apps putting odds in your favor? Posted: 22 Aug 2014 05:42 AM PDT For many people, finding motivation to exercise is a challenge. Thankfully, there are Zombies chasing you. At least that's the approach of Zombies, Run! -- one of more than 31,000 health and fitness apps on the market today, and one of the growing number of apps that use games to increase physical activity. Gamification is currently the popular trend for mobile fitness apps, but whether or not it's the best way to exercise remains to be seen. |
| Leave car at home for a healthier daily commute, say experts Posted: 19 Aug 2014 05:01 PM PDT Commuting to work by active (walking or cycling) and public modes of transport is linked to lower body weight and body fat composition compared with those using private transport, suggests a study. The health benefits of physical activity are well known, and studies suggests that active commuters are at lower risk of being overweight. |
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