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            Unhealthy eating habits to avoid  The evidence here is convincing. In a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology, eating patterns of 1083 subjects were examined. Participants were divided into 3 groups of slow, normal and fast-eating. Fast-eaters had 89% higher chance to develop metabolic syndrome than normal speed eaters and 549% higher chance than slow eaters. Similar outcomes were reported in a giant study of various lifestyle habits, which examined 59 717 Japanese people . Quite remarkably, even after adjusting for BMI and energy intake, levels of two pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1 and IL-6 were lower in people who eat slower. It is not all about what we eat, it is also about how we eat. In our forties and fifties, careers are peaking and the fast-paced world around us hijacks our ability to slow down. However, not slowing downing for a meal is definitely not the best way to save time. In a giant study of various lifestyle ha...

  What are steroids, what are its benefits and side effects ? Steroids are synthetic or man-made medicines with properties like natural hormones produced in the body. The  androgens  are the male sex hormones produced by steroid glands in the male body. Steroids that are man made are misused called anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS). These male hormones produce effects similar to the effects of testosterone. Many use AAS to build muscle or increase strength and performance . All  steroid  hormones are derived from  cholesterol . Male sex steroid hormone (testosterone) are produced by testis and female sex (estrogens and progesterone) are produced by ovaries and placenta during pregnancy. Testosterone has muscle making properties and estrogens promote development of female sexual characterstics. Those who go to the gym will know the name of the steroid, but many people will hardly know what the steroid is and how to take it. It should be taken or not an...