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Posted on March 4, 2010 by cesa
A balanced and nutritious diet, while it is paramount throughout the life of people, it is especially during this stage of the mother, since it has to meet the nutritional requirements of the baby.
According to experts’ recommendations, the pregnant woman requires between 300 and 500 kilocalories more after 20 weeks of gestation. However, the recommendations [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2010 by mark
Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Oxford have found that a high-calorie diet helps engender men. The researchers note that more food could influence the baby’s sex are those that contain large amounts of potassium (bananas), vitamin C (lemons, oranges, grapefruit and tomatoes), vitamin E (oil, walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts) and calcium. The researchers [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2010 by disney
The research in the fight against cancer has returned to take a step forward. Thus, a recent study published in the journal Nature Genetics, published in Spain by El Mundo, has served to identify two genetic variants on chromosome 5 associated with increased risk of breast cancer.
The study explains that this is a very common [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2010 by cesa
With the arrival of summer temperature reaches also the season for beaches and pools, which translates into long hours of sun exposure and other stressors that can do that without adequate protection, our hair will suffer.
The salt water alters the static and the elasticity of the hair, causing it to become much more fragile and [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2010 by cesa
The orange is the fruit of sweet orange tree which belongs to the genus Citrus of family Rutaceae. This family includes over 1,600 species.
The genus Citrus is the most important family, and consists of some 20 species with edible fruits all very rich in vitamin C, flavonoids and essential oils. The sweet orange is the [...]
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