Health
Is too much vitamin C harmful?
Your body needs vitamin C, but megadoses can cause many digestive problems. Find out how much of the nutrient you really require.
Jun 16, 2020
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News tagged with upper limit
Health
No detectable limit to how long people can live: study
Emma Morano passed away last April. At 117 years old, the Italian woman was the oldest known living human being.
Jun 28, 2017
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Neuroscience
Energy demands limit our brains' information processing capacity
Our brains have an upper limit on how much they can process at once due to a constant but limited energy supply, according to a new UCL study using a brain imaging method that measures cellular metabolism.
Aug 3, 2020
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Health
World's largest study shows the more you walk, the lower your risk of death, even if you walk fewer than 5,000 steps
The number of steps you should walk every day to start seeing benefits to your health is lower than previously thought, according to the largest analysis to investigate this.
Aug 8, 2023
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Health
A cup of Joe and you're good to go (Under six a day and you're A-OK)
Latte, cappuccino or short black, a morning coffee is an essential for many people looking to kick start their day. But while the humble coffee may be a vital feature of the daily grind, how much is too much?
May 10, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
False confidence in blood pressure knowledge can undermine intentions to seek care
The majority of Americans do not know the threshold for normal/healthy blood pressure—yet they are confident that they do, according to a new USC study published this week in the journal Medical Decision Making.
Jan 26, 2023
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Health
The great fat debate: How much is unhealthy?
(HealthDay)—Experts have redefined the role of fat in healthy eating, but before you grab a chunk of cheese or another pat of butter, understand the differences between the various types of fat in your diet.
Jul 22, 2019
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Dentistry
Guidelines for fluoride intake—are they appropriate?
The appropriate use of fluoride has transformed oral health over the past 70 years, in part due to the guidelines created for fluoride intake. Recently, researchers are questioning these longstanding guidelines which served ...
Feb 20, 2018
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Health
Study: Higher sugar intake correlates to lower vitamin intake
The more sugar we eat, the less vitamins and minerals we consume, new findings from Lund University in Sweden show. However, the researchers behind the study do not believe that their results alone are enough to make changes ...
Feb 14, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel index IDs prognosis in adults with Burkitt lymphoma
(HealthDay)—The Burkitt lymphoma (BL) International Prognostic Index (BL-IPI) provides robust discrimination of survival and can be used for prognostication, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in the Journal ...
Feb 12, 2021
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