Lack of sleep may trigger weight gain

November 26, 2006

New York: Middle-aged women may be able to sleep their way to a trimmer body, new study findings suggest.
In a study that followed more than 68,000 US women for 16 years, researchers found that those who caught up more sleep each night tended to put on less weight during middle age.
What’s more, women who [...]

SMILE, IT’S FREE Indians happiest, Japanese most miserable

November 21, 2006

YOUNG PEOPLE in developing nations are at least twice as likely to feel happy about their lives than their counterparts in the developed ones, says a survey. Indians are the happiest overall, while Japanese are the most miserable.

In a global survey by MTV Networks International (MTVNI), which covered more than 5,400 young people in 14 [...]

GYM JUNCTION - BICEP BASICS

November 20, 2006

Are you jealous of Hrithik Roshan and Salman Khan? Here is a set of exercises which can help you build biceps like them

T he contraction of muscles require energy which is derived from breakdown of carbohy drate and fat. Protein molecules are used for energy only when supplies of carbohydrate and fat are deficient. The [...]

Chocolate cuts heart attack risk

November 15, 2006

Washington: They were so addicted, they just could not give up their favorite daily snack -not even in the interest of science.
But chocolate lovers who flunked out of a Johns Hopkins University study on aspirin and heart disease helped researchers stumble on an explanation of why a little chocolate a day can cut the risk [...]