Having a friend helps stick to resolutions
January 5th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) People begin New Year resolutions seriously enough -- only to abandon them midway. But having a friend can boost the likelihood of sticking to them, suggests ... Read more...
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World’s largest chocolate bar weighs six tonnes
October 13th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) This giant slab of milk chocolate, that weighs almost six tonnes and measures 13 feet, has broken the world record for the largest chocolate bar.It has ... Read more...
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Many obese kids in Britain facing strokes
June 12th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 12 (IANS) Obese children as young as six in Britain are suffering strokes or being treated at hospitals for weight problems, a media report said Sunday.
Specialists say ... Read more...
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Mumbai Police rescue kidnapped boy from Uttar Pradesh
April 20th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Mumbai Police Wednesday rescued a kidnapped five-year-old boy, Karnit Shah, from Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh and brought him back to his parents here, police ... Read more...
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Messy surroundings make people stereotype others
April 8th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 8 (ANI): A study has found that when encountering a disorderly environment, people are more likely to stereotype others.Diederik Stapel and Siegwart Lindenberg, social scientists at Tilburg University in the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Feeling angry? Blame the diet
March 20th, 2011 - 6:07 am ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) People who diet are more likely to be irritable and angry than those who eat what they like.The effort involved in exerting self-control over food can ... Read more...
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How going on a diet can provoke anger
March 19th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Those cutting out the calories are more irritable and angry than those who eat what they like, according to researchers.Their study revealed that the effort involved in exerting ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Self-control can provoke anger
March 18th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) Self-control could make you more likely to behave aggressively towards others. This is often seen with people on diets who are known to be irritable and ... Read more...
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Exerting self-control makes people more likely to behave aggressively
March 18th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): A new study has found that people who make an effort to exert self-control are attracted to aggressive art and public policy appeals.They also don't appreciate messages ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Tips on how to help one’s partner do away with unhealthy weight
February 10th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Feb 10 (ANI): When it comes to discussing weight issues, both sexes in a relationship often find it hard to address, but taking into consideration a partner's feelings can help make ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Eating cheese every day ‘could increase bladder cancer risk’
February 10th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): New research suggests that a daily helping of cheese could increase the risk of bladder cancer.Eating more than 53g - roughly the same size as a small chocolate ... Read more...
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Extra cheese could raise bladder cancer risk
February 9th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Beware, munching on extra helpings of cheese could up your risk of bladder cancer.Scientists have found that the risk increased by more than 50 percent in those who ... Read more...
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Nuts too can pile on the pounds
January 4th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Swapping a chocolate bar for a handful of healthy nuts is no insurance against piling on the pounds.Research shows that dieters who snack on nuts, seeds or dried ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Diet of nuts ‘makes you pile on the pounds’
January 4th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Dieters who snack on nuts, seeds or dried fruit could actually be putting on weight, rather than losing it, say researchers.The study, carried out by the SupermarketOwnBrandGuide website, ... Read more...
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A spoonful of sugar may be enough to cool a hot temper
December 2nd, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): The next time you feel angry, have a glass of lemonade sweetened with sugar. Or eat a chocolate bar. It may just stop that desire to lash out.
Researchers ... Read more...
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WeightWatchers dumps old ‘calorie counting’ plan to make dieting tastier
October 31st, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 31 (ANI): Dieting company WeightWatchers' fat and calorie-based points is set to be replaced by a new system that allows treats, from birthday meals out to the odd fast food ... Read more...
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Can dark chocolate control diabetics’ cholesterol levels?
October 18th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): One of the ingredients of dark chocolate may help diabetics control high cholesterol levels, it has been claimed.The Hull University study has suggested that chocolate with high levels ... Read more...
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Brit kids get drunk for half the cost of a chocolate bar
October 18th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): Youngsters in the UK can get drunk for half the price of a chocolate bar, a new study has revealed.Supermarkets and off-licences are selling cider for as little ... Read more...
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Why coffee puts you in a good mood and chocolate makes you feel high
October 18th, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 18 (ANI): Do you crave for a cup of coffee early in the morning? And a chocolate bar makes you feel good when you feel low? Now a study ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Armenian company makes the World’s Largest Chocolate Bar
September 13th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This sure is a sweet piece of news for all the chocoholics. A company based in Armenia has managed to create the world’s largest chocolate bar.Grand ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Guinness’s “World’s Largest Chocolate Bar” Unveiled in Armenia
September 13th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Guinness Book of World Records went to Armenia on Saturday, September 11, 2010 to make a certification which is sure to have chocoholics all over the ... Read more...
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World record for longest chocolate bar set in Ashburton
September 11th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Sep 11 (ANI): A new world-record for a giant chocolate bar has been set in Ashburton.From midnight on Friday to this afternoon, almost 24 hours, BullRush Handmade Chocolates, of Ashburton, made ... Read more...
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British lawmakers to pay more for food, drinks in Parliament
September 5th, 2010 - 7:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 5(ANI): Cheap food and drink may no longer be available to British lawmakers with Prime Minister David Cameron deciding to cut down on taxpayer-funded subsidies.According to reports, Cameron ... Read more...
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50 pct of young girls feel guilty about what they eat
August 10th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 10 (ANI): Around four in every ten young girls feel guilty about what they eat, a research has found.Many young girls feel guilty about what they eat against a background ... Read more...
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Consumers love brands that they perceive as underdogs
July 21st, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): A team of researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, has revealed that consumers strongly relate to brands that they perceive as underdogs."Across contexts, cultures, and time periods, underdog narratives ... Read more...
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Pietersen blames Capello’s strict, joyless regime for football WC woes
July 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jul 20 (ANI): England's Twenty20 World Cup winning batsman Kevin Pietersen has blamed coach Fabio Capello's strict and joyless regime for the football team's flop in South Africa.Pietersen, 30, reckons that ... Read more...
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Britain says no to action against unhealthy food
July 8th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 8 (IANS) Health campaigners are shocked by the British government's conditional proposal not to take action against food firms manufacturing sugary, salty and fatty drinks and eats.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley ... Read more...
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Now, a chocolate bar to cut wrinkles
May 21st, 2010 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 21 (IANS) The world's largest chocolate maker has unveiled a new chocolate that slows ageing process and keeps wrinkles at bay.
Chocolate makers Barry Callebaut have come up with Acticoa, which ... Read more...
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Now, chocolate bar that keeps wrinkles at bay
May 21st, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 21 (ANI): Good news for chocolate lovers: A new kind of chocolate has been created that apparently slows the ageing process and fights wrinkles.Made by the world's largest chocolate manufacturer, ... Read more...
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Cash Machine Inventor Dies At 84
May 20th, 2010 - 10:02 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
London, United Kingdom, May 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world lost another great thinking mind on last Saturday. John Shepherd-Barron the man who is credited for the invention of the first ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole confesses to having a sweet tooth despite slender figure
May 3rd, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Cheryl Cole has admitted that she has sugar cravings and has a weakness for cupcakes as her secret indulgence.'My only trouble is that I can't do without ... Read more...
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Chocolate can reduce the risk of heart ailment
March 31st, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
March 31, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Chocolate lovers can rejoice as studies have come up with the fact that chocolate reduces the heart risk by forty percent.
A group of ... Read more...
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“Healthy” chocolate bar contains water instead of fat!
February 20th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 20 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a "healthy" chocolate in which fat has been replaced with water.The low-fat chocolate, which contains almost two thirds water, apparently tastes identical to ... Read more...
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Cadbury makes special festive chocolate for Queen
December 23rd, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 23 (ANI): Cadbury bosses have revealed that they make a chocolate bar especially for The Queen at Christmas.While the chocolate makers have kept the recipe a secret, it is believed ... Read more...
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British politician snacks at taxpayers’ expense
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) The leader of Britain's main opposition party charged taxpayers for sandwiches, chocolate bars and taxis for his staff, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Conservative party leader David Cameron put the ... Read more...
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