The world has more fat people today than any other time in history and the number is increasing. Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980. There are over 1.5 billion adults who are overweight. Of these over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women are obese. Approximately 43 million of children under age [...]
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By following simple guidelines when storing food in the refrigerator it can help food to store longer and minimise risks of cross-contamination. It is safe to store all non dripping foods such as packaged milk, cheese and similar products on the top shelf. Store cooked salads below cooked meat in the middle shelves but always [...]
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Food refrigeration and freezing are the modern methods of choice for preserving food. Most often refrigeration has positive results; the food keeps safe for long, nevertheless, sometimes the unexpected happens. For example, refrigerated bananas and a variety of vegetables develop black marks; tomatoes turn soggy, frozen meat turn brown and even some foods go bad. [...]
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This is the second part on the series of beer belly aka pot belly discussing causes of abdomen obesity. If you missed the first part, read it here. 3. Social status. Culturally, those spotting beer bellies were considered as wealthy, comfortable, powerful, satisfied in life and generally doing well. Such beliefs discouraged many from taking [...]
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Joshua Arimi, PhD.
Joshua Arimi is a Food Scientist by profession.
He holds a PhD Degree and 2 Masters Degrees in Food Science.
Contact him @ joshuaarimi@yahoo.com