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Author: Lai Cheng

What is your ‘food clock’? These 4 tips can improve how you eat

Aligning your food habits with your internal clock – called chrononutrition – optimises how you eat for the changing circumstances of daily life and your body. Eating while the sun shines – and eating bigger meals early in the day – help our bodies process energy more efficiently. Three-quarters of your daily calories should be before 2 p.m. And size matters when it comes to meals. Our...
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Protect Children from Becoming Victims of Child Pornography

Lately, there has been an increase in the number of reports about child pornography cases. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) finds it very disturbing and frightening that the number of individuals accessing child pornography online has been increasing. This means that the number of children becoming victims of child pornography is also increasing. The Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and...
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Material Scientists Set Out to Beat Plastic Packaging on 3 Fronts – They Succeeded

They've brewed up a plastic alternative that is transparent, nonabsorbent (i.e., won’t get soggy) and disappears in two months—and for a bonus, it’s edible.   By Emma Bryce Packaging with all the strength and resilience of plastic, but without its environmental impacts: this would seem too good to be true. Yet a group of researchers say it’s exactly what they have created:...
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13 Canned Foods You Should Avoid At The Grocery Store

Head into any grocery store or supermarket and you'll find shelf after shelf stacked high with different types of canned foods. But not all canned foods are created equal. While certain types of canned products can make a food taste better or take the hassle out of preparing it, other canned products may not be worth the hard-earned money you're spending on them. Here’s the lowdown on some...
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Chemical Found in Common Sweetener Damages DNA

A chemical found in a popular artificial sweetener may damage one’s DNA and can lead to cancer, a new study warns. The sweetener, sucralose (marketed as Splenda), is 600 times sweeter than table sugar and is used in thousands of products. The study adds to previous research that says sucralose can also cause intestinal damage. Read more:    
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HEALTH MINISTRY REVOKES NOTIFICATION OF 2 COSMETIC PRODUCTS FOUND TO CONTAIN SCHEDULED POISONS

The product notification for Airee Beautycare Night Cream and BL Ledehh Day Cream 1 has been revoked as they were found to contain scheduled poisons and no longer allowed to be sold in Malaysia. Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan in a statement today said Airee Beautycare Night Cream was found to contain mercury, while BL Ledehh Day Cream 1 contained hydroquinone and...
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EAT A RAINBOW

Eat fruits and vegetables of different colours every day. Plants contain different pigments, or phytonutrients, which give them their colour. Different-coloured plants are linked to higher levels of specific nutrients and health benefits. Eating a variety of colours will increase your intake of different nutrients to benefit various areas of your health. (Healthline) Red, orange, yellow, green,...
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