BODY weight can fluctuate for a variety of reasons, one of which is dieting with the goal of weight reduction and the subsequent regaining of the weight that was lost. Because repeated episodes of weight loss and gain are so common, it is important to examine the implications for health of this pattern, which we refer to as weight cycling. The results of a study of employees of the Western Electric Company indicated that a single cycle of weight gain and loss in men was a risk factor for death from coronary heart disease, but not for death from all causes.1 The Gothenburg Prospective Studies found that variability in body weight measured at three time points was a risk factor for subsequent coronary heart disease in men and for total mortality in both men and women.2 In contrast, no significant associations between fluctuations in body weight and mortality were detected in two other cohorts.3 , 4 Three of these studies1 2 3 were limited by the fact that only a single cycle of weight fl
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Keeping Up Long-Distance Friendships It is easy to lose touch with people that you once cared about, and long-distance friendships can quickly die. Like all relationships, any friendship, regardless how much distance there is between the people involved, takes effort to maintain. If you don't actively work to keep the friendship strong, it will fade away. Staying in Touch The temptation is to believe that a yearly holiday card or birthday card is enough to maintain a friendship. It's not. Take the time to contact old friends during other times of the year. Call, write, e-mail or get together with friends at a specific time each month. If you schedule contact regularly at a time that works for everyone, it is easy to keep in touch. Write a reminder of these times on your calendar, or set up online alerts so that you don't forget. Your friendship will benefit from regular contact. If long-distance phone calls are expensive, or the travel time to get together i
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It is easy to lose touch with people that you once cared about, and long-distance friendships can quickly die. Like all relationships, any friendship, regardless how much distance there is between the people involved, takes effort to maintain. If you don't actively work to keep the friendship strong, it will fade away.
Staying in Touch The temptation is to believe that a yearly holiday card or birthday card is enough to maintain a friendship. It's not. Take the time to contact old friends during other times of the year.
Call, write, e-mail or get together with friends at a specific time each month. If you schedule contact regularly at a time that works for everyone, it is easy to keep in touch. Write a reminder of these times on your calendar, or set up online alerts so that you don't forget. Your friendship will benefit from regular contact.
Friendship is the feeling or relationship that friends have. A real friend is one who stands by his friend in his hour of need. A friend is a part and parcel of one’s life. The true friendship between Marx and Engles is known all over the world. A person who is honest and sincere can prove to be a good friend. Friendship grows on mutual trust and help. One cannot enjoy true and permanent friendship if one does not value it. A true friend inspires the other to improve himself. He will always warn him against going towards the wrong path. One can reform a friend or group of friends who has fallen into bad company. The steady affection of a friend is a great support in one’s life
main idea : the friedship it is an important relationship
sppurting details : 1- A person who is honest and sincere can prove to be a good friend 2- He will always warn him against going towards the wrong path
conclusion : you have to be honest with you
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Family is an important social organization and the basic unit of social life. It is the cradle of civic virtues. According to Beni Prasad "The family takes the individual, so to say, out of himself, into life of loyalty, cooperation and altruism". It is within the family that the child learns the meaning of cooperation, self-control, loyalty and sympathy. The process of socialization starts in the family and this prepares the child for a world outside his home. It is only enables him to identify himself as an individual but also prepares him to be an ideal citizen.
Qualities of love and cooperation are inculcated in family. A child experiences the love being showered on him by his parents, from his childhood. The parents take care of the child and demonstrate a feeling of happiness when the child achieves something. Family members cooperate and share their work with each other, thus making life easy and comfortable.
Qualities of obedience and discipline ar
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Regular alcohol consumption raises breast cancer risk, except for red wine, which has the opposite effect when consumed in moderation, researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reported in the Journal of Women's Health. The authors explained that the chemicals in the seeds and skins of red grapes slightly reduce estrogen levels and raise testosterone among premenopausal females - thus reducing their breast cancer risk.The authors stress that it is the red grape that has the beneficial compounds, and not just red wine. They suggest that women should consider red wine when choosing an alcoholic beverage to consume, rather than encouraging wine over grapes.
Main Idea: Red wine decreases the risk of breast cancer.
Supporting Detailes: 1- Chemicals in the seeds and skins of red grape reduce estrogen standards. 2- Red grapes have beneficial complex.
Conclusion: If you are thinking of drinking alcohol drink,
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