16 Sep/Oct 2017 oxygenmag.com.au
By The Numbers
THE NUMBER OF KILOS A
WOMAN MUST LOSE BEFORE
PEOPLE START NOTICING A
DIFFERENCE IN HER FACE,
ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
TORONTO. “[THE FACE]
IS A ROBUST INDICATOR
OF ONE’S HEALTH,” SAYS
NICHOLAS RULE, ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR AND RESEARCH
CHAIR, IN A UNIVERSITY
PRESS RELEASE. “INCREASED
FACIAL FAT IS ASSOCIATED
WITH A COMPROMISED
IMMUNE SYSTEM, POOR
CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION,
FREQUENT RESPIRATORY
INFECTIONS AND MORTALITY.”Maximum acceptable number
of moles on your right arm
before your risk for melanoma
skyrockets. Women with more
than 11 moles on an arm were
more likely to have more than
100 moles on their body in total,
greatly increasing their risk
of developing a melanoma.
Melanoma arises 20 to 40
per cent of the time from pre-
existing moles, and with each
additional mole on your body,
it increases your melanoma risk
by 2 to 4 per cent per mole.
Action point: Get a spot
check at least once a year by a
dermatologist and remember:
Sunscreen is never out of
season. Apply SPF 30 or higher
liberally and often whenever
you’re outdoors.
Source: King’s College LondonAPPROXIMATE PERCENTAGE OF IRON
ABSORBED FROM DIETS BY OVERWEIGHT
AND OBESE WOMEN COMPARED TO
NORMAL-WEIGHT WOMEN, ACCORDING
TO A STUDY IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL
OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.66%
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