Flex Australia – June-July 2017

8 FLEX | JUNE – JULY 2017

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HAVE ANOTHER CUP

Researchers from Stanford

University, US, conducted a

multipartstudythatfoundthat

regular caffeine consumption

maykeeplevelsofaprotein

linked to inflammation tamped

down. And don’t stress over

thatfifthcupofcoffee,dietary

guidelinessaythatit’scool

to get around three to five

cups of coffee (or about 400

mg/dcaffeine)adayandthat

thebrewis“notassociated

with increased long-term

health risks among healthy

individuals”.

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PERCENTAGE OF FAST FOOD

PACKAGING TESTED IN A

STUDY RECENTLY PUBLISHED

IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

& TECHNOLOGY LETTERS

THAT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN

POTENTIALLY CANCER-

CAUSING FLUORINATED

CHEMICALS.

ON’T SKIP IT

new statement from the

merican Heart Association

ys that those who regularly

t breakfast have a lower

k of heart disease and

e estimated 20 to 30% of

ople who skip a morning

al are more likely to be

ese and have diabetes. So

sure and break your fast!

TOP THE SUGAR RUSH

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ondon, UK, that

owed sugar can

be an early killer in

flies, even after they

switched from too

much of the sweet

stuff to a normal diet.

Scientists discovered

that long-term feeding

of a diet that’s 40%

sugar led the flies

to have 7% shorter

lifespans because it

inhibited a gene — found

n yeast, worms, flies

dhumans—thatis

ial for longevity.

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JUST THE FACTS