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Scientists
have presented a new study showing infection with the
adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) virus, long recognized as a cause
of respiratory and eye infections in humans, may be a
contributing factor in obesity. Exactly how the virus
might cause obesity remains unclear. To learn more on
the study, check out this week's article on
Adenovirus-36: a contributing factor in Obesity. |
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Poor nutrition and fad diets are the downfall of many a workout. Carbs stored in
the muscle as glycogen are the primary fuel for activity. Drastically reduce the
carbs you consume and your body will have less energy. Also, going too long
between meals can also cause fatigue.
To beat this, follow a diet that consists of about 20 percent protein, 60
percent carbs and 20 percent fat. Break your daily calories into several snacks
and meals of 200 to 400 calories each, spread through out the day. Eat a
protein-carb combo such as yogurt and fruit one to two hours before exercising.
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Confidence
You are not an object to which bad things just happen, a passive nonentity
hoping, like a garden slug, to avoid being stepped on.
You are the culmination of millions of years of evolution of our species, of
your parents' dreams, of God's image. You are a unique individual who, as an
active actor in life's drama, can make things happen. You can change
the direction of your entire life any time you choose to do so.
With confidence in yourself, obstacles can turn into challenges and
challenges into accomplishments. Shyness then recedes, because, instead of
always preparing for and worrying about how you will live your life, you forget
yourself as you become absorbed in the living of it.
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"When
someone tells me the is only one way to do things, it
always lights a fire under my butt. My instant reaction
is, I'm gonna prove you wrong."
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Rice Pancake
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
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500 g rice flour
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500 ml water
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salt to taste
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1 tsp chilli power
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a pinch of asafetida
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1 tsp cumin seeds
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100 ml oil or ghee.
Direction:
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Boil the water in a pan add the salt, chilli powder, asafetida and cumin
seeds. Add 10 ml of the oil and the rice flour and mix well. Remove from
heat, cool and knead the dough till soft.
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Divide the dough into soft. Divide the dough into small balls and roll each
out like a pancake.
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Cook on a hot griddle on both sides till done. Drizzle with ghee or oil and
serve hot.
Nutritional Information: (per serving)
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Calories: 146 kcal
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Proteins: 1.9 g
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Fat: 5.7 g
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Minerals: 0.2 g
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Fibre: 0.05 g
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Carbohydrates: 21.7 g
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Adenovirus-36: a contributing factor in Obesity
Scientists have presented a new study showing infection
with the adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) virus, long recognized as
a cause of respiratory and eye infections in humans, may
be a contributing factor.
Their laboratory experiments they showed that infection
with Ad-36 transforms adult stem cells obtained from fat
tissue into fat cells. Stem cells not exposed to the
virus, in contrast, were unchanged.
They obtained adult stem cells from fatty tissue from a
broad cross-section of patients who had undergone
liposuction. Half of the stem cells were exposed to
Ad-36 and the other half were not exposed to the virus.
After about a week of growth in tissue culture, most of
the virus-infected adult stem cells developed into fat
cells, whereas the non-infected stem cells did not, the
researchers say.
The research group identified a gene in the Ad-36 virus
that appears to be involved in causing fat accumulation
observed in infected animals. That gene, called E4Orfl,
is now emerging as a promising target for future human
therapies, such as vaccines and anti-viral medicines,
aimed at preventing or inhibiting the obesity virus.
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