Men like female thinness more than women and they find female overweight more unpleasant than women do, a University of Granada study has revealed. In addition, the study revealed that women who are not comfortable with their body perceive women with a «normal» body –i.e. women with a healthy weight– as a threat. Specifically, when… Seguir Leyendo Men view overweight females more unfavourably than women
Thin women, who are not comfortable with their bodies, consider peers with a ‘healthy’ weight as a threat, says a Spanish study. Similarly, males prefer thin females more than women themselves and also find overweight females more unpleasant than reed thin women. Researchers from the University of Granada’s department of personality, evaluation and psychological treatment,… Seguir Leyendo Thin women find ‘healthy’ peers a threat
Thin women, who are not comfortable with their bodies, consider peers with a ‘healthy’ weight as a threat, says a Spanish study. Similarly, males prefer thin females more than women themselves and also find overweight females more unpleasant than reed thin women. Researchers from the University of Granada’s department of personality, evaluation and psychological treatment,… Seguir Leyendo Thin women find ‘healthy’ peers a threat
Teenagers have been urged to play sports or run for at least three hours a week to counteract the potential damage to their bone health caused by prolonged spells of sitting. An international team, including an expert from the University of Exeter, has found evidence that adolescents who spend long periods engaged in certain sedentary… Seguir Leyendo Exercise could help ward off bone disease in teens
Teenagers have been urged to play sports or run for at least three hours a week to counteract the potential damage to their bone health caused by prolonged spells of sitting. An international team, including an expert from the University of Exeter, has found evidence that adolescents who spend long periods engaged in certain sedentary… Seguir Leyendo Exercise could help ward off bone disease in teens
People who look back at their past experiences full of regrets about missed opportunities or with bitterness about how they have been treated are more likely to fall ill and generally have a poorer quality of life, a new study has found. According to the study, conducted by researchers from the University of Granada, those… Seguir Leyendo Dwelling on the past can make you sick
A new study conducted at the University of Granada has found that children eat up to 80 percent more vegetables when they are allowed to choose. Researchers have also found that the bitterness of calcium – which is noticeably present in vegetables such as spinach, collard greens cabbage, onions, chard or broccoli – can be… Seguir Leyendo Kids eat 80% more vegetables when allowed to choose
Spanish researchers have confirmed that botox treatment can reduce the number of migraines experienced by many sufferers. University of Granada scientists said that injecting a local anesthetic or botulinum toxin (botox) into certain points named ‘trigger points’ of the pericraneal and neck muscles reduce migraine frequency among migraine sufferers. They have identified the location of… Seguir Leyendo Botox injected in head cuts migraine frequency
A study has found that women feel more intense emotions than men when a conflict arises within the couple. Conversely, it is men -who mostly express «powerful emotions» as wrath or despise- who cause conflicts more frequently, reports the Daily Express. Researchers from the Department of Social Psychology of the University of Granada, Inmaculada Valor… Seguir Leyendo Women ‘feel more intense emotion than men during conflict’
A University of Granada study has shown that exposure to organochloride pesticides alters semen quality. Two in 10 young people in South East Spain have poor sperm density, which involves requiring more time to accomplish fertilization. The most common means of exposure to pesticides is food and other household products. According to the study, combined… Seguir Leyendo Exposure to organochloride pesticides alters semen quality: Study
