Day: April 30, 2024

Nutritional myths

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Bread and pasta make you fat, coffee is dehydrating, and eggs increase cholesterol levels. The list of such myths, misconceptions, and half-truths in nutrition is long, and many of them persist—13 myths in an individual check. What are nutritional myths, and how do they arise?Nutritional myths ascribe properties to certain foods or nutrients that they do not have, according to scientific findings. Some nutritional myths date back to when there were neither refrigerators nor modern nutritional science. It is often impossible to determine their exact origin. Modern myths sometimes accompany…

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Early summer weather in Austria continues until the middle of the week

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After the cold snap in Austria, the early summer weather is set to return. According to the forecast from Geosphere Austria, temperatures of up to 29 degrees are expected on Tuesday before a low-pressure system brings back heavier clouds, rain and cooling. However, the start of the week on Monday will continue to be dominated by the southerly high-altitude current and high air pressure on the ground. High-pressure weather on TuesdayThe high-pressure weather will continue on Tuesday. It will remain very sunny, and thin clouds will occasionally pass in high…

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53 degrees Celsius in the Philippines

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Due to record temperatures in the Philippines, in-person classes were suspended in all public schools on Monday and Tuesday. The weather bureau warned that the heat index—the perceived temperature of humidity and other factors—was reaching dangerous levels in many places. At the same time, it already posed “extreme danger in some areas.” For example, the heat index in Iba, Zambales, was reported at a record-breaking 53 degrees on Sunday. The temperatures in the capital, Manila, and many other parts of the country felt well above 40 degrees. The population was…

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