Harvard researchers: Red meat consumption tied to early death
News briefs Published: September, 2019 We already know that a diet rich in red meat is linked to many health problems, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal cancer. Now a Harvard-led study published online June 12, 2019, by BMJ suggests that boosting your red meat intake increases your risk for early death. […]
Legume of the month: Peanuts
Published: June, 2019 Even though “nut” is in its name, a peanut is actually a legume. Like soybeans, lentils, and other legumes, peanuts are edible seeds that grow in pods. Still, most people think of them as nuts, along with tree nuts such as walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts. (Unlike other legumes, which grow on vines […]
Iron Man VR Pre-Order Bonuses and Digital Deluxe Edition Detailed
Developer Camoflaj has took to the PlayStation Blog to detail the upcoming editions of their highly anticipated superhero title – -Iron Man VR. The developers note that there are two editions of the game, the standard pre-order edition and a digital deluxe. Both editions will come with there own seperate set of goodies, and for […]
Doppelganger alert: Mahira Khan lookalike spotted on Insta
We’ve all heard the age-old anecdote that there are seven people around the world that share the same face, but the chances of running into one are next to none. However, it seems like our celebs are in for some surprises as many of their lookalikes are popping up on social media! A few weeks […]
COVID-19: Food market constraints threaten social fabric
PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recently experienced flour, wheat and sugar crisis which is a result of bad policy, poor regulation and low private-sector capacity. The Covid-19 pandemic has badly exposed constraints in Pakistan’s food commodity markets and supply chains. It threatens the very nature of social and political fabric of Pakistan. Despite government’s assurance […]
Rural health risks?
Research we’re watching Published: February, 2020 People living in rural areas of the country appear to be more likely to die from preventable causes compared with people in more urban locations, says a CDC report. The report looked at deaths from 2010 to 2017 and found that people in rural locations were more likely to […]
Designer Maheen Khan will never fly with PIA again
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft crashed near the port city’s airport in the densely populated area of Model Colony during Ramazan on Jummatul Wida, May 22, 2020. Flying from Lahore to Karachi, the PIA flight PK8303 had 99 passengers and eight crew members on board during the time of the incident. The crash caused […]
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Crank up your fiber intake to manage blood sugar and diabetes
News briefs Published: June, 2020 Struggling with high blood sugar or diabetes? A study published online March 6, 2020, by PLOS Medicine suggests that increasing your daily fiber intake may help. British researchers combed through dozens of studies with about 10,000 participants who had prediabetes, gestational diabetes, type 1 diabetes, or type 2 diabetes. Compared […]
K-PFC wheat procurement target set at 0.15m tonnes
PHOTO: FILE PESHAWAR: To bring stability in flour prices and avoid a shortfall, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Food Committee (K-PFC) on Friday gave the go-ahead to the food department for procuring 0.15 million tonnes of wheat from the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO). The decision was made during a meeting of the K-PFC held under […]