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No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.BMI 30 increases risk of severe Covid and death
Conclusions:
Evidence from this meta-analysis suggested that a linear dose-response association between BMI and both COVID-19 severity and mortality. Further, obesity(BMI≥30kg/m2) was associated with a significantly increased risk of critical COVID-19 and in-hospital mortality of COVID-19.
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Conclusions:
Evidence from this meta-analysis suggested that a linear dose-response association between BMI and both COVID-19 severity and mortality. Further, obesity(BMI≥30kg/m2) was associated with a significantly increased risk of critical COVID-19 and in-hospital mortality of COVID-19.
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PubMed Central (PMC)
Association of body mass index (BMI) with critical COVID-19 and in-hospital mortality: A dose-response meta-analysis
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents an unprecedented health crisis to the entire world. As reported, the body mass index (BMI) may play an important role in COVID-19; however, this still remains unclear. The aim of this study was ...
Can 10 Minutes of Meditation Make You More Creative?
One increasingly popular solution is mindfulness meditation. Google, Goldman Sachs, and Medtronic are among the many leading firms that have introduced meditation and other mindfulness practices to their employees. Executives at these and other companies say meditation is not only useful as a stress-reduction tool but can also enhance creativity, opening doors where once there seemed to be only a wall.
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One increasingly popular solution is mindfulness meditation. Google, Goldman Sachs, and Medtronic are among the many leading firms that have introduced meditation and other mindfulness practices to their employees. Executives at these and other companies say meditation is not only useful as a stress-reduction tool but can also enhance creativity, opening doors where once there seemed to be only a wall.
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Harvard Business Review
Can 10 Minutes of Meditation Make You More Creative?
Whether you are trying to reconcile conflicting stakeholder priorities, finding a solution to a customer’s issue, or launching a new product line, your solution probably won’t come out of a textbook. But it’s hard to keep having great ideas day after day.…
Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?
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Scientific American
Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?
Because of soil depletion, crops grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals than the varieties most of us get today
6 health benefits of beets: How the root vegetable may improve athletic performance and help you lose weight
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Insider
6 health benefits of beets: How the root vegetable may improve athletic performance and help you lose weight
Beets can benefit your health because they may lower blood pressure, support your brain, fight inflammation, help you poop, and more.
Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged about it
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The Conversation
Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged about it
In ancient Athens, the richest people paid taxes to support what the residents considered the salvation of the city. These taxes earned them social and political clout more valuable than money.
Orthodox Christians in Turkey seek reversal of Hagia Sophia conversion
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Matters India
Orthodox Christians in Turkey seek reversal of Hagia Sophia conversion
Turkey: A group of Turkish Orthodox Christians took legal action against the reconversion of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia to a mosque, saying that minority rights of Orthodox Greeks in the country…
Pfizer Soars as Vaccine Prevents 90% of Covid Cases in Study
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Bloomberg.com
Pfizer Soars as Vaccine Prevents 90% of Covid Cases in Study
A vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE protects most people from Covid-19, according to a study whose early findings sent stock prices surging and were hailed by the top U.S. infectious-disease specialist as “extraordinary.”
Will you take a Covid-19 vaccine if
It becomes available to you ?
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