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Dairy products and Type II diabetes

Type II diabetes affects the lives of thousands of Greeks while scientific findings confirm its’ increasingly frequent manifestation in the Greek population. Although it is not always completely understood why some people do develop type II diabetes and some don’t, it is clear that certain factors increase that risk.

Call for participation in intervention study

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Clevel goals, for weight loss without a diet plan

Your body weight is at a balanced state and calories are a crucial part of this equation. Popular diets promise spectacular results. For instance, it is reported that if you eat a mountain of grapefruits you’ll see immediate results in terms of weight lost.

How metabolism works

Metabolism is the sum of chemical and physical changes that allow our body to function properly and develop. Metabolism may slow down but this is rare and it is usually not the cause of an increase in our body weight. Metabolism determines the aggregate sum of our needs in energy.

Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Red cells transfer oxygen from the lungs to the rest of our body, which is used for the proper functioning of our organism. The red cells also contain haemoglobin, a protein rich in iron, that give blood its red colour. It is haemoglobin that allows the transfer of oxygen through the red cells.