Kombucha, kimchi and yogurt: how fermented foods could be harmful to your health
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Richard Hoffman, University of Hertfordshire Accurate, consistent dietary advice seems increasingly hard to find. For instance, a widely reported study
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David Robert Grimes, Queen’s University Belfast For thousands of years people have used cannabis for recreational, ritualistic and medicinal purposes.
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Why body mass index and sexual orientation study raises health concerns for lesbian and gay people
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Adam Taylor, Lancaster University As humans, we may feel rather lucky about our evolutionary lot. We live longer than many
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