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How come higher blood caffeine is linked to lower body fat and type 2 diabetes risk?

Researchers investigated the effects of a genetic predisposition to high caffeine levels on measures of body fat, type 2 diabetes risk, and cardiovascular risk. They found that a higher genetic predisposition to higher caffeine levels is linked to reduced body fat and type 2 diabetes risk. Further studies are needed to confirm the results. Caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world. The main sources of caffeine consumption include coffee, tea, and soft drinks.Some studies show that caffeine intake is linked to weight loss and reduced body mass index (BMI) and fat mass. Caffeine intake may thus lower…

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Celebrity Kids Lending a Hand in the Kitchen: Luna Stephens, India Hemsworth and More

  Mom and dad’s little helpers! Many stars love to cook, and when their children are old enough, some of them love lending a hand in the kitchen. Take John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s eldest child, Luna, for example. By the time she entered preschool, the toddler was already starting to follow in her mom’s culinary footsteps.l “I love this girl,” the Cravings author, who is also the mother of son Miles, captioned a June 2019 Instagram photo of Luna watching her dad use a pasta maker in Italy to crank fresh noodles. In March of the previous year, the…

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Top 7 ways to earn free crypto

Due to the popularity of cryptocurrency, numerous individuals are searching for means to acquire free crypto. Here are seven methods one can use to earn cryptocurrency without having to invest your own money, including crypto faucets, airdrops, staking, bug bounties and more. There are several common risks to be aware of when earning free crypto, including security risks, scams and fraud, limited earning potential, time-consuming activities, and potential legal or tax implications. It’s important to do your research and approach these methods with caution.FaucetsCrypto faucets are websites or applications that provide users with small sums of cryptocurrency in exchange for doing…

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Brain Drain: dRPC, experts, others discuss implications on Nigeria’s health sector (LIVE UPDATES)

The development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) in collaboration with the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) is holding a symposium to discuss recent brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector and its implications on health service delivery. The high-level symposium themed “Nigeria’s health sector brain drain and its implications for sustainable child and family health service delivery and financing in the context of new national priorities” is taking place in Abuja. The event will bring together policymakers and implementers alongside health professional associations and council executives, who are critical stakeholders in the health systems strengthening process. The high-level…

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Salvation from life (2), By Femi Aribisala

If we want to live, we first must die. Are you saved from life or death? Would you like to be saved from happiness? Would you like to be saved from riches? Would you like to be saved from the pride of life? Have you ever seen a man who was saved from happiness before? Men are usually saved from adversity. But in his case they said please save him because happiness is going to kill him. What exactly does he need? He needs a little bit of suffering. He needs a little bit of affliction. And so, many are…

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NCC urges telcos to adopt renewable energy to minimise cost

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday urged telecommunication companies to adopt a modern and more energy-efficient network to reduce carbon emissions emanating from the sector. NCC disclosed this during its 2023 World Consumer Right event tagged “Empowering consumers through clean energy transition”, held at the NCC’s Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Abuja. Speaking at the event, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Umar Danbatta, said with the recent licensing of the fifth generation (5G) spectrum, the country will witness an improvement in the deployment of telecom infrastructure to satisfy the wireless service coverage requirement for 5G services.…

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Governorship election: We’ll take drastic measures against proven irregularities – INEC declares

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it would review and address cases of voter inducement, harassment and manipulation of results. Barrister Festus Okoye, the Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this when he addressed the press in Abuja on Sunday. The commission noted that there were “difficult and unforeseen circumstances outside its control,” which it, however, “did its best to respond, especially where processes were disrupted by actors over whom we have little or no control.” “Such diabolical behaviour did not only affect citizens but also impacted on the Commission’s officials and processes. INEC…

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Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest – Politics

Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by LAXconfidential(m): 7:28pm On Mar 19 60 Likes 9 Shares Re: Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by ggood: 8:19pm On Mar 19Mc Oluthief have to be arrested.Mc Touts were ringing bell yesterday morning in my area, that if ur not voting for apc don’t come out. They were in their numbers chasing non Yoruba away in my area. Since I was born I have never seen such intimidation before. 106 Likes 11 SharesRe: Omoyele Sowore Speaks On Chude’s Arrest by thebosstrevor1: 8:21pm On Mar 19Aren’t they supposed to arrest sowore for inciting violence…

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Kano governorship election results: NNPP overtakes APC to lead by 3000 votes

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has returned to the top in the Saturday’s governorship election in Kano State. The opposition party, which was in the early lead when collation began on Sunday, lost marginally to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as of the time the exercise was suspended for an hour break. But by the time collation resumed with the 23rd local government area, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP was leading the gubernatorial candidate of the APC, Nasir Gawuna, with 3,037 votes. While Yusuf polled 388,678 votes, Gawuna trailed with 385,098 votes, leaving a margin of 3,580…

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Lagos Guber: P-square’s Rudeboy drags police over response to MC Oluomo’s threat

Paul Okoye, better known as Rudeboy of the defunct Psquare music group, has called out the Nigeria Police Force over its response to a threat by the Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. Oluomo had, in a trending video, threatened Igbos residing in Lagos State to either come out and vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the ongoing governorship elections or remain indoor. Responding to the threat, the Force spokesman, Adejobi Olumuyiwa said the threat by MC Oluomo against Igbos which trended on social media platforms was a mere joke. According…

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