“Soft drinks causes aggression in young children” – Research/Study

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Heavy soft drink consumption is associated with aggression, attention problems and withdrawal behaviour in young children, a new study has found.

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1138 condemned prisoners on death row – Research

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No fewer than 1,138 condemned prisoners are presently on the death row in the country, National Mirror investigations have showed.

National Mirror gathered that of this figure, 1,119 convicts are males while 19 are females as at April 30, this year.

Statistics obtained from the Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, also revealed that the 145 prisons in the country had a total capacity to accommodate 47, 284 prisoners, but the inmate population as at that date is 53,816.

A breakdown of this figure showed that the males have a total inmate population of 52,707 while the females are 1,109.

The statistics also indicated that the total number of Awaiting Trial Persons, ATPs, is 37,429 out of which 36,540 inmates are males and 889 females.

Contrary To Popular Belief, Research Shows sèx Does Not Make You Lose Weight

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The latest study has dispelled previous held notions about sèxual activity in relation to exercise.  Burning love apparently does not equate to burning fat. A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham says the average sèx act burns only about 21 calories.

The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, contradicts many long-standing claims that sèxual activity is a vigorous, fat-burning workout. Funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, the study results found that “false and scientifically unsupported beliefs about obesity are pervasive in both scientific literature and the popular press.”

OMG!! 77% of Nigerian Women Now Bleach - Research

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South Africa is marketed to the world as Mandela’s rainbow nation, where everyone is proud of their race and heritage. But for some black South Africans there is such a thing as being too black. A recent study by the University of Cape Town suggests that one woman in three in South Africa bleaches her skin. The reasons for this are as varied as the cultures in this country but most people say they use skin-lighteners because they want “white skin”.

Séxual Regret – The latest research reveals how men and women feel sorry about séx

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When asked to describe one memorable regret in their lives, a recent large survey found the most common qualm amongst a nationally representative poll of North Americans, involved ”romance”. This covered love, séx, dating or marriage.  Romantic remorse includes divorce, marrying the ”wrong person,” an affair, not pursuing someone special, casual séx with the wrong partner, losing one’s virginity too early or too late. Women were more likely than men to describe a romantic regret.