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• Obesity: Self-stigma may raise risk of metabolic syndrome

  29-01-2017 09:00
  
  The risk of metabolic syndrome may be higher for obese individuals who apply negative stereotypes about weight to themselves, new research finds.
  
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• How to die well | Johannes Klabbers

  29-01-2017 07:00
  
  Lack of faith is no impediment to a decent death – or to helping another through theirs, says Johannes KlabbersIn the secular age you don’t need special authorisation to console a dying person. Just learning what it means to be there for someone is enough. “Death literacy” is officially a thing. People go to death cafés; books about death are in demand… and around 55 million people worldwide do it every year. But how do you actually do dying well? And who ca
  
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• Are envy and compassion the keys to happiness? Quiz | Ben Ambridge

  29-01-2017 07:00
  
  Whether you are envious of how much money others have or concerned by how little some have, could be the key to determining how happy you are. Answer these two questions to find out…How satisfied are you with your life? A study from Granada in Spain suggests your answer depends on the balance between envy and compassion. On a scale from 1 (totally disagree) to 7 (totally agree), how much do you agree with each of the following statements:I am not worried about how much money I have;
  
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