Study: Heavily Processed Foods Cause Overeating And Weight Gain

Study: Heavily Processed Foods Cause Overeating And Weight Gain from Natural Blaze People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a National Institutes of Health study. The difference occurred even though meals provided to the volunteers in both the ultra-processed and minimally processed diets had the same number of calories and macronutrients. The results were published in Cell Metabolism. This small-scale study of 20 adult volunteers, conducted by researchers at the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes…

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Global Persecution of Christians On the Rise

Global Persecution of Christians On the Rise from Freedom Outpost To a lot of us in the first world, the idea of Christian persecution seems far-off and unreal. Most of us go about our day without any thought to the dark shadow of oppression that holds our brothers and sisters captive. Despite the challenges that Christians have faced in this country over the last decade, it’s hard to wrap our minds around that kind of evil and suffering that many are facing. It’s not that we mean to be complacent…

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Who Is The Greatest

Who Is The Greatest 24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. 25 And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ 26 But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. 27 For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he…

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The Lunacy Of Waging A War On Iran From Which China And Russia Will Win

The Lunacy Of Waging A War On Iran From Which China And Russia Will Win from Moon of Alabama The scare mongering about an attack on Iran continues. Bolton must be laughing his ass off how easy he can play the issue based on nothing. He simply counters any debunking of the alleged ‘thread from Iran’ by upping the ante. Yesterday a British general in Iraq denied that any such threat exists in the area of his responsibility: “No – there’s been no increased threat from Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria,”…

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Line Between Sin and Sickness (Podcast)

Line Between Sin and Sickness Podcast by Ravi Zacharias for Just Thinking Have you wondered where the line between sin and sickness is? Today on Just Thinking, Ravi Zacharias is at a Q&A session at Cornell University to tackle tough questions from college students. We hope you will join us. MP3 Listen / Download HERE>>> More at RZIM>>>

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Is Civilization Just A Thin Veneer Between Civility And Civil Breakdown?

Is Civilization Just A Thin Veneer Between Civility And Civil Breakdown? by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog The veneer of civilization truly is thin. You might say it’s layered. When the thin veneer layers are peeled back, it’s not a pretty sight. In fact it can be downright ugly. What is civilization? The root of the word ‘Civilization’ is ‘Civ’ which comes from the Latin civis (CITIZEN). ‘Civil’, which is also derived from the same latin word, relates to citizens that are ‘trained’, ‘refined’. It is considered the cultural development of…

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Jesus (Video)

Jesus Video by Chris Tomlin Video Source There is a truth older than the ages There is a promise of things yet to come There is one, born for our salvation Jesus There is a light that overwhelms the darkness There is a kingdom that forever reigns There is freedom from the chains that bind us Jesus, Jesus Who walks on the waters Who speaks to the sea Who stands in the fire beside me He roars like a lion He bled as the lamb He carries my healing in…

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