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Sugar and Fat – and Diet Research

By Jean-Marc Fix |July 12, 2018|English

While we know that sugar is a key element of the obesity equation, it’s difficult to design a perfect diet because biochemical pathways and their communication with the brain do not necessarily translate to the combination of motivation and weight...
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The Rise in Sugar Consumption in the U.S. – and the Obesity Equation

By Jean-Marc Fix |June 05, 2018|English

For years, sweets were marketed as innocuous treats for kids whose only drawback was cavities if you did not brush your teeth properly. A more nefarious role was alluded to much earlier: in the early 1900s, a British physician stationed in India, Sir...
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Smokeless Fuels the Tobacco Debate

By Ross Campbell |May 17, 2018|English | Français

More than ever, people are shunning tobacco. In England, adult smoking prevalence fell to 15.5% in 2016. Although smoking is declining worldwide, it is on the rise in Eastern Mediterranean and African regions. Despite its dwindling popularity in many...
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Evolving Risk in Occupational Lung Disease

By Dr. Chris Ball |May 02, 2018|English | Français

World Asthma Day (1 May) is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. The risks to the lungs from inhaling foreign substances while at work have been known since the Romans...
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Organ Transplantation - Improving Life and Reducing Risk

By Dr. Sara Kannampuzha |April 26, 2018|English | Français

For some people, an organ transplant is a last hope. Their lives can be saved when doctors replace their damaged organs and tissues with healthy ones from living or deceased donors. Millions of people's sight has been restored with corneal transplants....
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Underwriting Ratings for Auto Racing - Revisited

By Cecil Ramotar |April 23, 2018|English

Oval track racing has one of the largest participant bases for auto racing within the U.S. - and Gen Re’s North America Life underwriters have recently completed a detailed analysis of activity on these tracks which lead to a revision of our rating...
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