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New Study: Animals Just As Hooked On Junk Food As We Are

AAP, PLOS ONE (Australia)

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SYDNEY - A new study from Australian scientists has concluded that animals are just as tempted by tasty treats as we humans are.

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In an article published in the PLOS One journal on Wednesday, researchers found that rats exposed to what they call a “cafeteria diet” increased their bodyweight by 270% after 16 weeks, compared with 170% for a control group.

Exercise was not factored in...

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In the study led by Professor Margaret Morris from the University of New South Wales, the cafeteria rats snacked between meals and did not compensate by decreasing the number of meals they had. Healthy foods were available to the rats, but this only made up of 10% of their intake, said the AAP.

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“If you give animals an unlimited choice of yummy foods, they will behave in a way that will encourage weight gain. It seems to us that high-fat foods tend to encourage this sort of consumption.”

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These days plenty of people are on health food crusades for kids. But who's looking after the rest of us?

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So it turns out that a healthy lifestyle has the same trade-off for the animal kingdom as it does for we humans: no will power means more acqua-gym...

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Shakira, Miley Cyrus And The Double Standards Of Infidelity

Society judges men and women very differently in situations of adultery and cheating, and in divorce settlements. It just takes some high-profile cases to make that clear.

Photo of Bizarrap and Shakira for their song “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
Mariana Rolandi

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BUENOS AIRES — When Shakira, the Colombian pop diva, divorced her soccer star husband Gerard Piqué in 2022, she wrote a song to overcome the hurt and humiliation of the separation from Piqué, who had been cheating on her.

The song, which was made in collaboration with Argentine DJ Bizarrap and broke streaming records, was a "healthy way of channeling my emotions," Shakira said. She has described it as a "hymn for many women."

A day after its launch, Miley Cyrus followed suit with her own song on her husband's suspected affairs. Celebrities and influencers must have taken note here in Argentina: Sofía Aldrey, a makeup artist, posted screenshots of messages her former boyfriend had sent other women while they were a couple.

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