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Nigerian Bottling Company Expands Youth Investment as 2026 Youth Empowered Programme Opens at UNILAG

Nigerian Bottling Company Expands Youth Investment as 2026 Youth Empowered Programme Opens at UNILAG

L-R: Employer Brand Manager, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd., Gbemisola Akinola; Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Specialist, NBC Ltd., Eriifeoluwa Banjo; Winner, Director’s Grant, NBC Ltd., Adeogun Waliat; Programs Associate, Fate Foundation, Oluwadarasimi Akinola, and Senior Manager, External Communications, NBC Ltd., Samuel Iboroma, during the presentation of N100,000 grant at the Youth Empowered Campus Tour held at University of Lagos…

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Weight-Loss Devices to the Extreme

Weight-Loss Devices to the Extreme

Let’s discuss the safety and efficacy of various weight-loss methods, ranging from Botox and corsets to siphons and tapeworms. A moderately obese person doing moderately intense physical activity, like biking or brisk walking, would burn off approximately 350 calories an hour, but most drinks, snacks, and other processed junk are consumed at a rate of about 70 calories (293…

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From Gastric Balloons to Fake Knee Surgeries: When the Fix Is an Illusion

From Gastric Balloons to Fake Knee Surgeries: When the Fix Is an Illusion

Sham surgery trials have shown that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams. Intragastric balloons “arrived with much fanfare in the 1980s,” since they could be implanted into the stomach and inflated with air or water to fill much of the space. Unfortunately, surgical devices are often brought to the market before there is adequate evidence of…

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Nuts, Sperm, and Sex: The Surprising Connection

Nuts, Sperm, and Sex: The Surprising Connection

Walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts are put to the test for erectile and sexual function, sperm count, and semen quality. In 2013, I posted a video based on a study that found that men with erectile dysfunction who ate 100 grams of pistachios (a little more than three handsful) a day for three weeks had “a significant improvement in erectile…

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Which Foods Help a Leaky Gut?

Which Foods Help a Leaky Gut?

What is the recommended diet for treating leaky gut? Which foods and food components can boost the integrity of our intestinal barrier? Our intestinal tract is the largest barrier between us and the environment. More than what we touch or breathe, what we eat is our largest exposure to the outside world. Normally, our entire gastrointestinal tract is impermeable…

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Could Your Pills and Food Be Causing a Leaky Gut?

Could Your Pills and Food Be Causing a Leaky Gut?

Common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier, causing a leaky gut. Intestinal permeability, the leakiness of our gut, may be a new target for both disease prevention and therapy. With all its tiny folds, our intestinal barrier covers a surface of more than 4,000 square feet—that’s bigger than a tennis court—and requires about…

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