Dispensary Corner 04 Jul 12
July 4, 2012
QUICK, grab a cappuccino!
Researchers writing in the
Cancer Research journal have
reported that drinking more than
two cups of coffee per day could
reduce your chances of
developing skin cancer.
The study analysed data from
112,000 people in the Nurses’
Health Study, found that the more
a person consumed caffeine, the
less likely he or she was to
develop basal cell carcinoma.
Apparently the findings related
to caffeine in any form, including
Coca-Cola and even Red Bull.
A BRAZILIAN football club is
hoping to encourage its fans to
donate blood by changing the red
in its traditional logo.
The Vitoria club says it’s proud
of its trademark red hoops, but is
turning them white and plans to
gradually add the colour back as
blood donations come in.
It’s part of a national drive to
encourage more Brazilians to give
blood, with players from the club
at the most recent game entering
the field carrying a banner saying
“Vitoria has always given its blood
for you - it’s now time for you to
give yours”.
GOOD news - researchers in
Scotland have come up with a
recipe for the world’s first
“nutritionally balanced pizza”.
The tasty treat is claimed to
contain 30% of an adult’s daily
recommended intake of vitamins
and minerals, as well as a third of
the allowance of calories, protein
and carbohydrate.
Professor Mike Lean of Glasgow
University teamed up with
entrepreneur Donnie Maclean,
with the pair saying that most
pre-prepared meals available in
Scotland are quite unhealthy.
“They contain as much salt as
you should have in a whole day or
more...the nutrients we need
every day are absent from these
meals,” the appropriately-named
Lean said.
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