While studying the reasons why most animals prefer sexual reproduction over an asexual one, researchers at Strling University discovered that sexual activity improves and boasts the next generation's resistance to parasites. Asexual conceiving methods such as cloning have several advantages. Reproduction doesn't remain gender specific and every individual can give birth. However, the males in organisms that reproduce sexually cannot give birth, resulting in a slower population growth, fifty percent slower than asexual organisms.
To understand this, the research team studied the water flea, the only organism which uses both methods. Offspring from both methods were exposed to the same parasites that had infected their parents. The researchers found that the ones conceived through sexual reproduction were twice more resistant and the reason was genetic diversity. Two parents over a single parent made for a better immune system.
Fasting helps improve mood, sex and sleep: Fasting is common in most cultures of the world and is usually associated with religious events. Now science finds that going off food cannot only help you lose weight but also improve the quality of life. Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Centre in Louisiana conducted a study on 218 healthy weight people to find out long-term effects of fasting. The findings of the study were published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers asked the subjects to either cut 25% of their overall calories for two years or continue with their usual eating patterns. The result: Subjects who fasted lost 10% of their body weight or about 16.5 pounds. They also reported better mood, sounder sleep and improved sexual function.
Speaking to Time.com Corby Martin, the study's first author, said: "What people report is that after they start to lose weight, their hunger levels subside a bit and they start to feel the benefits of the weight loss. They find it easier to move around, their joints hurt less, they feel better". The Time article also quoted Martin cautioning people about the downside of long-term fasting. "Even though they avhieve those benefits, it is just hard to adhere to these diets over the long-term", said Martin. Researchers conducted a follow-up study to find out if the subjects stuck to the diet. While some gained the weight back and others continued to do well.
Fasting helps improve mood, sex and sleep: Fasting is common in most cultures of the world and is usually associated with religious events. Now science finds that going off food cannot only help you lose weight but also improve the quality of life. Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Centre in Louisiana conducted a study on 218 healthy weight people to find out long-term effects of fasting. The findings of the study were published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Researchers asked the subjects to either cut 25% of their overall calories for two years or continue with their usual eating patterns. The result: Subjects who fasted lost 10% of their body weight or about 16.5 pounds. They also reported better mood, sounder sleep and improved sexual function.
Speaking to Time.com Corby Martin, the study's first author, said: "What people report is that after they start to lose weight, their hunger levels subside a bit and they start to feel the benefits of the weight loss. They find it easier to move around, their joints hurt less, they feel better". The Time article also quoted Martin cautioning people about the downside of long-term fasting. "Even though they avhieve those benefits, it is just hard to adhere to these diets over the long-term", said Martin. Researchers conducted a follow-up study to find out if the subjects stuck to the diet. While some gained the weight back and others continued to do well.
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