Ramadan fasting poses weight gain risk and hunger trials
Experts say healthy Muslims can endure Ramadan with strategies to prevent weight gain and daytime hunger. Sleep disruption and caffeine withdrawal pose challenges, while a sahur rich in complex carbs and careful suhoor and iftar choices help manage metabolism and potential health benefits like lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
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Memoona Hasnain
University of Illinois At Chicago
Mohammed Zaher Sahloul
Oak Lawn
Ill
Fewer Boys Born In Tough Economic Times
Economist Ralph Catalano studies how stress from hardship lowers male births. He finds fewer boys born in East Germany after reunification and notes reduced libido and earlier labor due to stress can affect sex ratios.
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Los Angeles
Ralph Catalano
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
Catalano
East
West Germany
Exercise helps offset sugary diets says St Louis study
Dr Ed Wolfgram and Nancy Schmidt illustrate how movement supports health. Edward Weiss at St Louis University reports flow mediated dilation improves after exercise, offsetting sugary snack damage. Regular activity lowers heart risk while sedentary lifestyles with high fat diets raise it.
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Cynthia Billhartz
Gregorian
Louis
Post-Dispatch
ST. Louis
Ed Wolfgram
Nancy Schmidt
Wolfgram
Schmidt
Illinois
Edward Weiss
St. Louis University
Weiss
Michael Phelps
Alcohol ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy explained
Dr Donohue outlines hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, its genetic basis and risks, then describes alcohol ablation via catheter as a long-used invasive option when medicines fail. The method injects alcohol into heart arteries to shrink overgrown muscle tissue, reducing obstruction and improving blood flow.
Community Calendar Highlights From Area Events
Civil naturalization ceremony at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site West Branch at 1 30 p m public asked to arrive by 1 p m bring blankets. Iowa Artist Fellowship Forum at CSPS Cedar Rapids at 5 p m pizza and beverages. Trends in Islam symposium Grinnell College Rosenfield Center 4 15 p m John Esposito 8 30 p m Arsalan Iftikhar. Live from Prairie Lights Marissa Handler 7 p m reading Loyal to the Sky. International Writing Program Masahiko Shimada 8 p m Shambaugh House. Noelridge Farmers Market 4 6 p m Cedar Rapids Collins Rd NE Coralville Farmers Market 5 8 p m S.T Morrison Park. City meetings start 7 a m Cedar Rapids 7 a m Linn County meetings noon to 6 30 p m various locations
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
West Branch
Iowa
CSPS
Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids
Legionarts
Joe Rosenfield
Grinnell College
Grinnell
John Esposito
America
Arsalanftikhar
Rosenfield
Prairie Lights
Marissa Handler
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubu
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Coralville
S.T. Morrison Park
River Ridge Dr
Linn County Continuum of Care
Abbe Center For Community Mental Health
Linn County Board of Health
13Th St
Linn County Partnership For Safe Families Advisory Board
Echo Hill Presbyterian Church
B Ave
College Community School Board
ESC
Linn County Planning & Zoning Commission
Westdale Mall
Robins Finance Committee
Alburnett School Board
Falling for a Married Man Causes Pain and Advice
A reader in Ohio asks how to handle loving a married man who is seeking time apart. Dear Abby says painful rejection comes from the unreciprocated love and advises accepting the situation and possibly finding another job if necessary. A second reader asks about RV etiquette for sex. Abby suggests discreetly parking away from others and keeping voices down.
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Abby
Craig
Ohio
Emotional affair sparks debate over love and marriage
Readers discuss whether forming a deep emotional bond and leaving spouses constitutes an affair. They describe two years of friendship turning into love and a decision to start anew, while noting they were chaste before separation and faced scrutiny from others.
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Far Amy
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Orlando
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North America
Gazcomm.com
the Gazette
Third Ave. SE
OUT & About
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Farmers Markets
Dear Abby
Jeanne Phillips
Universal Press Syndicate
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Tribune.com
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Amy Dickinson
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