Read more about the article Belly fat linked to higher risk of premature death, regardless of your weight
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Belly fat linked to higher risk of premature death, regardless of your weight

Body fat (known as adipose tissue) plays an important role in our physiology. Its main purpose is to take glucose from the blood and safely store this energy as lipid inside our fat cells, which our body uses later for fuel.

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Read more about the article Why England’s Premier League should bail out the lower leagues
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Why England’s Premier League should bail out the lower leagues

The EPL owes much of its charmed existence to the myriad leagues that exist below it, most notably the EFL, feeding it not just with new clubs each year, but new players, and endless romantic tales—rags to riches success and, equally dramatic, falls from grace.

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Read more about the article Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are 7 tips to make it easier
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Anxious about speaking in online classes and meetings? Here are 7 tips to make it easier

Online tutorials, workshops and meetings are here to stay for the moment. To create safe, supportive and productive sessions, we need to build competent and confident speaking practices.

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Read more about the article Meet Rebecca Mbithi a transformative leader in the banking industry
Rebecca Mbithi, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at Family Bank,

Meet Rebecca Mbithi a transformative leader in the banking industry

Hardly a year into the job, Family Bank registered an historic and mind-boggling growth in profitability of 300% in the first three quarters of 2019, reflecting a huge jump from similar period in 2018.

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Read more about the article How Kenya courted a constitutional crisis over parliament’s failure to meet gender quotas
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How Kenya courted a constitutional crisis over parliament’s failure to meet gender quotas

The 2010 constitution required parliament to enact a new law to give effect to this gender provision within five years of its promulgation. Despite six court orders directing it to do so, parliament has yet to enact the law.

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Unravelling why some democracies – but not all – are better at fighting pandemics

The most obvious problem with claims that some countries—or political systems—are better at fighting the virus is that it will be quite a while before we know who did well and who did not. Because the pandemic is nowhere near over, we have no idea how many people in each country will contract Covid-19 or how many lives it will claim.

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Read more about the article Why are we calling it ‘social distancing’? Right now, we need social connections more than ever
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Why are we calling it ‘social distancing’? Right now, we need social connections more than ever

Physical distance is important, but it’s equally necessary we maintain social closeness during this time. Staying connected with others will make us happier, healthier, and more socially responsible as we continue to contend with this crisis.

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