Interesting in the world of science
Last reviewed: 27.11.2021
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Now medicine and science occupy one of the main values in a person's life. Practically every day, scientists invent new ways of treating serious diseases, develop new medicines, discover new properties of substances.
The latest discoveries of scientists were:
Nicotine addiction does not exist. Experts are sure that a strong desire to smoke a cigarette appears if the person himself sincerely believes in his dependence. Such conclusions were made after the experiment with two types of cigarettes - with and without nicotine. The experiment involved people who had smoked for a long time and believed that it was difficult for them to get rid of nicotine addiction. Scientists suggested that they smoke a non-nicotine cigarette, but in fact they gave participants ordinary cigarettes. Interesting was the fact that the brain after smoking a cigarette did not give signals that the body received nicotine, despite the fact that in fact the body received a dose of nicotine. It also happened in the reverse experiment, when the participant was given a nicotine cigarette, but in fact people smoked non-nicotine. In this case, the brain of all volunteers signaled the admission of nicotine into the body, although in fact this did not happen. Based on this experiment, scientists have suggested that nicotine dependence on just an imagination and just stop believing it, a person can easily abandon the addiction.
British specialists have developed contraceptives for men. Contraceptive masculine funds will appear in the near future and will be presented either in the form of tablets or as a spray for the nose. The drug blocks the movement of spermatozoa, which prevents the onset of pregnancy. Scientists say that the drug should be taken for a couple of hours before sexual intercourse and most likely, the effect will last about 2 days. Before the birth of contraceptives for men in the market, specialists will conduct a whole series of studies, make sure it is safe, according to some reports, a new drug is planned to be released in 2021.
Obesity is another problem of modern man. Sedentary lifestyle, stress, poor nutrition - all this leads to the appearance of extra pounds, which sometimes is extremely difficult and, more often than not, too lazy to get rid of. Many people, especially representatives of the fair sex, expect from scientists the invention of a miracle cure that would help to keep the weight in good order without too much effort. But all fitness instructors and nutritionists are sure that you can have an ideal figure only if you adhere to proper nutrition and exercise regularly.
Scientists also conducted research in this area and stated that our body chooses the ideal weight - and this is the maximum weight that you have ever typed, besides this, the body constantly strives to match this "norm". In this regard, nutritionists noted that it is best to stick to one mark on the scales throughout life, otherwise each time the kilograms will go harder.
Interesting was the discovery that fats are still useful for our body and do not contribute to the development of obesity, which can not be said about the sugar, which scientists declared the main enemy of a beautiful figure. According to some reports, sugar producers in the last century bribed scientists who concealed or understated the harm of sweet poison for the figure.
Also dangerous was not only the figure, but also the health was margarine, which was carefully researched by American scientists a few months ago. In the US, a law has already passed banning foods with margarine content.
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