Due to increasing amounts of sex hormones during and after puberty, boys and girls grow considerably during their teenage years, according to the website Kids Health. While girls tend to begin these growth spurts earlier, boys tend to grow taller and over a longer period of time.
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Rhinitis is an infection of the nasal mucosa, or mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity. Generally divided into allergic and nonallergic forms, rhinitis primarily affects both allergic and nonallergic athletes as exercise-induced rhinitis, or EIR.
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All vitamins are either water-soluble or fat-soluble, so you need both water and fats to absorb many of the nutrients in your diet. Water also plays an important role in your body's ability to digest fats and use them for energy.
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By eliminating meat, fish, poultry and all animal products from their diets, vegans can experience unwanted side effects related to hormone imbalances. Although they avoid the hormones found in some meat and dairy products, vegans tend to eat higher than average amounts of hormone-like compounds in plant foods.
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Like brewed coffee, whole coffee beans add almost nothing to your caloric intake. As food energy is measured in calories, eating coffee beans will not technically provide you with energy. But coffee beans are high in caffeine, which can make you feel more energetic.
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As your body can quickly digest and use the protein in whey, it is great for replenishing your protein stores immediately after a workout. While your body doesn't process creatine as quickly, this chemical helps to increase energy availability.
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Swimming and running are both great ways to meet your daily cardiovascular exercise requirements. Due to the resistance of the water and involvement of your upper and lower body, swimming is also a good full-body, muscle-strengthening activity.
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Tamarind is a fruit that is popular in the foods of Southeast Asia, North Africa and India. While tamarinds are typically sweet and sour in flavor, they tend to become sweeter as they ripen.
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Eggplants are fruits related to potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and tobacco. Known as the nightshade family, allergic reactions to this group of plants is relatively common. Although rare, allergies exclusive to eggplants may arise from a number of different factors.
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According to Food Allergy Research & Education, approximately 4 percent of adults in the United States have a food allergy. Although banana allergies are not among the most common types of fruit allergy, they can cause life-threatening symptoms. See your doctor if you suspect you are allergic to bananas.
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Eating anything shortly before going to bed can lead to difficulties falling asleep and may disturb your sleep throughout the night. While this is true of most foods, rich, heavy, spicy and fatty foods may be more detrimental to your sleep than others.
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Over the same distance, running requires more work, uses more energy and burns more calories than cycling. Running and cycling at approximately the same level of intensity for the same period of time, however, may help you to burn about the same amount of calories.
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Carrot juice is extremely high in vitamin A and contains large amounts of other nutrients, like vitamin K and potassium. Although you can potentially overdose on some vitamins and minerals, these nutrients are harmless even at very high doses.
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Despite differences in size, flavor and color, lemons and limes share the same nutritional benefits. Both are low in calories and are good sources of dietary fiber, and they help you meet your daily needs for vitamins C and B-9.
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For the beginner or intermediate swimmer, bloating, belching and stomach pains often follow a long swim. This is commonly due to aerophagia, or the act of ingesting air while swimming.
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Gout occurs when you have too much uric acid in your bloodstream, resulting in the buildup of painful uric acid crystals in your joints. Uric acid comes from the breakdown of substances called purines, which are found in many foods.
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Soda varieties come with a refreshing fizzy feeling and varieties ranging from light, citrus drinks to strong, dark colas. Unfortunately, compounds contributing to that fizzy feeling and those flavors can have negative effects on your kidneys.
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Like most land mammals, humans are naturally able to float and swim. While we are not able to approach our maximum land speeds, humans can achieve considerably high speeds in the water. With the help of training and equipment such as fins and bodysuits, we are now able to achieve higher speeds than ever before.
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Whether you are suffering from mild aches and pains or intense muscle soreness following a bout of demanding physical activity, sore muscles can hinder your enjoyment of daily activities.
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Many materials are used in the construction of modern bike frames, and each has its pros and cons. Though their explosion in popularity is relatively recent, aluminum bike frames date back to the late 19th century; the St.
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