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An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Although puberty usually occurs in the early teenage years, the world's youngest parents were two Chinese children who had their first baby when they were 8 and 9 years of age.
Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.
More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.