Trivia’s To Good Health

Soda Headache

Research in Israel has found that 6-18 year old kids who deink a lot of caffeinated soda each day (about one large fast food cola plus a 20-ounce bottle) suffer from chronic headaches and migraines. Once the kids quit drinking caffeine, the headaches stopped.

An Eye for Veggies

People who eat less than 3.5 serving of fruits and vegetables a day have six times the risk of developing cataracts, a clouding of the eye lens.

Black lungs

When a smoker inhales and then blows out tobacco smoke, about 30 percent of the burned particles are exhaled. The rest-70 percent-collect as black soot in the lungs.

Clean and Healthy

School kids who wash their hands four times a day miss 23 percent fewer days of school due to infectious diseases than those who don’t.