- One cup of mango supplies 75 percent of a day’s vitamin C, 25 percent of a day’s vitamin A and 3 grams of fiber.
- Avocados have more potassium than bananas, with an estimated 540 mg of potassium per 3-ounce serving.
- Iodine has been shown to induce cell death in both breast and thyroid cancer cells.
- Nearly 70 percent of Australian adults are vitamin D deficient or insufficient.
- One hot dog has more than 300 calories.
- Drinking caffeinated drinks all day can deplete important nutrients such as magnesium, vitamin A and B vitamins.
- Placing bread in the refrigerator may cause the nutrients to break down. This applies mainly to enriched bread, which often has iron, folic acid and other B vitamins added to it.
- The human brain has the ability to store every experience you have.
- It takes 200 muscles to take a single step.
- Staying awake for 17 hours has the same effect on your mental and concentration abilities as drinking two glasses of wine.
- Chewing gum boosts your brain power.
- Your brain stops growing by age 18.
- It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
- Smokers get 10 times more wrinkles than people who don’t smoke.
- The human heart pumps an average of 400 liters of blood in a lifetime.
- Coughing can cause air to move through your windpipe at more than 1,000 feet per second.
- Dehydration is the number one cause of daytime fatigue.
- Wearing headphones for one hour increases the bacteria in your ear 700 times.
- Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn’t digest itself.
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