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It turns out consuming a high-calorie dessert at the beginning of your meal can actually make you opt for a healthier course. According to a recent study, if you are going to choose dessert first, then the high-calorie option might lead to a healthier meal. As part of the study, researchers placed either a healthy or less healthy dessert (fresh fruit vs. lemon cheesecake) at the beginning or end of a university cafeteria line. When diners picked the cheesecake first, they then chose lower-calorie main or side dishes and ultimately consumed fewer calories than diners who chose the fresh fruit first. "We believe diners who chose the indulgent dessert first then picked healthier main and side dishes to make up for their high-calorie dessert. Diners who picked the healthier dessert may have thought they already had done a good deed for their bodies so they deserved higher-calorie food further down the cafeteria line," said Martin Reimann, lead researcher of the stud...

Brunch is usually a casual affair and often we meet friends and family to catch up with them over brunch. Thus, what you wear should be something thats comfortable and also makes you feel good about yourself. Often, men end up either being too formal or casual at brunches but not anymore. Manjula Gandhi, Chief Product Officer at Numero Uno and Aashray Thatai, Co-Founder at PostFold, suggest some looks that are just too perfect for the kind of brunch you're going to attend. A little funk: Well, if you're attending a brunch with your friends or relatives, then atmosphere being super casual will let you experiment with different styles . Here, you can sport your cargo pants paired with a white crew neck T-Shirt and sneakers. The other look is to fold the hem of your pants and pair it up with a colour block T-shirt in blue, maroons or a conversational printed Tee with espadrilles; the combination is a thumbs up. Semi-formal combo: For the formal brunch outing,...

Struggling to cut down your body fat? Eating breakfast late, but having an early dinner may help, suggests a pilot study. Lifestyle-Fashion News : Struggling to cut down your body fat? Eating breakfast late, but having an early dinner may help, suggests a pilot study. The findings showed that people who delayed their breakfast by 90 minutes and had their dinner 90 minutes earlier than usual lost more than twice as much body fat on average. Further, those who changed their meal times ate less food overall, than those who did not, the researchers said. "Although this study is small, it has provided us with invaluable insight into how slight alterations to our meal times can have benefits to our bodies," said Jonathan Johnston, from the UK's University of Surrey. "Reduction in body fat lessens our chances of developing obesity and related diseases, so is vital in improving our overall health," he added.