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Most mammals big or small take about 12 seconds to defecate

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Most mammals big or small take about 12 seconds to defecate

A study of defecation finds that all mammals with faeces like ours take around the same amount of time to relieve themselves. If it’s taking much longer, you may need to see a doctor

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A square of chocolate cake

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Is taking sugar out of food as difficult as industry says it is?

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Chimp holds banana in its mouth

Life

Putting bigger brains down to our social nature is half-baked

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Tsimane indigenous group

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South American group has the healthiest arteries ever seen

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Display of cakes and scones with gluten-free label

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That faddish gluten-free diet may be raising your diabetes risk

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Neanderthals sat round a campfire with bits of meat hanging up in the foreground

Humans

Neanderthals may have medicated with penicillin and painkillers

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Family leaps into swimming pool together

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Why we are so bad at spotting if our kids are overweight

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Bowls of fruit and vegetables

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You should be eating 10 pieces of fruit or veg every day, not 5

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Woman running

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Exercise reduces death from breast cancer relapse by 40 per cent

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A man looking exhausted

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Metabolic switch may bring on chronic fatigue syndrome

CFS, also known as ME, may be caused by the body switching from fully breaking down carbohydrates to using other energy sources, bringing on pain and exhaustion

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Health

Call off the breakfast wars and pass another slice of toast

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Health

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years

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Brain shrinks less in older people who eat Mediterranean diet

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Humans

Ancient leftovers show the real Paleo diet was a veggie feast

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