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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

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  April 28 is the International Day for Safety and Health at Work. This day was established by the International Labor Organization (ILO) in 2003 to raise awareness of the importance of ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for workers worldwide. This date was chosen to honor the victims of occupational accidents and diseases. On […]

WHAT IS CALORIC DENSITY?

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  The caloric density of a food is the amount of energy it contains per unit of weight and volume (kcal/g). That is, it measures the amount of energy a food provides in relation to its size or weight. When we eat, we provide nutrients to our body and our cells metabolize them into energy. […]

ARE WE RUNNING OUT OF SAND?

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  Imagine a beach without sand. Impossible, right? But sand not only affects the landscape we enjoy. Did you know that it is the second most used resource after water, but it is only regulated in some parts of the world? This fact is causing real problems for the environment. SOME DATA ON THIS NATURAL […]

MIGRATION, SOME OF ITS CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

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  Undoubtedly, migration management is one of the main global challenges we face as a society and is testing the response capacity of our societies and the international community. But what do we mean when we talk about migration?  Refers to the movement of people from one place to another, usually across political or geographic […]

HOW TO SAVE GASOLINE AND COPE WITH INFLATION

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  Inflation refers to a sustained and generalized increase in the price level of goods and services in an economy over a while. In other words, it is the increase in a society’s cost of living, which means that each currency unit has less purchasing value. One of the main factors contributing to inflation is […]

WHAT IS HAPPINESS FOR YOU?

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  What is happiness and would you be able to define it? Generally, it is defined as a positive emotional state in which a person feels satisfied, content and fulfilled with his or her life. A straightforward definition, but in practice, it is not as accessible as it seems, since it involves different factors that […]

DO YOU KNOW THE PLATE METHOD?

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  The plate method is a tool that makes it easy to transfer a healthy and balanced diet to the plate in a practical and simple way. It ensures that all the necessary macronutrients are present with the right amounts of each, easily and without having to weigh. In addition, it is universal, because it […]

SOMATIZATION: PAIN AND EMOTIONS

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  The human being is complex. Throughout human history, there have been many psychological approaches to the separation between body and mind, believing that people with physical problems, symptoms, or disorders always have a physical origin.  We now know that this is not the case and that we can experience physical pain as a consequence […]