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Short-burst exercise beats fatty meal effects: study

/ Courtesy of Biokinetic Short bursts of intensive exercise before a fatty meal are better for blood vessel function in young people than moderate-intensity exercise, a study has found.  According to the University of Exeter, this exercise method might suit young people who have diets filled with high-fat junk food and do little exercise.Researchers compared teenagers’ blood vessel function after high-intensity, interval exercise and moderate-intensity exercise before the teenagers drank a high-fat milkshake. It showed that about 25 minutes of moderate-intensity cycling prevented a fall in blood vessel function but eight minutes of high-intensity cycling not only prevented a fall in function but improved it.“Considering that very few adolescents currently achieve the recommended minimum of one hour of at least moderate-intensity exercise per day, smaller amounts of exercise performed at a higher-intensity might offer an attractive alternative to improve blood vessel function in adolescents,” the university’s Dr. Alan Barker said.    

Apr 1, 2015
Short-burst exercise beats fatty meal effects: study

Soju sales sink in Japan

Asahi beer / Korea Times fileThe weak yen and growing anti-Korean sentiment have hit sales of Korean alcohol in Japan. But Japanese beer is flying off shelves in Korea.According to the Korea Customs Service and liquor businesses, exports of soju to Japan fell 9.1 percent, from 57,534 tons in 2013 to 52,271 last year. Considering total exports of soju dropped 4.2 percent, from 77,615 tons to 74,388 tons, the fall in exports to Japan is significant. This is a blow to soju companies, because they rely on Japan for more than 70 percent of total exports.The value of exports to Japan declined 14.1 percent, from $78.96 million to $67.8 million. The total value of exports fell 7.4 percent, from $107.51 million to $99.51 million. The liquor industry attributes this to the weak yen.Industry sources said the yen price of soju should have been raised but companies feared sales in Japan would plunge. They said companies such as Lotte Liquor and HiteJinro had continued exporting without price hikes despite a fall in operating profit. Smaller companies had to stop exporting.Growing anti-Korean sent

Apr 1, 2015By Kim Bo-eun
Soju sales sink in Japan

In full bloom

Tourists walk under cherry blossoms in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday, a day before the start of the 2015 Gunhang Festival there./ Yonhap

Mar 31, 2015

Campaign pledges

Saenuri Party Chairman Kim Moo-sung, center, helps Ahn Sang-soo, right, put on an apron during an event for the party’s candidates for the April 29 by-elections to announce their campaign pledges at its headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday. Ahn, a former Incheon mayor, will run for a parliamentary seat in the port city. / Yonhap

Mar 31, 2015

Respect for each other

Myongji University President Yoo Byung-jin washes a student’s feet during a ceremony at its campus in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. The university has held the foot-washing ceremony for 15 years to encourage honor and respect among students and professors./ Yonhap

Mar 31, 2015

More dollars in reserves

A Korea Exchange Bank official counts U.S. dollars at the lender’s main office in downtown Seoul, Tuesday. The Bank of Korea said that the greenback accounted for 62.5 percent of its foreign reserves, hitting the highest level in four years. / Yonhap

Mar 31, 2015

Joint 'hallyu' content

SKM Investement CEO Kang Myeong-sik, center, signs an agreement alongside China Central Television (CCTV) Vice President Gao Feng, left, and ZSAK President Shin In-soo at the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, China, Thursday. The three companies will invest in establishing a joint corporation, aiming at launching a media content business to provide Korea’s cultural content to China through diverse channels. / Courtesy of SKM Investment

Mar 31, 2015

Smokers rush in to quit

/ YonhapBy Lee Ji-hyeThe number of people signing up for the public health center’s anti-smoking clinic has tripled this year.According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, there were 261,820 new registrations between January 1 and February 20, while there were 90,833 for this period last year.The total number of anti-smoking clinic members was 105,322 on January 16, rising to 155,197 on January 29.The clinics include a 12-week consultation program, financial support for the purchase of anti-smoking medication and health insurance for nicotine addiction treatment.Officials attributed rising membership to the government’s recent cigarette price hikes and the extension of smoke-free zones.Coffee shops and cyber cafes have been banned from installing smoking zones, and new regulations control smoking in wider areas near restaurants.

Mar 31, 2015
Smokers rush in to quit

Protest: Police quiz Sewol victims' families

/ Korea Times Photo by Lee Ji-hyeBy Lee Ji-hyePolice have questioned three protesting family members of Sewol ferry disaster victims for allegedly obstructing justice on Monday.The Jongro Police Department confirmed Tuesday that the protesters were taken in for questioning after allegedly removing a police officer's hat and pushing him during a march to the presidential office from Gwanghwamun, central Seoul.More than 300 people died when the ferry sank on April 16 last year.Bereaved families held a press conference on Monday, stating that the Korean government had distorted their demands."The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries had made our special committee incapable of carrying out a proper investigation, and confiscated our independent right to act _ therefore the bill that was passed within the assembly must be scrapped at once."The families also demanded details of plans to salvage the ferry from the waters off Jindo, South Jeolla province.The protesters plan to march on April 4 to the presidential office in Seoul from the group memorial altar in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, hom

Mar 31, 2015
Protest: Police quiz Sewol victims' families

Extroverts face weighty problem

/ Screen shot from YouTube  Personality plays an important role in body weight, a study has found.According to Switzerland's Federal Institute of Technology, personality determines eating patterns. The research team studied the eating habits, food choices and personalities of 1,000 people.Of the five types _ extroversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, openness and conscientiousness _ extroverts were more likely to be fat because they ate out and socialized more, the study found. They ended up eating a lot of savory foods and meat.Neurotic people were likely to overeat when they had negative emotions. The study said people in the other three personality types were lighter. Those who were open and agreeable tended to eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat. Those who were conscientious were likely to be skinny, with an innate ability to control cravings."We found that a person's personality does, in fact, determine why he or she eats and what he or she eats," Carmen Keller, the study’s author, told the Metro. 

Mar 31, 2015
Extroverts face weighty problem
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