May is National Bike Month





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The League of American Bicyclists is the national sponsor of Bike Month, and this year Bike to Work Week is May 16-20 and Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 20.

Bicycling is good for you because definetly it can burn your calories. This is great if you're looking to lose weight. Another reason why bicycling is good excercise is that your body has several moving parts when you riding.

Bicycle is a vehicle and you're share the traffic environment with other kind of transportation. Here's some good safety tips to look over:

• Always wear a helmet
• Obey all traffic controls
• Ride your bicycle near the right-hand edge of the road
• Never carry another person on your bicycle
• Always use hand signals when turning or stopping
• Look out for cars at cross street, driveways, and parking places
• Be careful when checking traffic and don't swerve when looking over your shoulder
• Give pedestrians the right-of-way
• Keep your bicycle in good condition
• Always ride carefully

Now is the right time for you to spot and buy one for your kid or keep one for your self. Enjoy your riding along the Bike Month and benefit a good health. Happy riding.

 



Great Biz With Brazil's Huge Appertite



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Despite the global economic downturn experienced in late 2008 into 2009, the Brazilian food and beverage market has not lost its attractiveness due to its large, dynamic and very competitive market with a population of more than 192.65 million people.

In 2009, imports of food and beverage from Malaysia amounted to US$80.00 million. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Brazil subscribes to the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX) food standards and principles. Although numerous agencies and Ministries have jurisdiction in safeguarding the Brazilian food supply and regulating imports of agricultural commodities and foods, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) and the Ministry of Health (MS) through its National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) are the primary regulators of food products.

MATRADE is the best business directory for Malaysian exporter with superior quality products. As the official board, they always ensure all the product and services at the top priority.

The Obesity Master Gene



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LONDON - Scientists have found that a gene linked to diabetes and cholesterol is a "master switch" that controls other genes found in fat in the body, and say it should help in the search for treatments for obesity-related diseases.

In a study published in the journal Nature Genetics, the British researchers said that since fat plays an important role in peoples' susceptibility to metabolic diseases like obesity, heart disease and diabetes, the regulating gene could be target for drugs to treat such illnesses.

"This is the first major study that shows how small changes in one master regulator gene can cause a cascade of other metabolic effects in other genes," said Tim Spector of King's College London, who led the study.

More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese and the numbers have doubled since the 1980s as the obesity epidemic has spilled over from wealthy into poorer nations.

In the United States, obesity-related diseases already account for nearly 10 percent of medical spending -- an estimated $147 billion a year.

Type 2 diabetes, which is often linked to poor diet and lack of exercise, is also reaching epidemic levels worldwide as rates of obesity rise.

Scientists have already identified a gene called KLF14 as being linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels, but until now they did know what role it played.

Spector's team analyzed more than 20,000 genes in fat samples taken from under the skin of 800 British female twin volunteers. They found a link between the KLF14 gene and the levels of many other distant genes found in fat tissue, showing that KLF14 acts as a master switch to control these genes.

They then confirmed their findings in 600 fat samples from a separate group of people from Iceland.

In a report of their study, the researchers explained that other genes found to be controlled by KLF14 are linked to a range of metabolic traits, including body mass index, obesity, cholesterol, insulin and glucose levels.

"KLF14 seems to act as a master switch controlling processes that connect changes in the behavior of subcutaneous fat to disturbances in muscle and liver that contribute to diabetes and other conditions," said Mark McCarthy from Britain's Oxford University, who also worked on the study.

"We are working hard...to understand these processes and how we can use this information to improve treatment of these conditions."

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