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QuickCheck: Does chewing food slowly actually help you lose weight? (opens the original)
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ANYONE who has ever tried to eat a plate of nasi campur at a food court during a 30-minute lunch break knows that slow eating is more of an aspiration than a lifestyle. Speed is the order of the day, the food is good, the queue is long and nobody has time to sit there chewing each mouthful like a philosopher in deep thought. But does slowing down at the table actually help you lose weight? Eating more slowly and chewing your food more thoroughly is genuinely associated with eating less, feeling
QuickCheck: Is it true that removing your tonsils as a child can affect your health as an adult? (opens the original)
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FOR many kids over the years, the tonsil removal conversation went something like this: you have been getting too many sore throats, the doctor says the tonsils need to come out, and the good news is you will get ice cream afterwards. It seemed like a straightforward deal, and for decades tonsillectomy was one of the most routinely performed surgeries on children in the world. But is it true that having your tonsils removed as a child can affect your health as an adult? Children who have their t
QuickCheck: Is it true that standing for long periods is actually bad for your health? (opens the original)
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FOR anyone who has spent a full shift behind a retail counter, taught a class of 40 students or worked a hawker stall from dawn to dusk, the idea that standing is somehow bad for you probably comes as no surprise whatsoever. But standing has long been promoted as the healthy alternative to sitting all day, with standing desks selling on the promise that getting off your chair is good for your heart.
QuickCheck: Is it legal to secretly record a phone call in Malaysia? (opens the original)
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IF YOU'VE ever been on the receiving end of a dodgy conversation, you've probably had the thought: should I be recording this? With smartphones in every pocket, the temptation to quietly hit record during a difficult phone call has never been easier to act on. But is it actually legal to secretly record a phone call in Malaysia? Secretly recording a phone call in Malaysia is illegal, regardless of whether you are a party to the call or a third party listening in. Section 234 of the Communication
QuickCheck: Do Malaysians actually need a water purifier at home? (opens the original)
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IF YOU have ever answered the door to a water purifier salesperson, you will know the pitch: your tap water is teeming with invisible dangers, and only their machine stands between you and certain doom. The claim that Malaysian tap water is unsafe without additional filtration has become so widespread that water purifier subscriptions are practically a household staple. Malaysian tap water is treated to meet the World Health Organisation's drinking water guidelines before it leaves the treatment
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