Diets with a high "glycaemic index", raising glucose levels in the blood, seem to promote metabolic problems.
THE BOTTOM LINE In teenagers and young adults, a higher body mass index raises the likelihood of acne.
An ambiguous forcefulness emanates from the chubby fellow perched on one leg, his right index raised as if in admonition.
Earlier this year, Index raised a 150 million euro fund ($189 million) in collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson to invest in life science start-ups.
Out there, the only finger raised by other drivers in your direction is the laconic index raised slightly from the steering wheel in a less-than-halfhearted wave from drivers going in the opposite direction.
Our analysis of the index raises concerns that unless local authorities re-examine their social care workforce, both permanent and temporary, and seek to help new workers get the experience they so desperately need, this demand will never be met.
By the end of last year, the indicated dividend rate -- that is, the amount that would be paid in 2001 if no companies in the index raised or reduced their payouts -- was 2.2percentt below the amount that was actually paid in 2000.
Monday's drop of 8.3percentt in the benchmark index, raised the fear of a wave of panic selling in China's financial markets after an extraordinary bull run in which share prices have climbed by more than 300percentt in the last two years.
"Spikes in late January and again at the end of February, which more than doubled the volume of trades in an index tied to the creditworthiness of companies, lowered the cost of the index, raising the value of the bank's holdings," Bloomberg News reported.
Earlier this year, Index raised an early-stage venture fund worth 350 million euros, larger than its previous vehicle.
