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Walnuts Could Help Students with Stress, Says Study

University isn't all sleeping, parties, and video games — many students find it a stressful time, with exams and the beginning of adult life.

But a recent study has suggested that there's a food that could help with some of that stress — walnuts.

Walnuts are known to be a healthy snack. They contain healthy fats and proteins, which are good for the body and the mind.

They may not be the most exciting food for young adults to snack on in a world of pizza and burgers, but they could have a positive effect both on academic stress and on the health of the body.

That's according to researchers from the University of South Australia, who had 80 students take part in their study.

One group of students was asked to eat about half a cup of walnuts every day for 16 weeks. They could eat them as a snack or add them to meals at any time of the day.

The other participants were told not to eat nuts for those 16 weeks.

The researchers found that academic stress was having a negative effect on student's mental health, on the amount of protein in their bodies, and — in female participants — on the diversity of bacteria in their guts.

But these things all improved among those who had been eating walnuts.

Larisa Bobrovskaya, one of the study's authors, said not only are walnuts good for students, they're an easy thing to add to lots of different meals.

However, she also said just having something extra to eat might have made the students feel better, so more research is needed.

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Walnuts Could Help Students with Stress Says Study

In Chapters 4 and 5, we learn more about Mr. Krupp and why George and Harold are scared of him. He is mean, very strict, and always watching the boys to catch them doing something wrong. Mr. Krupp warns George and Harold that if they do not behave, something bad will happen very soon. This makes the boys feel nervous and lets the reader know that a big problem is coming next.

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In this episode of our Chinese character culture podcast, we explore the core character of "shǒu" (hand) and its fascinating evolution. We start with the left and right hands: the left hand was originally the helping hand, which explains the characters for assisting and seasoning! The right hand was the working hand, which even gave birth to the character for friend, because friends are like your other hand helping each other! We uncover how hand actions created words like taking, breaking, and New Year greeting! Then we dive into the character "cùn", which was originally the pulse point in Chinese medicine, not just a length unit, which explains begging and paying! And the biggest surprise: the character "chǒu" wasn't originally ugly, it was a closed hand! That explains buttons, knots, grappling, and even little girls! Then the open hand "chā" explains branches, hairpins, and shorts! Perfect for Chinese learners who want to understand the logic behind all those common hand-related characters!

手
shǒu
hand
核心汉字，是整个汉字家族的源头
左
zuǒ
left/help
左手，古人认为左手是用来帮助右手的，所以左的本意是帮助
佐
zuǒ
assist
左 + 人，帮助别人的人，就是辅佐
佐
zuǒ
seasoning
左 + 食，帮助味道的调料，就是佐料
右
yòu
right
右手，古人认为右手是用来做事的
又
yòu
right hand
原本就是右手的象形，后来引申为又、再
友
yǒu
friend
从又延伸而来，朋友就像左右手一样互相帮助
拿
ná
take
手 + 合，合起来的手，就是拿东西的动作
掰
bāi
break
手 + 分，分开的手，就是掰开东西的动作
拜
bài
pay New Year call
手 + 下，把手放下来，就是给长辈拜年的行礼动作
寸
cùn
cun/pulse
原本是中医的寸口脉搏，古人把脉的位置，后来才变成长度单位
讨
tǎo
beg
寸 + 言，用手（寸）加言语，就是乞讨
付
fù
pay
寸 + 人，人用手付钱，就是付款
丑
chǒu
closed hand
原本是合起来的手，不是丑的意思！是手的动作的源头
钮
niǔ
button
丑 + 金，用手按的金属按钮
纽
niǔ
knot
丑 + 丝，用手扣的丝线纽扣
扭
niǔ
grapple
丑 + 提手，用手扭，就是扭打
妞
niū
little girl
丑 + 女，小手小小的小女孩，就是小妞妞
叉
chā
open hand
原本是分开的手，手指分开的样子
杈
chā
branch
叉 + 木，分开的树枝，就是树杈
钗
chāi
hairpin
叉 + 金，分开的发钗，古代女孩子的头饰
衩
chà
shorts
叉 + 衣，分开的裤腿，就是裤衩

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