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*When you are stressed out grab a pack of gum and chew the nervousness away. 16 is the percentage of decreased anxiety resulting from lowered levels of salivary cortisol by chewing gum.

*13 is the number of calories burned by each pound of lean body mass during a single day at rest.

*The researchers recommended a 1000 milligrams of dietary calcium intake (equivalent of three glasses of fat-free milk) daily to reduce body fat over an 18-month period. The researchers at McMaster University at Hamilton, Ontario found that drinking fat-free milk after a resistance workout increased muscle gain.