The Voice - Lifestyle - Health
Vegetarianism: To do or not to do? (2)
In the previous issue of The Voice we have started a discussion about vegetarianism. After a short introduction to the issue let us now further explore it. Meanwhile, should you decide to become a vegetarian, it is the right moment to do so. Summer brings us all its variety of vegetables and fruits.
Vegetarianism: To do or not to do?
Vegetarians, fruitarians, breatharians…They are the people who live, study, work with us. They are almost the same with one small remark: unlike “ordinary” people, they do not eat meat or adhere to the fruit diet only or do not eat at all. Leaving aside the most extreme cases let us talk about the first and the most popular category: Vegetarians.
Leuven Bloedserieus
Traditionally, medical, biomedical and bioengineering students organize Leuven Bloedserieus in November. This year it will take place from the 16th of November till the 19th. During this week we organize blood collections together with the Red Cross.
Swine flu at K.U.Leuven: How to prevent infection
When Christmas is coming up and we will be bombarded once more with all kinds of useless lists, reviewing the past year, it’s not going to be Michael Jackson or Barack Obama who will claim the limelight. No, not even Kimberley Vlaeminck, the notorious Flemish star girl. The one getting all the attention will be the world famous celebrity A/H1N1. For those of you frowning in disbelief, you might know him (or her) better as the Swine Flu virus.
Student Nutrition
21st-century students, faced with a dazzling array of modern food products, are naturally tempted by their convenience and glitz. We would prefer not to worry about how our food is processed or what they contain. But the inevitable consequence of this ignorance is the host of the debilitating diseases now endemic in universities, and society at large, the most common one being stress.
