29th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
NEW YORK: Here’s another reason why you should shed flab - it could give you depression, resulting in an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study.   Earlier studies have suggested a link between depression and an increased risk of heart disease, but exactly how has never been clear. Now, a team » Read More
24th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
WASHINGTON: Researchers from A.O.U. in Cagliari Sardegna, Italy have found a link between increased carotid artery wall thickness (CAWT) – which can cause heart attac and stroke – and diabetes and hybertention.  During the study, the researchers looked at 186 patients with the help of multidetector row CT and sought to determine association between CAWT is » Read More
24th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
VELLORE: Only change in lifestyles and attitudes among people, coupled with precautionary measures, could bring down the increasing incidence of  diabetes in the country, a top government official said here on Friday. In this regard, doctors should educate people about health, hygiene, hazards due to garbage and pollution so that some of them would try to rectify » Read More
15th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
TORONTO: Diets high in vegetables and nuts, or rich in fruit, vegetables and fish were associated with a lower risk for heart disease than those  that rely on foods with a high glycemic index. High glycemic index food includes rice, pasta and refined carbohydrates like white bread, and foods high in trans-fatty acids including fried foods, baked goods and snacks. The study, » Read More
15th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Desperate to shed flab? Well, keep a tab on what you drink rather than what you eat, for a new study says that beverage consumption is actually a bigger factor when it comes to weight loss. Researchers in the US have found that weight loss is positively associated with a reduction in the intake of liquid » Read More
15th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The perpetual debate that is waged about the inadequacies of a vegetarian diet versus the hazards of a non-vegetarian diet is both accurate and wrong on a number of levels and if one really looks at both groups of people and their eating habits, there is room for healthy living in both. Confused? As human beings, we » Read More
14th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
CHICAGO: What we know for sure about diet and what protects the heart is a relatively short list. That’s what new research, based on an analysis  of about 200 studies involving millions of people, has found. Vegetables, nuts and the Mediterranean diet made the grocery list of “good†heart foods. On the “bad†list: starchy carbs like white bread and the » Read More
12th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Research does suggest that drinking plenty of water may help you lose weight. An abstract by Dr. Brenda Davy, associate professor of human nutrition, foods and exercise at Virginia Tech, presented at last year’s obesity conference in Phoenix, Arizona, showed that people who drank two glasses of water 20 to 30 minutes before every meal » Read More
8th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Desk jobs are increasing obesity, with many employees and employers ignorant of the risks of sitting down all day, researchers said on Wednesday. “Obesity is an epidemic, rising at troubling proportions,” said John S. Evans, a senior lecturer at Harvard School of Public Health in the United States. The School, which cooperates with the Cyprus International Institute » Read More
8th April, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Oestrogen, the female sex hormone, reduces a woman’s ability to burn fat after having a meal, say researchers. The finding, by Sydney endocrinologist Associate Professor Tony O’Sullivan, of the University of NSW and St George Hospital, Sydney, may help explain why ladies store fat more efficiently than men. The study has been published in the journal, Obesity Reviews. To » Read More