30th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Battling hypertension, cancer, diabetes, a weak heart or kidneys… right nutrition plays a key role. The National Nutrition Week just passed by (Sept 1-7). For a strong, healthy body and a happy mind, nutrition plays a pivotal part not just as prevention but as a tool for speedy recovery as well. Diet in Cardiac Diseases The » Read More
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Being overweight in midlife might give rise to multiple chronic diseases, impair cognitive function and physical function and mental health in women in older age, says a new study. The researchers showed that women who were lean at age 18 and maintained a healthy weight through mid-life had the best odds of achieving optimal health later » Read More
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Heavy snorers might be at an increased risk of developing carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress to be associated with stroke, says a new study. In the study involving 10 adults, the research team found that the prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis was 20 percent with mild snoring, 32 percent with moderate snoring and 64 percent with heavy » Read More
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Long-term consumption of soy products dramatically cuts down the risk of ischemic stroke, according to new research. Ischemic stroke is the most common kind of stroke, caused by an interruption of the blood flow to the brain. The research found people who consumed 50 grams of soy products a week reduced stroke risk. Those who ate between » Read More
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Soybeans contain high levels of several health-beneficial compounds including tocopherols which have antioxidant properties and can be used in the treatment or prevention of heart disease and cancer. These molecules can be used in the development of functional foods, which have specific health-beneficial properties. Tocopherols exist in four forms (a, ß, ?, and d) of which ?-tocopherol » Read More
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Kids of working mothers are less healthy than those who stay at home, according to a new study. The study, which was conducted by Institute of Child Health on more than 12,500 five-year-olds, has been published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Child Health. In the study, the researchers found children whose mothers worked were more likely » Read More
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Most of the people who have crossed the line of obesity fail to realise that they are above normal weight, according to a new survey. The poll, carried out by YouGov for Slimming World, found that almost a quarter of the 2,000 people questioned had measurements, which would place them squarely in the obese camp. However, there » Read More
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Students and businessmen are often miss a good night’s sleep with a view to performing brilliantly in exams and securing big contracts, respectively, but this may adversely affect their brain health in later life, according to two new studies. Published in the journal Science, one of the studies saw microdialysis experiments being conducted on mice, and » Read More
9th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Two mugs of green tea every day can significantly reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, claims a new Study. To reach the conclusion, researchers from Okayama University tracked the health of more than 12,000 elderly people living in Japan. The men and women were aged between 65 and 84. In the study, the volunteers » Read More
5th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - No Comments
New research by UCLA endocrinologists and geriatricians suggests that waist-hip ratio is a better indicator of obesity than Body mass index (BMI) readings for older adults. The researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA said that the ratio of waist size to hip size may be a better indicator when it comes to people » Read More