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Surgery For Obesity May Need Invasive Monitoring

...hat reduces the size of the stomach and allows the food to pass to the small intestine much faster. Together with psychological and behavioral support, this procedure has become one of the ways to control obesity through lasting weight loss.The current study was done with 13 patients who underwent laprosc...

Childhood Obesity May Influence The Their Quality Of Life

... more and more children are getting used to a junk food diet and a sedentary life style. ...

Terri Schiavo is no more, but the question of Mercy killing is unresolved…

...er whether she should have been reconnected to the food tube that provided her with nourishment and hydration. “Today, millions of Americans are saddened by the death of Terri Schiavo. Laura and I extend our condolences to the family. I appreciate the example of grace and dignity they have displayed at...

Breast cancer is associated to consuming food with high glycemic index

...conducted by US and Canadian scientists, consuming food with high glycemic index have been //linked with h...earchers have encouraged people to consume more of food which are low in glycemic index and avoid foods that have high GI value, as the former are considere...

Lupin flour may cause peanut allergy like reactions

...axis and was allergic to peanuts. However when her food that had caused the allergic reaction was checked for peanuts had not revealed any peanut ingredient. The researchers of the study had found the ingredient to the lupin flour. Lupin flour is made from onions is widely used in countries of Europe. Th...

Fortified iron in diets may increase the risk of cancer

...f transferrin saturation of 60% or more, intake of food fortified with iron might increase the risk of cancer in people. Transferrin saturation or iron overload is the opposite of iron deficiency and may cause several health problems. This is the first time that iron overload is being linked with cancer...

New food guide for people fighting excess weight

...e diet chart works very simply. It had divided the food ingredients into grains, dairy, vegetables, fruits, meat and beans, and fats, sugars and salt. Depending on the need of each individual the website may suggest the proportion of each of these ingredients the person should take daily in order to reach...

Processed meats can cause cancer

...pancreatic cancer than the people who consume such food in the least. Eating pork and red meat regularly also increases the risk of having pancreatic cancer about 50% more than those who stay away from these foods the result showed no association between regular intake of chicken, fish, eggs or dairy prod...

Chemicals in clear plastics can cause learning difficulties

...mical founding the clear plastics that are used as food grade materials for making air tight containers, drinking water bottles, even feeding bottles for infants. The scientists from Yale School of Medicine did the study to find out about the long-term exposure to BPA. The researchers have found that low...

Contraceptive pills may lead to deformities in babies

...mical founding the clear plastics that are used as food grade materials for making air tight containers, drinking water bottles, even feeding bottles for infants. Research findings may be taken as analogical to humans and the result may be of grave concern, says the researchers of the study. , Bisphenol...

Approval for DNA test to detect cystic fibrosis

...also affect pancreas and cause serious problems of food digestion. Cystic fibrosis is expressed as a disease in a child when he inherits the faulty genes from both the parents. The FDA approved Tag-It test identifies a set of genetic variations called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator...

Low glycemic diet effective for reducing cardiovascular risk

...l low fat diet. A Glycemic index measures how the food affects our blood sugar. Glycemic Index (GI) ranks... sugar level. The index ranges from 1 to 100. Some food items raise the blood glucose level more than the others. These are the ones with low GI (less than ...

Milk in diet good for heart

...m to weigh and record each and every item of their food items, and about 90% of them had maintained a detailed diaries. The men were in the age of 45 to 59 and they were observed for a period of 20 years after the initial study. They all had to undergo comprehensive health check-ups, including ECGs at the...

Overweight mothers overfeed obese children

...ers, and how the body weight of mothers affect the food intake of the children, even in infancy. Reference: Nutrition Journal, May 2005...

Childhood asthma may be triggered by cockroach allergens

...everal sources such as sewage, saliva, and exposed food particles or dead animals. Keeping the house clean...ly in the dining or kitchen areas, keeping all the food items covered in airtight containers, repairing leaking faucets etc. The research report is publish...

Plastic to cause breast cancer

Plastic ingredients can enter the body from the food being heated in a plastic// container. This ingred...mical founding the clear plastics that are used as food grade materials for making air tight containers, drinking water bottles, even feeding bottles for in...

Fish is good for Alzheimer's patients

...Fish had been what for generations been called the food that develops the brain, and it just got the scien...and without the fortified diet, rats that were fed food with DHA had a 70% less build up of amyloid protein in their brain. This happened after a period of ...

Stress and mood fatigue may affect the diet in pregnancy

...o the growth of the fetus and needs to contain the food elements like folic acid and other vitamins amongst other things. The study points out that women who are more often exhausted or stressed tend to eat more of one kind of foods, like carbohydrates etc. The researchers had looked into 134 women who ...

Cystic fibrosis patients may require a new treatment for bacterial infection

...also affect pancreas and cause serious problems of food digestion. Cystic fibrosis is expressed as a disease in a child when he inherits the faulty genes from both the parents. New research suggests that the bacteria Pseudomonas can use the antibiotics to develop a protective biofilm that will encourag...

More soy benefits on blood glucose levels, and cholesterol

...can College of Nutrition points out that soy based food can cause a more healthy weight loss than any other diet programs, although the results may not be as dramatic. Health benefits of soy and soy products have been always withheld. According to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of USA diets with four...

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