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Children At Risk For Chronic Disease Due To Consumption Of Fried Food

...ected after a survey that has examined the heating habits of over 14,355 children over a period of three years. It is one issue that demands superior priority because it is equally important to ensure a healthy generation. From the study, it has been found that when the children increased the amount of fr...

Dental health neglected by over 60 % of Indians

...er being higher in rural areas. As far as brushing habits go, over 50% of rural India does not use a toothbrush to clean teeth while over 75% of toothpaste users brush once or less than once a day. These usage and attitudes only stresses the importance of how far we need to go in terms of imparting health ...

Alcohol Drinking Affects Risk Of Colorectal Tumours

...,291 patients were subject to a survey of drinking habits and a colonoscopic screening for colorectal neoplasia. Colorectal neoplasia is defined as a condition that is at least in partly characterized by the presence of new growths or tumours including adenocarcinoma, high-grade dysplasia, villous tissue, a...

Eating Red and Processed Meat may cause Bowel cancer

...on was set up 10 years ago to research the dietary habits of red meat eating people. Eating red and processed meat increases the risk of people developing colorectal cancer, according to a European prospective study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study prospectively followed up...

A Warning For Western Diet Followers!

...atis, researchers compared the lifestyles, dietary habits and physical activity of those living in Sandwell with those remaining in their village of origin in Gujarat. Those living in the UK had higher body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol and inflammation levels. Professor Kennedy Cruickshank attri...

Drinking Laws 'Fuel Disease' In UK: Expert

... country take a real lead in morality and drinking habits and what the country is about socially,' Williams said. 'Alcohol, drinking, this awful binge culture, violence, all this is a reflection of a society that's falling apart and now these drinking laws are making it even worse.' Best was in a critical...

Scottish Children Have Worst Dental Health In Europe

... parents to start their kids off on healthy dental habits at an early age to prevent dental decay. It is gen...ducted on decay in the milk teeth. Faulty brushing habits coupled with the consumption of sticky substances are generally responsible for triggering dental de...

The Mediterranean magic: helpful in heart disease

...ommendations was not there a slight change in food habits was observed. The sampled people took in fewer calories and consumed more proteins and carbohydrates and less total fat and saturated fat. Among people on the Mediterranean diet following results were seen: total cholesterol dropped by 7.5 percent,...

Fruit Bats Act As Carriers of Ebola Virus

...hat the infection is contracted through the eating habits of the people. But the research has not ruled out the possibility of other species also being reservoirs for the virus. The Ebola virus results in a death through internal hemorrhaging among human beings, and a handshake is more than sufficient to tr...

A Comparative Study On Dietary Habits In Middle School Students And Increase In Weight

A recent study in Chicago compares the dietary habits and increased weight in the middle school students...ising programs at (56%), classroom eating drinking habits were also common in 31%, 38% schools respectively. Apart from the restricted hours for breakfast an...

Adolescents Influenced By Maternal Attitude Regarding Weight Control

... now been found that their attitude towards eating habits and weight control// programs would in turn reflect on their teenagers as well. Perception of the teenager’s mother regarding the above concepts has been found crucial. A number of genetic and other environmental factors are believed to play a sign...

Smokers May Be Denied Heart Surgery

... to drinkers will be less effective because of the habits of the patients. Each case will be judged individually as to whether the treatment will yield the desired effects, or if the patient in question needs the treatment. The Social Value Judgments: Principles for the Development of NICE Guidance report c...

Sweet pain releiver!

...studies clearly are needed to evaluate how dietary habits and individual differences contribute to preference for sweet taste in children and its physiological consequences." "Even women who preferred high levels of sweetness similar to that selected by the majority of children did not evidence an analgesi...

Parents Encourage Stereotype Body Images

...ude of the parents adversely influences the eating habits of the children and contributes towards eating disorders in small children. As many as 54 fathers and 93 mothers were interviewed as a part of the study. About 3% of the male children of these parents and 10% of the female children were underweigh...

Plant Food Reduces BP Risk

...nnesota studied the blood pressure (BP) and eating habits of 4,304 people over a period of 15 years. The subjects were aged between 18 years and 30 years. An inverse connection was // seen between the blood pressure level and consumption of fruit, nuts, whole grain, and milk, when in comparison to low plant...

Seasonal Variation In Exercise And Eating Habits Identified

...to analyze the fluctuations in eating and exercise habits of individuals has revealed that it may vary over different seasons with a tendency to eat more during winter. // It is further supported by the fact that there is a corresponding seasonal change in the body weight and physical activity. Researchers ...

Residential Locality, A New Determinant Factor For Weight Gain

...e footpaths, parks, street lighting and the eating habits of people in such areas could be other probable reasons. The research is belived to be conducted in other parts of Australia as well. The next phase of the study would be focussed towards the identification of factors for the observed difference in...

Season affects weight loss drive: summers the best!

...out 1,000 adults every other week on their dieting habits and another 300 people weekly on their daily eating habits. The survey also found that nearly a third of dieters prefer to be on a diet of their own design. Twelve percent of dieters are on a doctor-prescribed plan. And of the branded diets, Weight...

Zap the butt (cigarette) with Laser Therapy

Bad habits die hard. Smoking is no exception. To all those who wish kick the habit and make 2006 a milestone year, here is some mind-blowing news. Smokers // world over are swearing by Laser therapy that helps in zapping the habit. Cold laser therapy, likened...

Wounds Heal 25% Faster In Older Adults Who Exercise Regularly

...d were asked not to change their physical activity habits during the study period. A month after they started exercising, each subject received a small puncture wound on the back of the upper arm. A month of exercise before the wound procedure gave the bodies of adults in the exercise group enough time to...

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