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Discovery of a built-in 'fat sensor'

...n as the taste of the Asian food additive MSG, the salt form of an amino acid. Umami is also found in some processed Western foods. In humans, studies showed that obese subjects prefer lipid when compared with lean subjects, suggesting that inappropriate lipid perception might influence obes...

Too much Salt is bad for health

... (FSA) has announced that people should reduce the salt intake to avoid high blood pressure and heart attacks. Daily intake of salt should be limited to 6 g per day//. FSA also stressed that the tinned foods should clearly mention t...

WHO reports 36 million deaths world wide due to chronic diseases

... be used to tackle these factors, such as reducing salt in processed foods, improving school meals and taxing tobacco products, the report says. The WHO says cutting deaths from chronic disease would also help countries' economies by cutting the cost of treatment and lost productivity caused by prematur...

Common, cheaper drugs could be used to treat hypertension

...ed in a salt-poor world, but today there's so much salt in the food we eat that the kidneys end up holding onto too much sodium," said Dr. Pratt. The result, he said, can be high blood pressure – also known as hypertension. It is a general clinical practice to prescribe higher doses of the medicine alre...

New Study Will The Look Into The Effects Of Synthetic Steroids

...bility of the kidneys to control the regulation of salt and water. These findings will be compared to blood pressure regulation and kidney function in 14- year-olds who were exposed to synthetic steroids before birth. About 200 adolescents who were born prematurely and were cared for in the Neonatal Int...

Better Research Rats To Help In Learning About Hypertension

...ertension and renal damage that arises from excess salt in the diet. In the rats fed a high salt diet, estrogen depletion increased blood pressure and exacerbated renal injury. The lack of estrogen...

Family Counseling To Encourage Children Eat Healthy

...articipating children reported eating less fat and salt than other youngsters. The study program was less successful in influencing exercise and smoking habits. The authors, writing in the latest issue of the American Journal of Health Behavior, believe their focus on high-risk families is unique among s...

Wishing the pain away

...lacebo dose, the amount of additional concentrated salt water needed to maintain participants’ pain over t...s to tolerate even more pain-inducing concentrated salt water than before. Source: Newsise...

Making MRIs Safe for Patients With Implantable Heart Devices

...tro-magnetic field strengths in models filled with salt water or gel to simulate the inside of the human body. Study results show most modern heart-assist devices are safe and perform well in standard- and maximum-strength MRIs. The lead systems of the devices never heated more than 9 degrees Fahrenheit,...

Nutrient Profiling System Launched By Food Officials in UK

...us raises attention to foods that are high in fat, salt or sugar, but at the same time recognizes the impo...ntent). Those underlined as high in saturated fat, salt or sugar included cornflakes, confectionery, and a range of takeaway foods, crisps and salted peanut...

Inhaling Salt Can Lead To Hypertension

People working in the salt factories may be at a heightened risk from hyperte... had measured the blood pressure of workers in two salt milling factories in Rajasthan. They divided the workers into two groups: those working close to a ...

Hypertension can be caused by Inhalation of Salt

Eating more salt causes high blood pressure is well known, however// a new study reports that even inhaling salt can cause it. A study published today in the Open Access journal Environmental Health for the first...

Elderly People Needs To Tackle The Heat Effectively

...s produced tends to contain more salt, and lack of salt in the body can lead to sudden drops in blood pressure. 4. Listen to your bodyMuscle cramps, fatigue, weakness, impaired concentration, confusion, lightheadedness, nausea, labored breathing, chest discomfort, and a rapid or erratic pulse can al...

Athletes Warned Of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia

... Increasing sodium intake through sport drinks or salt tablets does not appear to reduce the risk of EAH in those who over drink during exercise. Planners of marathons and other endurance events can discourage over-consumption of fluid by making sure water stations aren't placed too close together. Info...

Acrolein may be the key to halting spinal cord damage

... more than usual. "If you took a single grain of salt from a shaker and dissolved it in a liter jug, the water wouldn’t taste very salty," Shi said. "But even that would be more than a millimole, and that's much more acrolein than the body can handle at once." Because a high concentration of acrolein a...

Drinking too much water during racing may be harmful

...human body. Drinking more of them may also lead to salt loss in the body. Researchers are of the opinion that individuals need to have personalized fluid replacement schedules to avoid the condition of hyponatremia during long distance racing. Reference: New England Journal of Medicine, April issue....

Understanding The Link Between Hunger and Taste

... hungry, they were more sensitive to the sugar and salt in the drinks. However, they say hunger did not influence the participants’ ability to recognize bitter tastes. Researchers say, instinctively, sweet and salty tastes indicate edible substances, while a bitter taste may indicate a substance that shou...

WHO hopes to wipe away Iodine deficiency diseases by 2005

...atus.// The simple strategy to iodize common table salt has worked well. The number of countries where iod...ntent is low in Iodine. WHO recommends universal salt iodization, namely the use of iodized salt for human and animal consumption, to prevent and control ...

The Causes Of Acid Reflux Questioned

...iratory problems in some cases. Smoking and a high salt intake significantly increase the risk of acid ref...reflux than non-smokers. Those who routinely added salt to meals were also 70-percent more likely to have acid reflux than those who did not. In addition, t...

Strategies That Might Lower Blood Pressure Questioned

...s were advised to use a low sodium, high potassium salt while others did not receive advice on this. Finally, some patients received prompt sheets for high fruit, vegetable, fiber and low fat, while others did not receive any of these prompt sheets. According to the study, none of the interventions alter...

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