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Meat Protein and Not Fat Causes Obesity: Study

August 4, 2016 Srijitaand, causes, fat, meat, Not, Obesity, Protein:, Study

We all need protein in our diet to help our body repair cells and make new ones and it is also an important factor for our growth and development. Protein foods are broken down into parts called amino acids during digestion. The human body requires a number of amino acids in large enough amounts to maintain good health. It’s equally important to eat the right amount and the right kind of protein to get its health benefits. Protein in meat is causing obesity in the same way sugar does, reveals…

Eating Cranberries May Promote Heart Health and Stronger Immunity: Experts

July 30, 2016 Srijitaand, cranberries, Eating, Experts, Health, Heart, Immunity, May, Promote, stronger

Cranberry could protect the gut microbiota — a complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals — and provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory functions that benefit the cardiovascular system, metabolism and immune function, revealed a new study. Not just promoting urinary tract health, but the researchers found that cranberry juice, dried cranberries and various cranberry extracts possess whole body health benefits. “It has been established that cranberries rank high among the berry fruits that are rich in health-promoting polyphenols (antioxidant),” said Jeffrey Blumberg, researcher…

Ditch the Yogurt Spoon, and Drink

July 30, 2016 Srijitaand, Ditch, Drink, Spoon, The, Yogurt

I still remember my first sip of ayran, the salty yogurt drink popular throughout Turkey. It was a beautiful spring day in 2007, and a friend and I were having lunch on the patio of a Turkish restaurant in Menlo Park, Calif. I have a wide-ranging palate, so I ordered the ayran casually, sure that I’d like it. But as the yogurt hit my tongue, I winced, my eyes bulged wide, and I pushed the glass to the far edge of the table. “I can’t drink that,” I said simply.…

Anushka Sharma’s Diet and Fitness Secrets: Her Love for Waffles and Weight Training

July 30, 2016 Srijitaand, Anushka, Diet:, Fitness, for, Her, love, secrets, Sharma's, Training, Waffles, Weight

When you choose to play a sportsperson onscreen, you’ve got to live the role to its every nuance. That’s exactly what Anushka Sharma believed in while training for her latest blockbuster, ‘Sultan’. Role-playing a sportsperson onscreen is not that easy. While the real life heroes go through a lifetime of training to be the best in the business, their silver screen counterparts have just a few months to do justice to their real-life brilliance. The ‘NH-10’ actress also went through rigorous training with pro-wrestlers to look the part in ‘Sultan’.…

Could fruit and veg boost happiness?

July 27, 2016 Srijitaand, boost, Could, Fruit, happiness?, veg

Could fruit and veg boost happiness? (Mike Kemp/Getty Images) The reasons experts usually give for eating more fruit and vegetables tend to be about long-term health benefits, but piling on the produce may also improve wellbeing in the shorter term, researchers say. Based on national surveys in Australia, the study team linked increases in fruit and vegetable servings per day to rising happiness over two years. With the addition of eight portions of fruit and veg daily, the change in wellbeing was about equivalent to going from unemployment to a…

Soda and other sweet drinks tied to risk for some rare cancers

July 15, 2016 Srijitaand, cancers, drinks, for, Other, rare, Risk, Soda, Some, sweet, tied, to

People who drink lots of soda or other sugary beverages may have a higher risk of developing rare cancers in the gallbladder and bile ducts around the liver, a Swedish study suggests. Little is known about the causes of biliary tract and gallbladder tumors, but emerging evidence suggests obesity as well as elevated blood sugar levels that are a hallmark of diabetes may increase the risk of these malignancies. Because sodas and other sugary drinks have been linked to high blood sugar and weight gain, researchers wondered if these beverages…