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Soluble corn fibre can help women build stronger bones

August 30, 2016 SrijitaBones?, Build, Can, Corn, Fibre, Help, Soluble, stronger, Women

Soluble corn fibre can help women build stronger bones (Getty Images) Supplementing food with soluble corn fibre at two critical times in a woman’s life – adolescence and post-menopause – can help build and retain calcium in the bones, two studies have found. “We are looking deeper in the gut to build healthy bone in girls and help older women retain strong bones during an age when they are susceptible to fractures,” said Purdue University Professor Connie Weaver, who was associated with both the studies. “Soluble corn fibre, a prebiotic,…

Soluble Corn Fibre Can Help Women Build Stronger Bones

August 30, 2016 SrijitaBones?, Build, Can, Corn, Fibre, Help, Soluble, stronger, Women

Supplementing food with soluble corn fibre at two critical times in a woman’s life – adolescence and post-menopause – can help build and retain calcium in the bones, two studies have found. “We are looking deeper in the gut to build healthy bone in girls and help older women retain strong bones during an age when they are susceptible to fractures,” said Purdue University Professor Connie Weaver, who was associated with both the studies. “Soluble corn fibre, a prebiotic, helps the body better utilise calcium during both adolescence and post-menopause.…

Severe Obesity Alone Can Increase Heart Failure Risk

August 27, 2016 SrijitaAlone, Can, failure, Heart, Increase, Obesity, Risk, Severe

Morbid obesity appears to stand alone as a risk for heart failure, but not for other major types of heart disease, new research has found. The study involving more than 13,000 people found that morbidly obese individuals were more than two times more likely to have heart failure than comparable people with a healthy body mass index, after accounting for high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. The findings suggest that even if a patient has normal blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure levels, they may still be at…

Mediterranean Diet, Exercise Can Cut Risk Of Alzheimer’s

August 24, 2016 SrijitaAlzheimer's, Can, Cut, Diet:, exercise:, Mediterranean, of, Risk

Mediterranean diet, regular physical activity and a normal body mass index can reduce the incidence of protein build-ups that are associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, says a study. The findings showed that each one of several lifestyle factors – a healthy body mass index, physical activity and a Mediterranean diet – were linked to lower levels of plaques and tangles on the brain scans. Plaque, deposits of a toxic protein called beta-amyloid in the spaces between nerve cells in the brain; and tangles, knotted threads of the tau…

Can Season and Place of Birth Influence Celiac Disease Risk?

August 18, 2016 Srijitaand, birth, Can, Celiac, Disease, influence, of, Place, Risk, Season

Winter babies and people born in places with shorter days and less sunlight might have a lower risk of developing celiac disease than peers born in warmer regions or seasons, a Swedish study suggests. About one in 100 people have celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food. People with celiac disease can’t tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye and barley. Left untreated, the condition can lead to complications such as malnutrition, low bone density, lactose intolerance and…

Workout can help fighting schizophrenia

August 12, 2016 SrijitaCan, fighting, Help, schizophrenia, workout

Workout can help fighting schizophrenia (Getty Images) Aerobics can be a real help for the people dealing with schizophrenia, says a University of Manchester study. Through combining data from 10 independent clinical trials with a total of 385 patients with schizophrenia, researcher Joseph Firth found that around 12 weeks of aerobic exercise training can significant improve patients’ brain functioning. Schizophrenia’s acute phase is typified by hallucinations and delusions, which are usually treatable with medication. However, most patients are still troubled with pervasive ‘cognitive deficits’; including poor memory, impaired information processing…