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Did You Know That Avocado Can Be Used as a First Food for Babies?

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Feeding babies avocados, which has a neutral flavour, soft consistency and nutrient density, can help in boosting their growth and development, says a study, suggesting that the fruit can be used as a first food for infants. Babies’ ideal first foods should have a low to moderate sweet and salty flavour profile to avoid early preferences for sweet foods. The findings showed that avocados are unique among complementary and transitional foods and they provide an ideal source of calories to meet the increasing energy and growth demands of weaning infants…

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Rye bread intake can help ease irritable bowel syndrome

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Rye bread intake can help ease irritable bowel syndrome (Katrin Ray Shumakov/Getty Images) The patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) will experience milder symptoms with regular intake of rye bread that is low in FODMAP (fermentable oligo- di- and mono-saccharides and polyols). In a new study, it has been revealed that the people, who ate rye bread low in FODMAP experienced ease than patients who ate normal rye bread. “Our study shows that reduction of FODMAP content of a major food staple, such as rye bread, may reduce some symptoms…

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Cranberries can ‘juice up’ your immunity

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Cranberries can ‘juice up’ your immunity (Getty Images) An old wives’ tale might be held up by modern science as a new study has found that cranberry juice is effective at preventing bacterial infections. A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has characterized the role of compounds in cranberry juice that block the critical first step in bacterial infections. The results open a potential new area of focus for antibiotic drug development. “With the emergence of new superbugs that are resistant to current…

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Can PCOS Lead to Diabetes in Women?

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According to the new findings of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), women suffering from Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a problem in which their hormones are imbalanced, are highly prone to diabetes,After conducting several surveys and studies and monitoring patients during the Out Patient Department (OPD) sessions, doctors from AIIMS have discovered that insulin resistance’ is an integral part of PCOS and women suffering from PCOS are at a higher risk of diabetes than the general population. “Insulin resistance has been recognised as a risk factor for diabetes and may be…

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Food proximity can influence choice

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A new review has suggested that marketers’ tactics to place things where we are more likely to pick them up could help motivate people to improve their diets. The review showed that manipulation of food product order or proximity can influence food choice and that healthy food nudging seems promising. Eighteen studies were included in the review. Sixteen of the studies showed nudging made a positive impact. “The review confirmed our expectation that there are very few scientific works available which deal with nudging healthier food choices by changes in…

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Get a Grip on High Blood Pressure: This Simple Hand Exercise Can Help

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Image credit: Istock You probably know that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke, vision problems, even dementia. But did you know this? Hand-grip exercises – squeezing one of those V-shape devices with a resistance spring – can lower your blood pressure by about 10 percent. That’s one of the “15 Things You Better Know About Your Blood Pressure” that AARP reports in the June issue of its Bulletin publication and at aarp.org. It cites a “landmark” paper published in 2013 in Hypertension,…

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