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Just a small cut in saturated fats ‘reduces heart disease risk’

December 1, 2016 Srijitaa, Cut, Disease, Fats, Heart, In, Just, reduces, Risk, Saturated, Small

“Swapping butter and meat for olive oil and fish does cut the risk of heart disease,” The Times reports. The headline is prompted by the findings from a US study involving data from over 100,000 men and women, followed for more than 20 years. The results showed that consumption of different types of saturated fats was associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease. The researchers also found that replacing just 1% of energy consumed in the form of saturated fats with polyunsaturated fats, monounsaturated fats, wholegrain carbohydrates or plant…

It’s not all in the Genes: Clean Living can cut Heart Risks

November 15, 2016 SrijitaAll, Can, clean, Cut, Genes, Heart, In, Its, living, Not, risks, The

Clean living can slash your risk for heart disease even if your genes are heavily stacked against you. A large study finds that people with the most inherited risk cut their chances of having a heart attack or other heart problems in half if they didn’t smoke, ate well, exercised and stayed slim. The opposite also is true: You can largely trash the benefit of good genes with unhealthy habits. “DNA is not destiny, and you have control,” said the study leader, Dr. Sekar Kathiresan, genetic research chief at Massachusetts…

An Egg a Day May Cut Stroke Risk: Study

November 3, 2016 Srijitaa, an, Cut, Day, Egg, May, Risk, Stroke, Study

A daily dose of one egg daily – an affordable source of high quality protein – may cut the risk of suffering a stroke by 12 per cent, a new study has claimed. One large egg boasts six grammes of high-quality protein and antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, found within the egg yolk, as well as vitamins E, D and A, researchers said. Consumption of up to one egg per day had no association with coronary heart disease (CHD) and a 12 per cent reduction of stroke risk, they said. Researchers…

Canola Oil With Omega-3 May Cut Heart Disease Risk: Study

November 3, 2016 SrijitaCanola, Cut, Disease, Heart, May, Oil, Omega-3, Risk, Study, With

Consuming foods made in canola oil — an improved form of rapeseed, with less than two per cent erucic acid, a component found in mustard oil — that is enriched with Omega-3 has the potential to reduce the risk of heart diseases, researchers say. The findings showed that consuming high oleic canola oil enriched with Omega-3 can help reduce the concentration of triglycerides — the main constituents of body fat in humans and animals — in the blood, which when increased may contribute to hardening of the arteries or thickening…

Girls Can Cut Poverty in Developing Economies: UN

October 25, 2016 SrijitaCan, Cut, developing, Economies:, girls, In, Poverty, UN

Developing economies stand to win an extra $21 billion (19 billion euros) if they improve girls’ health and sex education, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Thursday. Girls in developing countries are less likely than boys to complete schooling because of forced marriage, child labour and female genital mutilation, risking the opportunities presented by their largely young populations, said the study, launched in London. “Over the next 15 years alone, developing countries together stand to gain or forfeit at least $21 billion, depending on whether or not they invest…

Getting enough omega-3 may cut risk of diabetic retinopathy

August 30, 2016 SrijitaCut, Diabetic, Enough, Getting, May, of, Omega-3, Retinopathy, Risk

Getting enough omega-3 may cut risk of diabetic retinopathy ( Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images) For adults with type 2 diabetes, following a Mediterranean diet including at least two servings of fatty fish per week may lower the risk of diabetic retinopathy, according to an observational study from Spain. The researchers analyzed data on people participating in a larger randomized trial known as PREDIMED, which ran from 2003 to 2009 in Spain and tested a Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or nuts against a usual comparison diet…