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Eating Fish May Ward Off Allergies In Kids

November 2, 2016 SrijitaAllergies, Eating, Fish, In, Kids, May, Off, ward

Women who consume oily fish while pregnant or during breast-feeding may decrease the risk of their children developing food allergies, asthma, eczemas or hay fever, researchers have found. The findings have showed that children introduced to fish and eggs — major source of omega 3 fatty acids — before 11 months of age had a lower risk of developing allergies. “Fish intake in the family seems to reduce the risk of allergies,” said Karin Jonsson from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, in a statement. Kids who eat fish, eggs…

Eating dark chocolates may improve your heart health

October 16, 2016 Srijitachocolates, Dark, Eating, Health, Heart, Improve, May, Your

Eating dark chocolates may improve your heart health Now you need not be guilty of indulging in dark chocolates, as compounds found in cocoa may be good for your heart, a study has found. The findings showed that consumption of flavanol-rich cocoa products was associated with improvements in specific circulating biomarkers of cardiometabolic health. “We found that cocoa flavanol intake may reduce dyslipidemia (elevated triglycerides), insulin resistance and systemic inflammation, which are all major subclinical risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases,” said Simin Liu, Professor at Brown University in Rhode Islands,…

Accentuate the Positive in Eating

September 25, 2016 SrijitaAccentuate, Eating, In, positive, The

“You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative!” That’s a lyric in a very old Bing Crosby song from the 1940’s. He wasn’t talking about food – but the advice could apply to healthy eating. For too long, we’ve been focusing on what not to eat, what to cut out of the diet, what to avoid. The trend has become extreme as diet after popular diet encourages people to cut out entire food groups to lose weight. But perhaps it’s time to “eliminate the negative” and forget about cutting…

Binge Eating May Up Various Health Conditions

September 23, 2016 SrijitaBinge, Conditions:, Eating, Health, May, Up, various

Individuals with binge-eating disorder (BED) may be at high risk of getting diagnosed with illnesses associated with the endocrine and circulatory systems, a study suggests. Binge-eating disorder is a serious eating disorder in which an individual frequently consumes unusually large amounts of food and is unable to stop craving for more. Individuals with BED could be at an increased risk of 2.5-times of having an endocrine disorder and at 1.9-times of having a circulatory system disorder. The endocrine system influences heart, bones and tissues growth, and even fertility. It plays…

5 health benefits of eating kiwi

September 6, 2016 Srijita5%;, Benefits, Eating, Health, kiwi, of

5 health benefits of eating kiwi (Getty Images) Kiwifruit is renowned to be a nutritional powerhouse owing to generous amounts of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and dietary fibre which are more than any other fruit in the world. Here are the health benefits of kiwifruits: Powerhouse of Vitamins and Minerals Essential for great hair, skin and strong immunity, Vitamin C should be consumed everyday by us. Zespri Green and SunGold Kiwifruits are extremely high in Vitamin C that help enhance vitality, increase immunity and alleviate sluggishness. Not only do…

Eating Shark Products May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

September 2, 2016 SrijitaAlzheimer's, Eating, Increase, May, Products, Risk, Shark

Consumed widely in Asia, shark products may not be actually that healthy for humans as researchers have found high concentrations of toxins linked to neuro degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease in the fins and muscles of sharks. “Our results suggest that humans who consume shark parts may be at a risk for developing neurological diseases.” said senior author of the study Deborah Mash, Professor of Neurology at the University of Miami in the US. Fins and muscle tissue samples were collected from 10 shark species found in the Atlantic…