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Increase in Pollution Leads to Rise in Strokes

April 10, 2016 SrijitaIn, Increase, Leads, Pollution, Rise, Strokes, to

Rising levels of pollution have led to an increase in the number of strokes, revealed a study, reaffirming the growing evidence that climate change and overall air qualitycontributes to heart disease. The results showed that particles less than 2.5 mm in diameter (PM2.5) pose the greatest health risks due to their small size (1/30th diameter of a human hair and not visible to the human eye). They are created from combustion from cars, power plants, forest fires and others. Researchers also found that temperature had an impact on air quality…

Why Do People in Japan Live Longer?

April 9, 2016 SrijitaDo, In, Japan, Live, Longer?, People, Why

The Japanese diet is known for its balance and serving the right portion size. A lots of studies have shown that Japanese people are more likely to reach 100 years old than anyone else in the world. Researchers attribute this to their super-healthy diet. A new study supports the same and suggests that if you follow a Japanese diet, you may live longer. How? Following a Japanese diet can reduce the risk of death from all causes and death from cardiovascular disease, particularly stroke. It involves a balanced consumption of grains,…

Eating in Front of the TV? Here’s Why You Should Pay Attention to Your Food

April 9, 2016 SrijitaAttention, Eating, Food., Front, Here's, In, of, Pay, Should, The, to, TV?, Why, You, Your

Chefs, restaurateurs, and people I dine with are sometimes surprised by how I remember dishes that I had eaten years ago. As a food writer, you are expected to remember tastes. But why this food memory should go back that far is something even I don’t understand fully. One big reason, however, could be that those of us in the business of decoding foodand flavours are perhaps more tuned to eat mindfully. Of course, you do not need to be a food writer to appreciate the benefits of mindful eating.…

Binge Drinking May Increase the Risk of Hypertension in Youth

April 9, 2016 SrijitaBinge, Drinking, Hypertension, In, Increase, May, of, Risk, The, Youth

Young adults in their twenties who regularly “binge” drink have higher blood pressurewhich may increase the risk of developing hypertension, says a new study. Binge drinking was defined in the study as consuming five or more alcoholic beverages in less than two hours. “We found that the blood pressure of young adults aged 20 to 24 who binge drink was two to four millimeters of mercury higher than non-binge drinkers,” said senior author of the study Jennifer O’Loughlin from University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) in Canada. The study…

Eating Potatoes Ups Potassium, Fiber in Kids

April 9, 2016 SrijitaEating, Fiber, In, Kids, Potassium, Potatoes, Ups

Potatoes tend to be well-liked by kids and can be a good source of potassium and dietary fiber for children aged one-three years, a study has found. It showed potatoes provide eight percent of the recommended daily value of fiber — important for growth, development and overall health of children. “It’s important that consumption of all vegetables, particularly those that are good sources of potassium and dietary fiber, be encouraged in children,” said Theresa A. Nicklas from Baylor College of Medicine in the US. “Dietary habits established during childhood often…

Cancer Kills 7,500 Daily in China: Study

April 8, 2016 Srijita500, 7, Cancer, China, Daily, In, Kills, Study

Chronic infections, smoking and pollution have contributed to skyrocketing cases of cancer in China, with an estimated 4.3 million new diagnoses last year and 2.8 million deaths, claim researchers. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in China, said the report published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and led by Wanqing Chen of the National Cancer Center in Beijing. The report described cancer as a major public health problem in China, where the population is about 1.37 billion. In the past, the burden of cancer has…