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Canola Oil May Help Reduce Belly Fat

November 3, 2016 Srijitabelly, Canola, fat, Help, May, Oil, reduce

Making canola oil part of your diet may help you burn extra abdominal fat in less than four weeks, finds a new study. “Visceral, or abdominal, fat increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, and is also associated with increased risk for conditions such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Monounsaturated fats in canola oil decreases fat that has adverse health effects,” said Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Professor at the Pennsylvania State University, US. For the study, the researchers tested the effect of five different vegetable oil blended in 101 participants’ diets through…

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…

High ‘Good Cholesterol’ May Not Reduce Heart Disease Risk

November 3, 2016 SrijitaCholesterol, Disease, Good, Heart, High;, May, Not, reduce, Risk

Raising ‘good cholesterol’ levels may not be as effective as lowering ‘bad cholesterol’ for reducing the risk of developing heart disease, a new study has found. Low and very high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), known as ‘good cholesterol’ are associated with higher risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other causes, said researchers from University of Toronto in Canada. Low level of good cholesterol may not be a heart disease risk factor on its own and also raising HDL does not likely reduce a person’s risk of heart…

Women May Get Misleading Results From Treadmill Stress Tests

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Traditional treadmill tests used to estimate heart disease risk might not provide accurate results for women, a recent study suggests. These assessments have been used for decades to determine patients’ risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. But the results can be inaccurate because the scoring system was developed based on experiments done only in middle-aged men, said senior study author Dr. Leslie Cho, director of the Women’s Cardiovascular Center at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. “There has been no good data to support its use in women,” Cho said by…

Low Fat Diet May Reduce Migraine, Headache

November 2, 2016 SrijitaDiet:, fat, Headache, Low, May, Migraine, reduce

If you suffer from migraine, following a comprehensive diet that includes low fat may help to reduce those headaches, says a study conducted by an Indian-origin researcher. “The beauty of these diets is that they not only reduce headaches, but may produce weight loss and prevent heart disease,” said Associate Professor Brinder Vij from the University of Cincinnati, US. There have been three comprehensive diets so far whose very composition may prevent headaches, the study suggests. These include low fat and low carbohydrate diets and those that increase the amount…

Increased Smartphone Use May Affect Sleep, Health of Kids

November 2, 2016 Srijitaaffect, Health, Increased, Kids, May, of, Sleep, Smartphone, Use

Does your child indulge in playing games or watching videos on a smartphone or tablet even during bedtime? Beware, he/she may be over double the risk of having inadequate sleep, which may lead to various health issues, a study has found. Sleep is an often undervalued but important part of children’s development, with a regular lack of sleep causing adverse physical and mental health consequences, including poor diet, sedative behaviour, obesity, reduced immunity, stunted growth and mental health issues, said the researchers from Cardiff University in Britain. Currently 72 per…