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Grandfather’s Obesity May Affect Grandchild’s Health

July 30, 2016 Srijitaaffect, Grandchild's, Grandfather's, Health, May, Obesity

Photo credit: iStock A father’s metabolic health can be passed from generation to generation, affecting not only his children but more importantly his grandchildren, suggests a study. According to the study published in the journal Molecular Metabolism, parental obesity can have harmful effects on future generations. “A baby’s health has long been considered the mother’s responsibility as soon as she falls pregnant. Now, we’ve found powerful evidence, in a mouse model, that father’s nutrition and metabolic health can influence his sons and even his grandsons,” said Catherine Suter, Associate Professor,…

Walnuts, soybean may prevent risk for diabetes

July 27, 2016 SrijitaDiabetes, for, May, Prevent, Risk, soybean, Walnuts

Walnuts, soybean may prevent risk for diabetes (Mar Portal del Pozo/Getty Images) Eating more unsaturated fats like walnuts and soybean in place of dietary carbohydrate can lower blood sugar level and improve in the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes, according to a new study. The study provides evidence for the effects of dietary fats and carbohydrate on the regulation of glucose and insulin levels and several other metrics linked to type 2 diabetes. “Our findings support preventing and treating these diseases by eating more fat-rich foods like walnuts, sunflower…

Cinnamon May Boost Your Kid’s Learning Ability

July 18, 2016 SrijitaAbility, boost, Cinnamon, Kids, Learning, May, Your

Is your kid finding it difficult to memorize lessons at school? Worry not, a new study suggests that adding a pinch of cinnamon to milk or their morning meal may help improve their learning ability, The study led by an Indian-origin researcher and based on a mice-model shows that consumption of cinnamon on a regular basis improved memory and learning at a level found in good learning mice. “This would be one of the safest and the easiest approaches to convert poor learners to good learners,” said lead researcher Kalipada Pahan, professor at…

Heart failure after first heart attack may increase cancer risk

July 18, 2016 Srijita'First, After, Attack:, Cancer, failure, Heart, Increase, May, Risk

While cancer is usually considered a separate cause of death from heart disease, studies have been conducted to determine an association between heart disease and an increased cancer risk. According to the study, the non-cardiac causes of heart failure death, such as cancer, are becoming increasingly recognised as researchers learn more about their association with the disease. In this study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the researchers looked at cancer risk in patients who developed heart failure after their first heart attack. For the study,…

Special footwear may not improve knee arthritis

July 15, 2016 Srijita'Special, Arthritis, footwear, Improve, knee, May, Not

Shoes with modified midsoles designed to relieve pressure on the knee joint don’t improve pain and function for people with knee osteoarthritis any more than a new pair of regular walking shoes, according to an Australian study. Knee osteoarthritis, caused by wear and tear of the knee joint, may affect up to a quarter of women and 15 percent of men over age 60, the researchers write in Annals of Internal Medicine. “It is somewhat surprising that we did not observe greater pain relief with the Gel Melbourne OA shoes…

Special footwear may not improve knee arthritis

July 15, 2016 Srijita'Special, Arthritis, footwear, Improve, knee, May, Not