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Added Sugars May Up Heart Disease Risk in Kids

August 27, 2016 SrijitaAdded, Disease, Heart, In, Kids, May, Risk, Sugars, Up

Does your toddler have a bigger appetite for drinks with added sugar such as soda, fruit-flavoured and sports drinks, than fresh fruits and green vegetables? Be warned, as children between the age of two-to-18 consuming more than six teaspoons of added sugars a day — equivalent to about 100 calories or 25 grams of added sugars — may be at an increased risk of obesity and elevated blood pressure that are key factors for developing heart disease, a study has found. The findings showed that the likelihood of children developing…

6 Surprising Spicy Food Benefits: Turn Up The Heat!

August 27, 2016 Srijita6, Benefits, Food., heat, Spicy, Surprising, The, turn, Up

Spicy food is hot right now, and for good reason. Here are 6 spicy food benefits you need to know. We all love a little spice now and then, primarily for the way it thrills the taste buds and enhances the flavour of any dish. But did you know that spicy food is actually good for you? According to the USDA National Nutrient Database, green and red peppers are a powerhouse of essential minerals and contain high levels of Vitamin C. Here are 6 reasons you need to set your…

Heart Groups Suggest People to Get Up Every Now and Then

August 18, 2016 Srijitaand, Every, Get, groups, Heart, Now, People, Suggest, then, to, Up

People should get about 30 minutes of exercise each day to counteract the potentially harmful effects of being inactive for too long, according to a new statement from a leading U.S. heart group. Research suggests inactivity may be linked to increased risk for diabetes, other blood sugar problems, heart disease, stroke and an earlier death, according to the statement from the American Heart Association. “Be conscious of how much time you’re spending sitting, and try to move more,” said Dr. Deborah Rohm Young, chair of the AHA committee that authored…

Heart groups suggests people get up every now and then

August 17, 2016 Srijitaand, Every, Get, groups, Heart, Now, People, Suggests, then, Up

Many children’s heart health not up to standards

August 12, 2016 Srijita'many, children's, Health, Heart, Not, standards, to, Up

Many children’s heart health not up to standards (Getty Images) Babies are generally born with healthy hearts that should be cared for during childhood to ensure good health later in life, according to the American Heart Association. Yet many U.S. children don’t meet seven basic standards of good heart health, the AHA says in a statement in the journal Circulation. The standards include having a healthy weight in relation to height (body mass index, or BMI), getting enough physical activity, not smoking, following a healthy diet and maintaining healthy cholesterol,…

Thicker cervical stitch may up premature birth, mortality rate

August 4, 2016 Srijitabirth, Cervical, May, Mortality, Premature, Rate, stitch, Thicker, Up

Thicker cervical stitch may up premature birth, mortality rate (Suphat Bhandharangsri/Getty Images) Pregnant women who receive the cervical stitch to prevent miscarriage or premature birth with a thicker thread, can in fact have an increase in the rate of premature birth and baby death as compared with a thinner thread, says a study. cervical stitch also known as cervical cerclage is a treatment for cervical incompetence or insufficiency, when the cervix starts to shorten and open too early during a pregnancy, causing either a late miscarriage or preterm birth, and…