According to the Lancet study in April this year, there is a fourfold rise in the number of diabetics – from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014 and half of them live in five countries -India, China, USA, Brazil and Indonesia. In China, the numbers rose from 20.4 million in China in 1980 to 102.9 million in ...
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Avoid Obesity in Five Easy Steps; Eat Less, Exercise More
Eating less is not the only solution to prevent obesity, however it plays a major role in maintaining a healthy body weight. People under 25 are often seen complaining about their weight gain, the major reason of this is because of our lifestyle and environment. Youths are exposed to environmental pollutants, timing of food intake(which is the most important factor ...
Read More »Add Hot Chillies in Food to Reduce Weight, Among Many Other Benefits: Study
Hot chillies in food, especially in South Indian and Punjabi dishes is a sense of taste as well as sour for many but new studies have found that chillies do help in weight loss. Whether this would make obese people any good or not is still under radar, Indians can look at their hot chilly-based foods with content now. Since ...
Read More »Planning for nice dinner at restaurant? Here’s why it’s unhealthier than fast food
Cooking during weekends after an exhausting and hectic week at work seems even more tiring. Instead, dressing up and enjoying a nice drive down to the fancy restaurant sounds fun and a nice way to enjoy quality time with your family and friends. However, a new study finds that restaurant food is just as bad as junk food. The research ...
Read More »British city council refuses Indian food at fest
A city council in Britain told an Indian-origin woman that she could not run a food stall during a St George’s Day event as it wanted only English food. The Salisbury City Council told British-born Tania Rahman, 27, that her stall — Chit Chaat Chai — would not be allowed because it was not “English-themed”, Mail Online reported on Friday. ...
Read More »Easter Breakfast: Time for some divine egg delicacies?
Easter’s here and it’s time for a sumptous breakfast of delectable appam, chicken stew as well as scrumptious duck and egg roast. Then there is steamed banana, a generous piece of luscious cake followed by piping hot coffee. If there’s one thing that has not changed over time, it is the Easter delicacies. During traditional Lent – for some churches it’s ...
Read More »Kejriwal on bitter gourd juice at Jindal Naturecare in Bangalore
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been put through rigorous Ayurvedic diet of bitter gourd juice and fenugreek seeds to combat chronic cough that he is suffering from at Jindal Naturecare Institute in Bangalore on Friday, a day after he got admitted. As Kejriwal is diabetic, he was also served bitter gourd juice and sprouted fenugreek seeds juice during daytime, ...
Read More »Chinese New Year of Goat Starts Today, Red Envelopes Flood Markets
Chinese New Year of goat starts on Thursday, February 19, 2015 celebrated by more than 1.5 billion Chinese all over the world, including the neighbouring Asian countries and diasporas around the globe. Chinese, however, celebrate the New Year with utmost sincerity. The day starts with greetings — “Gong xi fa cai” in Mandarin, or “Gung hay fat choy” in Cantonese, ...
Read More »Eat Good Diet, Nuts, Stop Smoking to Keep Chronic Lung Disease Away: Study
Besides quitting smoking, eating a diet rich in whole grains, polyunsaturated fats and nuts can help reduce the risk of chronic lung disease, a new research has found. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is an umbrella term for chronic lung diseases, such as emphysema and bronchitis, which block the airways and restrict oxygen flow around the body. “Although efforts ...
Read More »New Study Reveals Impact of Economic Insecurity on Diabetes Control
A recent study that examined the impact of economic insecurity on managing the disease and the use of health care resources reveals that difficulty paying for food and medications appears to be associated with poor diabetes control among patients. According to the study, increased access to health insurance offered by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may not improve ...
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