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| Unique Visitors: 46 |
| Total Unique Visitors: 306859 |
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| Higher Consumption of White Rice Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes |
| 2012-03-18 17:25:00 |
According to a recent study, published by the Harvard School of Public Health, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes is much higher for people who regularly ingest higher quantities of white rice.Researchers studied results of studies conducted in China, Japan, United States and Australia, where none of the individuals had diabetes prior to participating in the studies. Studies reveal that the Chinese population consumes an average of four portions of rice per day while those in the Western world eat less than five portions each week, suggesting that perhaps Asians may be at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.The most common type of rice consumed worldwide is white rice. This type of rice has a high GI value and diets with high GI values are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes“The glycemic index, glycaemic index, or GI is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates in food on blood sugar levels. It estimates how much each gram of available carbohydrate (total ...
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| Prolonged Sitting At Work Can Affect Mental Health |
| 2012-01-17 19:09:00 |
New research suggests that people, who sit for long periods at work, are more likely to sit outside of work, have BMI index scores associated to their time spent seated and decreased mental well-being. There is no secret that sitting for hours at work can affect your physical health, but now there is evidence that there can also be an impact on mental health.“The findings were a subset of a larger study looking at employee's experiences of Occupational Health provision, over an 18 month period during 2009-2011. The psychologists conducted an on-line and paper based survey with over 1000 employees measuring employee's use and experiences of occupational health services and their physical activity levels.”The participants observed spent on average 5 hours and 41 minutes seated a desk each day and slept for roughly 7 hours each night during the work week. Researchers used several questionnaires and indexes to obtain their results, such as Lifestyle and physical activity, Domain Spe...
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| Should Obese Women Be Denied Fertility Rights? |
| 2011-09-23 10:54:00 |
Canadian fertility experts have began debating whether or not obese women should be allowed to receive in vitro fertilization treatment. A person with a BMI of 30+ meets the clinical definition of obese.“The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, which recommends standards for the country's fertility doctors, will be hosting a debate on the issue in Toronto this weekend whether a woman of a certain Body Mass Index (BMI) should be banned from getting in vitro fertilization.”According to Dr. Al Yuzpe, who will be moderating Saturday’s debate, obese women are more likely to experience complications such as miscarriage, gestational diabetes, difficult C-section and lower conception rates. In fact, many doctors admit that there is an increased health risk among women with a BMI higher than 35. Despite this debate, there are clinics that have already taken a stance by refusing to perform egg retrievals in women with a BMI exceeding 38, such as the non-hospital clinic in which Dr....
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| Healthy Eating and Weight Loss May Be a Matter of Perspective |
| 2011-08-07 11:10:00 |
According to Brian Wansink, PhD, making simple changes to our environment can result in healthy eating without having to struggle with dieting."Most of us have too much chaos going on in our lives to consciously focus on every bite we eat, and then ask ourselves if we're full. The secret is to change your environment so it works for you rather than against you," Wansink saidWansink explained that something as simple as the size of dish we choose to eat from may play a major role in the amount of food consumed. To test his hypothesis, Wansink studied 168 moviegoers. Subjects were offered either fresh or stale popcorn from different sized containers. Those who ate from the extra-large containers ate 45% more fresh popcorn than those who had only large containers. Even those who ate stale popcorn ate 34% more from the extra-large buckets than those that were offered fresh popcorn.In addition, he noted that people will fill a wide short glass with 37% more liquid than a tall skinny gla...
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| Staying Healthy In Extreme Heat |
| 2011-07-21 11:04:00 |
Weather across much of Canada, with the exception of British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador remain extremely hot and humid and some parts of Ontario are even expected to reach boiling point.As humidity levels continue to hit the 40s, the province of Ontario has maintained a widespread humidex advisory spanning from Windsor to Ottawa and everywhere in between.Although the weather feels hotter than hell, Toronto has experienced worse on July 8, 1936 with a record setting high of 40.6 C during a continent-wide heat wave, which killed 780 Canadians. Health must be closely monitored during such extreme temperatures as outcomes could be fatal. For instance, over 40,000 people died in 2003 in Europe during the hottest period on record in continental Europe. Fortunately, Environment Canada is forecasting a slight break in the hot weather by Thursday evening. Still, areas that may be experiencing less humidity are certainly not suffering any less as parts of Quebec and New Brunswick a...
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| Heart Attacks Are More Dangerous in the Morning |
| 2011-04-29 11:43:00 |
According to a recent study, people are expected to suffer more serious consequences resulting from heart attacks that occur in the morning hours. In fact, it has been show that “heart attacks that occur between 6am and noon are more likely to leave a 20% larger area of dead tissue (infarct) caused by the attack, which is more serious for the person affected, than at any other time of the day.”It is already well known to researchers in the field that our biological clock has an influence on the physiological processes of our cardiovascular system. As a result, heart attacks have been shown to be more probable in the morning when waking up.“Researchers in Madrid, Spain set out to determine the impact of time of day of a heart attack on the size of the dead tissue (infarct) caused in patients with an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) -- a type of heart attack caused by a prolonged period of blocked blood supply.”Between 2003 and 2009, researches examined 811 p...
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| Researchers Uncover Mechanism That May Slow The Aging Process |
| 2011-03-27 14:32:00 |
“DNA contains all of the genetic instructions that make us who we are, and maintaining the integrity of our DNA over the course of a lifetime is a critical, yet complex part of the aging process. In an important, albeit early step forward, scientists have discovered how DNA maintenance is regulated, opening the door to interventions that may enhance the body's natural preservation of genetic information.”According to Robert Bambara, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, new methods may some day be available to slow the aging process and any associated age-related diseases by maintaining our DNA in good condition. Loss and/or damage to our genetic makeup are what make individuals more susceptible to cancers and neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s, as we age.“The finding builds on past research, which established that as humans evolved, we created two routes for DNA replication and repair -- a stand...
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| Our Emotional Response To Stress May Predict Future Health Problems |
| 2011-02-21 13:26:00 |
According to research published in a recent issue of the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, our emotional response to stressful situations could predict our body’s physical reaction to it as well as possible future health problems.Researchers studied healthy middle-aged individuals under the pressure of a challenging task. Participants were asked to give a speech on video in front of a panel of judges. Physical responses during the task were monitored and subjects were asked to provide feedback regarding any emotions experienced during their speech. "People who reported high levels of anger and anxiety after performing a laboratory-based stress task showed greater increases in a marker of inflammation, than those who remained relatively calm," said Dr Judith Carroll, who conducted the study at the University of Pittsburgh. "This could help explain why some people with high levels of stress experience chronic health problems," she added.Obviously, many of the participants exper...
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| Another Reason To Butt Out |
| 2011-02-13 12:47:00 |
In recent news, many U.S. states have delivered some bad news for smokers. Hospitals and medical facilities are adopting new policies that allow them to turn away potential job applicants because they smoke cigarettes.
For instance, in this past year alone, hospitals in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, among others, have stopped hiring smokers and many other state hospitals are openly considering incorporating this option into their employee selection process.
These establishments are hoping to increase worker productivity, reduce health care costs and encourage healthier living. Prior efforts such as banning smoking on the grounds of medical facilities and increasing healthcare premiums for smokers have not been successful; therefore they feel that more drastic measures are needed.“Under new rules, applications now contain "tobacco-free hiring" clauses, applicants must submit to urine tests for nicotine, and employees caught s...
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| Light Exposure Before Bed May Be Harmful To Our Health |
| 2011-01-16 11:13:00 |
Researchers have declared, in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), that exposure to indoor lighting at night before we go to sleep may negatively impact our health. Specifically, this light exposure between dusk and bedtime suppresses our production of melatonin, which can impact our body’s physiological processes, such as sleepiness, thermoregulation, blood pressure and glucose homeostasis.Melatonin is a hormone produced at night by the pineal gland in the brain. In addition to its role in regulating the sleep-wake cycle, melatonin has been shown to lower blood pressure and body temperature and has also been explored as a treatment option for insomnia, hypertension and cancer.Unfortunately, many people expose themselves to electric lighting before going to bed each and every day. In addition, many people work shift work or overnights where their light exposure is even greater. Reading, watching TV and many other activities commonly carried out before bed ex...
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