<p>Current dietary guidelines recommend eating a variety of fruits and vegetables. However, based on nutrient composition, some particular fruits and vegetables may be more or less beneficial for maintaining
<p>This modelling study undertaken by Professor Majid Ezzati from Imperial College London and published in latest issue of the Lancet estimates how achieving globally-agreed targets for six important health risks between 2010 and 2025 will reduce deaths caused by the big-four chronic diseases: cancers, diabetes, lung disease and cardiovascular disease (mainly heart disease and stroke)</p>
China has a large burden of diabetes: in 2013, one in four people with diabetes worldwide were in China, where 11·6% of adults had diabetes and 50·1% had prediabetes. Many were undiagnosed, untreated,
New Delhi: A cup of tea with spicy snacks makes a rainy day perfect, while many cannot get through the day without a tall glass of iced cola. But new health studies reveal that the excessive intake of
A study of the slum population in Chennai Corporation limits has revealed that 34 per cent have high blood pressure levels. A total of 1,003 persons in the 17 to 89 age group were screened of which 345
Hong Kong's middle class is getting chubby. To trim down, some people are returning to a simpler lifestyle : a
Airline pilots have up to 25 times the normal rate of skin cancer and scientists in Ireland suspectg it could be due partly to disturbed sleep patterns. Cosmic radiation and lifestyle factors, such
Recent research indicates a steady decline in sperm count over the last decade. And theis phenomenon has now reached the Indian shores. The falling count has been attributed to lifestyle factors such
For long, medical innovations have tended to be tailored around the diseases and afflictions of the rich. In the West especially, illnesses associated with an overindulgent lifestyle garbage more
Globalisation of trade, farm and animal food production systems, and varied lifestyle have led to a rise in the number of zoonotic diseases affecting both animal and human health and also threatening
The uk's Committee for Advertising Practice (cap) on April 11 decided to widen restrictions on food and drink advertising which are targeting under-16-year-olds. The new rules will cover
More than 17,000 cancer deaths could be prevented each year in the UK and Ireland if lifestyles and healthcare were improved in the most deprived areas, according to a study. Socially deprived areas
Alarmed at rising heart diseases in the city, especially among people with a high risk lifestyle, city based cardiologists have issued a warning to reduce the Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) blood
Alarmed at rising heart diseases in the city, especially among people with a high risk lifestyle, city based cardiologists have issued a warning to reduce the Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) blood
A multi-pronged diabetes prevention campaign involving public education, screening camps and lifestyle counselling launched in September last year is on schedule to reach out to a million residents
How have plastics and a convenience lifestyle become so widespread in a part of the world that traditionally adhered to a refill, reuse, and recycle mindset and where natural materials for packaging and
While sedentary lifestyle is believed to have put urban India under high risk for cardiovascular diseases, a recent survey has found that heard diseases are on the rise even in the tribal population. A
In India, thirty-five million people have diabetes—a number expected to more than double by 2025, disproportionately affecting working-age people. The economic impact of this increase could be devastating
IT IS a profoundly unhealthy world we occupy today. THE World Health Report, 1995 brought out by the World Health Organization, Geneva, reveals that about 51 million people died in 1993 worldwide:
New Delhi: Is gulping down litres of carbonated soft drinks harming your health?
