Report by the Central Pollution Control Board in the matter of In re: News item appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023 titled “Delhi, Chennai studies hint at pollution link to diabetes” dated 14/12/2023. CPCB has duly identified 131 cities exceeding National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) consecutively for five …
Is not cool, it increases risk of various diseases, says report THE rich and the middle class are spending more on unhealthy food, according to the quick estimates of the national consumption expenditure 2007-08. The study measures the amount of money that consumers spend on food. This has led to …
Heart diseases Trans fats in the hydrogenated oils are worse than saturated fats. They decrease the amount of good cholesterol (hdl). This makes consumption of hydrogenated fats especially bad for the heart. For example, increase of five grammes of trans fats per day could lead to a 25 per cent …
A role of dietary nutrients in relation to insulin resistance has been suggested but conclusive evidence in human beings is lacking. Asian Indians and South Asians are prone to develop insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. In the present paper, data pertaining to nutrient intake, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk …
Working in partnership to prevent and control the four noncommunicable diseases — cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers and chronic respiratory diseases and the four shared risk factors - tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diets and the harmful use of alcohol.
C. Maya THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The primary health care system in the State is slowly being equipped to tackle the alarming increase in the incidence of non-communicable diseases in Kerala, thanks to the systematic implementation of the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Diabetes, CVD and Stroke, launched early in the …
How germinated brown rice is good for diabetics ACROSS the world, the most conspicuous form of rice is the white, polished one. Diabetics are advised against eating this, and even brown rice, considered healthier, is advised only in moderation. Recent research has shown how the simple process of germination could …
V. Mohan A call to focus on tools and strategies to counter the disease in a preventive mode, on World Diabetes Day, today. Prevention can be undertaken at four levels: primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary India faces a double burden on the health front. Communicable diseases (CDs) such as tuberculosis and …
PANJIM, NOV 13 Goa celebrates World Diabetes Day on November 14 even as it is staring at a high number of diabetes cases in the first part of its detection campaign being conducted in association with Novo Nordisk Education Foundation, Bangalore. Health Educator Ranjan Naik of the Directorate of Health …
National Diabetes Centre of Sri Lanka (NDC) says that nearly two million Sri Lankans suffer form diabetes. According to the International Diabetes Federation's Diabetes Atlas, 8.4% of Sri Lankans currently live with diabetes. By 2025, 10.7% of the population will have the disease. The organization says wrong food habits, obesity, …
Sri Lanka Diabetes Society has revealed that 24 percent of the country's population suffers from diabetes. With the increasing consumption of sugar, wheat flour, and oils among the urban and rural Sri Lankans, diabetes has become a national threat to the nation where 8 percent of the rural population and …
There is an intense interest in the effects of breastfeeding on the health of an offspring and in understanding the mechanisms behind these effects. It is widely known that breastfeeding is the most nutritious way to feed an infant, but it is less known that the benefits that a child …
Sri Lanka Diabetes Society has revealed that 24 percent of the country's population suffers from diabetes. With the increasing consumption of sugar, wheat flour, and oils among the urban and rural Sri Lankans, diabetes has become a national threat to the nation where 8 percent of the rural population and …
Developmental exposures to organophosphate pesticides are virtually ubiquitous. These agents are neurotoxicants, but recent evidence also points to lasting effects on metabolism. The researchers administered parathion to neonatal rats. In adulthood, the researchers assessed the impact on weight gain, food consumption, and glucose and lipid homeostasis, as well as the …
Ask why diabetes is epidemic in the 21st century and most people will point the finger at bad diet, laziness and obesity. According to a small but growing group of scientists, though, the real culprit is a family of toxic chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants, or POPs. If these …
Do we need another Silent Spring? The possibility that environmental pollutants are a major cause of diabetes should reinforce moves to outlaw them. (Editorial)
While yoga is thought to reduce the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, there are no studies on insulin sensitivity in long term practitioners of yoga. The researchers assessed insulin sensitivity and cardiac autonomic function in long term practitioners of yoga.
