|Two in three of regular smokers end up dying due to habit|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated that smoking kills two out of three people if they continue their habit.According to the study smokers have around three-fold the risk of premature death of those who have never smoked and they also found that smokers might die 10 years earlier than non-smokers. Researchers said that higher tobacco prices have been shown to be the most effective intervention available to governments to reduce demand for tobacco and with smoking being a major cause of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke the more deterrents people have between them and smoking, the better.
|Kids watching TV for more than 2hrs at greater risk of blood pressure|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): A new study has demonstrated that children are likelier to have a higher risk of high blood pressure if they watch more than 2 hours of TV a day. The study showed that spending more than two hours a day in front of a screen increases the probability of high blood pressure by 30 percent. The study shows the number of new high blood pressure cases and the connection between physical activity and different sedentary behaviors with the risk of high blood pressure in children. Experts have recommend that young people carry out physical activity for more than 60 minutes a day, and advise that sedentary activities last no longer than two hours a day.
|Vitamin D deficiency causes Diabetes, not Obesity|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): A new study has examined that people who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have diabetes, regardless of how much they weigh. The study found that people who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to be obese and they also are more likely to have Type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and metabolic syndrome than people with normal vitamin D levels. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and maintain bone and muscle health. The skin naturally produces this vitamin after exposure to sunlight. According t the study, vitamin D deficiency and obesity interact synergistically to heighten the risk of diabetes and other metabolic disorders.The average person may be able to reduce their risk by maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough outdoor activity.
|Daily dose of One Minute walk can be 'Lifesaving'|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): So it turns out the price of healthy living is really not that much, as a mere 60 seconds walk per day can help cut the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The recent study showed that people, who often do small doses of daily exercise combined with a healthy diet, cut their blood pressure and cholesterol and live a long and healthy life, a daily reported. The breakthrough comes after tests showed it is better to keep moving throughout the day rather than undertake an intense burst of exercise followed by rest.
|'Mindfulness Meditation' may improve sleep quality in older adults|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that older adults may be able to sleep better with help of "mindfulness meditation." Sleep disturbances are a medical and public health concern the aging population. Moderate sleep disturbances in older adults are associated with higher levels of fatigue, disturbed mood, such as depressive symptoms, and a reduced quality of life, according to the study background. The mediation practices resulted in improved sleep quality for older adults with moderate sleep disturbance in a clinical trial comparing meditation to a more structured program focusing on changing poor sleep habits and establishing a bedtime routine. The study concluded that mindfulness meditation appeared to have a role in addressing the prevalent burden of sleep problems among older adults.
|Swap sweets for berries to cut down weight|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Munching on berries instead of sweets can help you lose weight, says a new research. The study claims that the change could make a person lose a pound a month, even if there was no physical exercise done, an online portal reported. 'Super berries' like acai and goji are already popular for their weight loss qualities, but researchers found a snack of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries cuts down calorie intake at the next meal. Researchers estimated that people switching from an afternoon confectionery snack to mixed berries might expect to reduce their energy intake by 938 calories a week on average. According to the study crazy diets for losing weight often demand huge sacrifices, but this study showed that by compromising on one snack and replacing it with delicious berries could help shed up to a stone in a year.
|Red Wine, peanuts may help prevent age related memory loss|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): A new study has recently revealed that compound found in grapes, red wine and peanuts may help prevent age-related memory loss. Researchers has been studying the potential benefit of resveratrol, an antioxidant that is found in the skin of red grapes, as well as in red wine, peanuts and some berries. Resveratrol has been widely touted for its potential to prevent heart disease, but researchers believe it also has positive effects on the hippocampus, an area of the brain that was critical to functions such as memory, learning and mood. Resveratrol might even be able to help people afflicted with severe neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
|'Superfruit' Pomegranate has more 'health benefits' than any other fruit|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): A new research has proved that pomegranates are super healthy as they have more health benefits than any other fruit. An analysis of the glut of global interest in the "superfruit" found it fights Type 2 diabetes, bowel and prostate cancers and improves athletic performance, a daily reported. Researchers added that the study has evidence that fruit juices and extracts have an impact on wellbeing. They further added that the accepted wisdom is that a superfruit is not a cure-all, but fruits can have beneficial health effects and pomegranates are an ancient fruit and have been thought to have health-giving properties for millennia.
|Light Jogging Help Accelerates Longevity|
Description: New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): A new study has revealed that light jogging is very effective for longevity. The research explained that jogging from 1 to 2.4 hours per week was associated with the lowest mortality and the optimal frequency of jogging was no more than three times per week. Researchers said that the pace of the slow joggers corresponds to vigorous exercise and strenuous jogging corresponds to very vigorous exercise, so when it's performed for decades, this activity level could pose health risks, especially to the cardiovascular system. If anyone wants to decrease the risk of death and improve life expectancy, than jogging a few times a week at a moderate pace would be a good strategy, as doing it more might be harmful to the health.
|Heavy drinking in mid age increases stroke risk|
Description: New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): A new research has found that
drinking more than two alcoholic beverages daily in
middle-age, raises heart risks more than traditional
factors. The study sorted out the data they collected
from hospitals based on stroke, high blood pressure,
diabetes and other cardiovascular incidences, and
compared them from alcohol and health risks like high
blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. The researchers
found that heavy drinkers had a 34 percent higher risk
of stroke compared to light drinkers, and mid-life
heavy drinkers were likely to have a stroke five years
earlier in life irrespective of genetic and early-life
factors.The team of researchers added to their findings
that heavy drinkers had increased stroke risk in their
mid-life compared to well-known risk factors like high
blood pressure and diabetes.