Eating more beef increases health risks
Generally, most of the population of the country suffers from vitamin D deficiency at some level or the other. However, if a pregnant woman has this deficiency, then the child will also be born with vitamin D deficiency, doctors have warned. People who are less exposed to sunlight after birth and children or adults who […]
Compared with participants who did not lose weight, recent weight loss was associated with a significantly increased risk of several types of cancer, including cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas), hematological (including non) included. -Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia), colorectal and lung cancer. However, recent weight loss […]
Experts said digging of roads, construction of infrastructure without following rules, movement of unfit vehicles, burning of garbage, irregular sprinkling of water on roads, black smoke from brick kilns etc. are responsible for air pollution in Dhaka. Professor Kamruzzaman said that every day in Dhaka city, garbage is burnt at an average of 50 places […]
According to researchers, ultra-processed foods are mostly made of substances extracted from foods such as oil, sugar and starch, but they have been altered so much by processing and the addition of chemicals and preservatives to enhance their appearance or shelf life. Researchers said that they are difficult to identify from their original form. These […]
“About 30-40 per cent of the total attendance is mainly due to respiratory diseases,” he said. Pulmonologist Dhingra said the only advice he can give to parents is to restrict their children’s outdoor activities as much as possible. “Imagine telling a parent not to let the child go out and play in this toxic environment.” […]
“Using cutting-edge geospatial analytical techniques, we were able to confirm, for the first time, a strong nationwide association between incident Parkinson’s disease and fine particulate matter in the US” The study also found that the association between air pollution and Parkinson’s disease is not the same in every part of the country, and varies in […]
For example, an extra 10 minutes a day was associated with a 15 percent lower risk of death among those who spent fewer than 10.5 sedentary hours, and a 35 percent lower risk among those who spent more than 10.5 sedentary hours each day. Light-intensity physical activity was associated with a reduced risk of death […]
Short-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of stroke, according to a meta-analysis. Short-term risk was defined as occurring within five days after stroke. The study was published in the Medical Journal of the American Academy of Neurology “Previous research has established an association between long-term exposure to air pollution and an increased […]
Metabolic syndrome is believed to affect up to 31 percent of people worldwide. Previous research has shown that people who have metabolic syndrome have a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and early death. In this study, the association between asymptomatic metabolic syndrome in midlife and cardiovascular disease and death up to three decades […]