Separated from children, Parents Likely to Die Early
Parents who separate from their children are almost three
times more likely to die early. The study observed that since June 2003, 8,515
non-resident parents have died compared to 3,090 residents. The Department for
Work and Pensions (DWP) data has conducted the study, the Daily Express
reported.
According to the information released under the Freedom of Information Act, 94.8 percent of CSA cases involved a male nonresident parent, but the cause of their death was not given out.
Matt O'Connor, founder of Fathers 4 Justice, said that the department has a responsibility to conduct some meaningful research to understand what is actually behind these "alarming" figures.
O'Connor added that it is not enough to say they don't know why they are this way, suggesting that they should commission the research and get to the truth, which may be that suicide and alcoholism is related to family breakdown.
O'Connor, who admitted to having suicidal thoughts during his own marriage breakdown, added that since he began Fathers 4 Justice he has dealt with cases of fathers who have thrown themselves in front of trains, thrown themselves off bridges, which is a litany of misery.
He continued that there is no money being spent on fathers or men and one of the things they are calling for is a Minister for Men, to champion these kinds of issues.
He further added that if you lose your children, you lose your home, you effectively lose your life and then you will be hounded and pursued by this Government on the basis that you have no rights to your children in law, but you have a responsibility to pay.
Source: www.medindia.net
17.01.2015
Leaves of Sweet Potato are Good Source of Vitamins
Leaves of sweet potato plants and other
tissues in sweet potato are found to have good amount of vitamin B6 and other
water-soluble vitamins, in a new study.
Sweet potato is known to be a good source of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and certain B vitamins that are considered essential to human health. Besides the commonly consumed root of the plant, certain tissues in sweet potato are also edible and high in nutritional value.
Wilmer Barrera and David Picha from Louisiana State University Agricultural Center analyzed a variety of sweet potato tissue types (mature leaves, young leaves, young petioles, buds, vine sections, and root tissue) in late October and again the following September. They conducted a third experiment to study water-soluble vitamin content among different sweet potato root tissues.
Analyses revealed differences in total ascorbic acid (AA) content among tissue types. Young leaves contained the highest AA content, followed by mature leaves and buds. Buds also contained significantly higher AA content than sweet potato roots, vines, and petiole tissues.
The results confirmed that sweet potato foliar tissues are a good source of ascorbic acid, and that young leaves have the highest foliar AA content, the scientists noted. The experiments showed no presence of thiamin in foliar tissues, a finding the authors say differs from previous studies.
Results also showed that riboflavin content differed with sweet potato tissue type, but was consistently higher in the leaves; mature leaves contained higher amounts of riboflavin than young leaves and other plant tissues, including roots.
They noted that the vitamin B6 content in sweet potato leaves compares well with fruits and vegetables such as broccoli, avocados, carrots, bananas, and cauliflower.
The research is published in HortScience.
Source: www.medindia.net
17.01.2015
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