Television–Not
just bad for your eyes, it kills too
Couch potatoes, you may want to lessen your TV-time as a
team of researchers has linked prolonged TV viewing to 8 leading causes of
death in the US. On average, 80 percent of American adults watch 3.5 hours of
television per day and multiple observational studies have demonstrated a link
between TV viewing and poorer health. The investigators reported an association
between increasing hours of television viewing per day and increasing risk of
death from most of the major causes of death in the United States.
Previous studies had reported a relationship between TV
viewing and elevated risk of death from cancer and cardiovascular
disease. In this study, researchers at the National Cancer Institute
looked at more than 221,000 individuals aged 50-71 years old who were free of
chronic disease at study entry. They confirmed the association for higher
mortality risk from cancer and heart disease.
In addition, they identified new associations with higher risk of death from
most of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as, diabetes,
influenza/pneumonia, Parkinson’s
disease and liver disease.
The results fit within a growing body of research,
indicating that too much sitting can have many different adverse health
effects, explained lead investigator Sarah K. Keadle. Keadle cautioned that
although each of the associations observed have plausible biological
mechanisms, several associations are being reported for the first time and
additional research is needed to replicate these findings and to understand the
associations more completely. The study appears in the American Journal
of Preventive Medicine.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
28.10.2015
Are you one of
the 65 million Indians that are diabetic?
India has around 65 million diabetic patients, the number
being second only to China, Apollo Hospital’s senior endocrinologist S.K.
Wangnoo said on Tuesday. ‘The main reasons for the rise in the number of
diabetic patients are lifestyle changes like lack of exercise and poor dietary
habits,’ Wangnoo told IANS. Creating awareness will be the key factor in
treating and preventing diabetes, he said. He also pointed out that ‘India does
not have enough trained doctors to deal with the disease’. Meanwhile, 1,500
people, including doctors, participated in a marathon held for diabetes awareness
on Sunday.
The campaign, organised in partnership with Hope and
Helping Hands Society and Noida Running Group, was held on Sunday between 6
a.m. and 11 a.m. at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here. It included walk for
diabetes awareness and Half Marathon, 11 km and 6 km. Sharing the experience,
Dr. Rekha Khandelwal said: ‘Being a diabetes patient, I realise the importance
of early detection and management. Regular exercise keeps me going and my
diabetes under control. This run was a great event to raise awareness about
diabetes.’ ‘A pathologist’s job is to diagnose patients suffering from the
disease. Rarely do we get a chance to spread awareness. This event helped me
reach out to people and educate them about diabetes,’ Dr. Ila Jain, who too
participated, commented.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
28.10.2015
If you can
imagine it,You can achieve it.If you can dream it,You can become it
William Arthur Ward
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