Health Bytes
A research suggests that a combination of the carbon tax on sugary drinks and food could benefit health, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and raise revenues. They reproduced diverse tax scenarios to examine the effects which calculated delayed deaths mainly from cancer and heart disease due to the increase in fibre intake, fresh fruits and vegetables, and changes in consumption.
Experts believe awareness amongst the public on good food habits is a dire require. The office-holders of Kerala Hotel and Restaurant Association (KHRA) accentuated that it is the responsibility of the government and the concerned authorities to ensure that cuisines are hygienic and are ready to support the Food and Safety Department to make certain that only healthy food will be served to the public.
The Eco-Sikh organisation recommended all gurdwaras to serve organic langar to support organic food to commemorate the Sikh Environment Day on March 14. Representatives of this organisation will collaborate with farmers to purchase direct organic items to have a positive impact and encourage the community to implement healthy food habits.
The detrimental effects of consuming junk food that contained high salt, sugar and fat were elucidated to students in an awareness programme planned by VKV, Itanagar. The risk of developing diseases such as type-2 diabetes, chronic inflammation, heart disease and more are found to adversely affect the physical and cognitive development in children. Students must avoid junk food and consume nutritious healthy food.
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacteria that is important for our intestinal tract health. Most are harmless bacteria. However, the E.coli that makes headlines are pathogenic that causes illness. The Shiga toxin generating E. coli is usually seen in restaurants that can cause diseases such as bloody diarrhea is transferred through water, food or personal contact with the infected. Symptoms include diarrhea, loss of appetite, vomiting, kidney problems, respiratory issues, slight fever and many more are experienced within the first four days of infection and usually recover within a week.
Dr. Anubha Singh, IVF specialist shares tips for men to help improve fertility. Firstly, quit drinking and smoking as it lowers the sperm count and quality. Be stress-free by yoga. Stop cycling for a while and limit how much weight you lift. Avoid hot water baths. Include fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts and avoid red meat. Sleep well and drink lots of water. Lastly, seek professional help if needed.
Sprinkle lemon zest on your food to control diabetes Lemon peel is loaded with anti-diabetic properties that aid to manage blood sugar levels. They contain polyphenols that improve resistance to insulin. It suppresses the abdominal fat. It lowers the glucose breakdown in the liver and suppresses metabolism of glucose. Add the zest to sprinkle over salads, curries, dals and even marinate chicken and fish. So the next time you purchase lemons, don’t waste the peels.
The Virginia Department of Health’s Summer Food Service Program seeks local financially stable organizations to offer summer meals to children. Hunger hinders the learning process leading to poor performance once the next academic year begins due to not having nutritious meals in summer. The program will provide nutritious meals to children aged 18 and younger, students over the age of 18 who are challenged and who partake in a vocational program.
With limited access to healthy food, it gets expensive. People resort to fast food. Babette Davis, co-owner and chef of Stuff I Eat in Inglewood, LA strives to provide healthy food to the community with an all vegan and mostly organic restaurant that doesn’t taste vegan. Her experience with being bloated after meals and chronic indigestion encouraged her to make a change in lifestyle.
Child Nutrition Reauthorization has been pursued by Congress. But how will schools operate the food departments with only a $3 lunch reimbursement rate and how can a balance in living wages for staffs with good-quality food for students be ensured? It's a challenge to the Congress to realize how wages, the economy and immigration reforms affect the children’s food.
Scientists disclosed people tend to select healthy snacks if they see a nutritional healthy heart symbol that indicates health. They realized the word 'healthy' does not persuade people to eat a healthy. In a study conducted, people chose an apple if they saw a heart symbol over candy. But were likely to pick chips when they saw the word 'healthy'.
With Super Bowl Sunday fast approaching comes to a menu of unhealthy foods. Dr. Heidi Ryan specializing in weight loss surgery offers her advice for a healthy game weekend. Swap potato chips and dips with whole-wheat biscuits and sour cream with yogurt. Overeating too can be unhealthy. Moderation is key. She suggests to eat small portions and drink plenty of water.
Merck & Co. offers a discount of more than 30% off the list prices for its new hepatitis C treatment – Zepatier, being approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Merck said it decided that price after taking into account that most of hepatitis C patients haven’t been cured, in some situations due to cost restraints. They stated their plans to widely expose the drug across public and commercial insurers.
A report by the Food Standards Agency declares that public health is at risk because councils are neglecting to conduct the required number of inspections at food processing plants, restaurants and takeaways. The sharp drop in the sampling of food regardless of the kindle of the horsemeat scandal requires for more testing of products.
Williamson Incorporation's Women in Business started the new year focusing on good health. Brentwood United Methodist Church hosted the gathering. Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse was the caterer concentrating on healthy food. The monthly event is performed to allow women in business to interact, eat, learn and return to their workplaces and offices on a timely basis.
Almost a dozen people were in hospital after which reports of poisoning of carbon monoxide at a commercial kitchen in Doral came. Crews wearing hazmat suits inspected the area and examined the air levels. They found high carbon monoxide levels caused by a gas leak. All are in steady conditions.
Healthy foods can be more than 20 per cent expensive than less healthy ones. Due to the financial situation of some, the price of food influences the food choice. Some parents just want to buy things that the kids would like to eat that might not be healthy. For affluent people who know better and are motivated don't have time to make healthy choices.
More than half of the schools in Singapore are serving healthy meals with less sugar, fat and salt and a fruit raising the prices of food in the school canteens. It is very important for students to eat healthy meals in school. The cooks and canteen staffs are given training on healthy cooking methods like using ovens and grills.
A man from Melbourne has declared that he will only be eating potatoes for the whole year. He said he was encouraged to try the new diet after struggling with managing his food intake and found comments online about its nutritional benefits. He will not use oil in his meals, nor will he monitor his calorie intake.
Corn is moving rapidly beyond snacks to meals in India as consumers are slurping up soups and eating nachos along with popcorns. Brands such as Kurkure, Knorr, Act II and others want to make the best of this modification in food habits. It rides high on health benefits due to its high fibre content making it a healthy option.