When it comes to breakfast, most of us don’t have time to plan it well or indulge in comfort foods. Cookies, muffins, buttered toast, sugar-added packaged cereal and other quick breakfast options may be delicious but they can increase your cholesterol levels and waistline. So some of us plan breakfast meals that are more elaborate but with high calorie ingredients like chhole bhature, aloo-puri, aloo paratha with butter. Especially when you have chronic problems like fatty liver, diabetes, high cholesterol and blood pressure, you can’t afford to have either the…
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Power of Exercise: Counteracting the High Genetic Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
A new study has found a strong correlation between high levels of physical activity and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, even among individuals with a high genetic predisposition for the condition. The research, involving 59,325 UK Biobank participants monitored via wrist accelerometers over a period of up to seven years, showed that one hour or more of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity daily was linked to a reduction in 74% of type 2 diabetes risk compared to less active individuals, regardless of their genetic risk. Can physical…
Read MoreHigh seasons, times of suicidal thoughts, attempts identified
Suicidal ideation peaks during the winter, but suicide attempts are more common in late spring and early summer in the early morning hours, new research shows. Additionally, findings from Harvard University’s Project Implicit Health also show that people are more likely to attempt suicide between 4 and 6 in the morning. “No research has demonstrated a peak of suicidal ideation in winter until our article,” said study researcher Brian O’Shea, PhD, assistant professor of social psychology at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Medscape Medical News. “Most people incorrectly…
Read MoreGlobal debt nears record high as rate hikes trigger ‘adjustment crisis’ says top trade body
The IIF said the combination of such high debt levels and rising interest rates has caused the cost of servicing that debt to rise, triggering concerns about leverage in the financial system. “At nearly $305 trillion, global debt is now $45 trillion above its pre-pandemic level and is expected to continue to increase rapidly,” the IIF said. HIROSHIMA, JAPAN – MAY 17 : People walk under a banner promoting the Group of 7 (G7) summit at a shopping street on May 17, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 summit will…
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