The low-calorie diet followed even for 8 years did not affect the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer and breast cancer in older women. This survey data show Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification, conducted in the U.S. It involved 48,835 women (average age 62 years) who were divided into two groups: control group and comparison group, which has reduced the use of fat to 20% and increased use of vegetables, fruit and cereal cultures (up to 5-6 servings each day). In the first year of the study women in the second group visited 18 lessons on healthy eating, and then 4 more in each subsequent year. On the sixth year of observation they have reduced the use of fat to 8.2%, and the use of fruits, vegetables and cereals was increased only 1.1 and 0.5 servings daily.
The results show that cholesterol liproproteinite of low density in these women has declined by 3.55 mg / dL, blood pressure – with 0.31 mm. The number of women, stroke and cardiovascular disease in these 8 years was nearly identical to the control group. In 3.4% of women with cardiovascular pathology, registered before the start of the study, low-calorie diet was associated with higher risk of recurrent cardiovascular events.
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The literal eruption of E. Coli (E. coli) in Germany cause death, disease and panic and led experts to face the problem to identify the source of the disease. However, although E. Coli can kill, is unlikely to sow havoc on a global level, most experts are convinced. The real threat – those who worry about public health experts – have certain characteristics that E. Coli does not really.
First, the pandemic potential of any organism depends on its virulence, said Jonathan Tucker, an expert on chemical and biological weapons in the Monterrey Institute of International Studies in Washington. A virulent virus can kill a really big part of people affected.
Moreover, this virus must be highly transmited ie be easily transmitted – most bacteria, which should be afraid are those who are easily transmitted from person to person by air.
Finally, the virus must be durable. Endurance of a microbe is measured by its ability to persist in the environment and remain a source of infection for a long period of time, says Tucker. “All these conditions determine the level of danger,” he said.
Smallpox example fits this description. It kills about 30% of their victims, spreads from person to person through the air and can persist in the air relatively long time.
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The human body needs certain fatty acids. The fats are contained in almost every food. Fruits and vegetables are generally low in fat, unlike meat, butter, nuts, etc.
There are different types of fat. “Good” and “bad”. “Good” are unsaturated fats. The easiest option for the reception of the “good fats” is to include them in our daily menu. The foods rich in them, are olive oil, fish, avocados, nuts / almonds, walnuts, pine nuts. Valuable species unsaturated fats are omega-3 and omega-6.
They are called essential fatty acids because the body can not produce them himself. They are adopted by the food and this should be done within reasonable limits. In an unbalanced intake of these fatty acids / intake of omega-3 surpasses that of omega-6 or back / in the body may develop an inflammatory disease.
The foods containing omega-3 include: flaxseed, sardine, herring, salmon, mackerel. The foods containing omega-6 are: sunflower seeds, vegetable oil / corn, sunflower, sesame, soybean, safflower / margarine pumpkin seeds. The method of cold pressing nowadays are produced vegetable oils / linseed, sunflower oil, sesame, almond, grape, etc.. / In good taste and with proven therapeutic effect for regular admission.
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For some, breakfast is what we have no time, and did not attach much importance, for others it is something almost sacred and binding. The most dietitians are united around the view that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, it helps a man his body to wake up and be loaded with forces for the day ahead. Much conflicting opinions among experts are exactly what is a healthy breakfast. According to some, it must be minimal and very light (eg green tea with honey or some nuts), and to others – quite heavy. The results of some recent studies show that people who after waking up does not take any food, have a slow metabolism, lower blood sugar, with reduced attention and impaired memory. The ideal time for breakfast is between 7 and 9:00. In various parts of the world since its content is quite different. French breakfast (often it is called Continental) consists of a croissant, egg, orange juice, jam and coffee. Turkish breakfast is bread with sheep’s cheese, olives and coffee, the English did is rich in fat – scrambled eggs with bacon, sausage and vegetables. The calorific value of the national breakfast depends on climate (the colder it is, a filling must be morning meal). Available products are also important. Clearly, the Scandinavians are not used to breakfast olives – they prefer the boiled potatoes and fish. The tietitians constantly reminded that breakfast should be balanced, ie consist of one third of the daily rate of protein, two thirds of that of carbohydrates and 1 / 5 of normal fat.
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The worst of psoriasis is psoriasis arthritis, it must not be underestimated and erythroderma. The psoriasis arthritis represents skin damage, which can occurs in many forms. The most common is called. poster form in which there are rising of the certain skin areas than healthy skin. These elevated areas are clearly visible background healthy skin, as this contributes to their intense red color. Over areas covered by disease form and scale of gray, which are known as plaque psoriasis and who are considered a key indicator of deterioration as a result of the disease. If the disease is not addressed with due caution, the damage that applied to the skin increases, and thus the areas covered by plates, enlarge its size, merging with one another and form large foci covered by psoriasis. Of these outbreaks can be covered and nails both hands and legs. Nails dark, on their surface appear transverse lines, points or zones of different colors. If psoriasis develop into erythroderma lesions on the body are defined as total. Apart from skin, and there was poor general condition, common ailments, pain in the joints. Necessary in such situations is to hike quickly and adequately.

Susceptibility to the migraine is inherited, is clearly modern medicine. Today, pediatricians are often faced with this problem. Headache caused by the child’s first fear and bewilderment among parents, and – much debate about the nature of mere headache. The headache is divided into primary (chronic, relapsing – migraine, tension headache, etc.) and secondary when it is often another’s syndrome – mainly disease. Doctors note that migraine diagnosis today is turning more and more frequently in childhood. According to studies, suffer from migraine about 45% of children and this plays a large role in hereditary factors. If the mother also had migraine attacks, the risk to children is greater than 70%. If the father suffers from this disease – the risk is higher by 20%, and migraine and both parents – it rose by 60 to 90%. Many experts believe that is inherited is not the disease itself, and openness to a particular type of vascular response to various stimulations.

From the hormone tablets are filling – the fact is that combination of different oral contraceptives may have an effect on body weight of the woman. One of the main prerequisites for this is that estrogens, which are based on part of the contraceptive products play a role in fluid retention in the body and thus lead to weight gain. The higher doses of estrogen are in preparation, the more noticeable is this effect. In a far greater extent, the link between contraceptive product and rising weight is strictly individual, as are important personal intolerance, lifestyle, diet and movement. Therefore should not be considered that the intake of oral contraceptions inevitably leads to obesity. Should not be consumed together with alcohol – another popular misconception is that taking contraceptives is incompatible with alcohol. Indeed, alcoholic beverages do not reduce the efficacy of the contraceptive pill. However, if as a result of alcohol abuse is occurring disorder in the gastrointestinal tract in the form of vomiting, for example, it is desirable within the last 7 days to use additional contraception.
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Which are the foods, which most common causes of poisoning – that is the subject of a report prepared by U.S. experts said. Over to native taste preferences, sad princes in the rankings look familiar, but in some cases totally unexpected:
Sausages
The sausages contain extremely large amounts of hidden fat, leading to both weight gain and bad cholesterol in the body, very often we can not fathom how it got there. Specialists in nutrition recall that it is in the order of things kg sausage to cost less than the pound of meat, given that imennno it should be produced. In cases where this rule apparently does not exist, it is likely sausage is made from soy, starch, lard, fat, connective tissues and other additives. The taste may have brought him, but he is far different from the useful product.
Olives
The olives on the Bulgarian market are sometimes not nothing but painted black or green fruit, which contain large doses of iron gluconate. Course, can be found and olives that are carriers of typical product taste and nutritional value, but it is impossible to make a difference, judging only by their appearance.
However overdoing colored artificially may lead to harm body with iron.
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Since most throat infections are caused by viruses, antibiotics used to threat bacteria are not necessary. However there are some conditions which are different – if you have consulted a doctor, he may assess whether the irritation of the throat is of such nature as to require the prescription of antibiotics. What steps can we take home:
• Rest and drink plenty of fluids. Moisturize the throat is particularly important.
• If the pain in the neck is difficult bearable, take paracetamol or ibuprofen.
• gargle with warm salt water (1 teaspoon salt 200 ml water).
• each some pastilles, which are sold in pharmacies against throat irritation. Unless otherwise even ordinary pastille will do some work.
• for pain and helps warm compress placed on the throat.
• Granny’s recipe patch to put black pepper, is not devoid of logic. Helps crows with chamomile tea.
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It turns out that many of the usual and popular procedures are carefully followed when treating their colds are actually harmful – popularity does not ensure adequacy of treatment! Consider the fundamental mistakes that many people away.
1. Is it useful to at live well and sweat?
Definitely not. Wrap up in warm blankets, we maintain artificially high external temperature, thermal damage of the body. Therefore, increased workload on the heart and vessels, which can cause palpitations, shortness of breath and increased blood pressure. The temperature can be reduced most effectively by a rub with cool water or cold compress on the forehead.
2. Is it necessary to “keep the bed?
No cause sneezing or coughing person to be bedridden. With continued lying reduces ventilation of the lungs and bronchi, and they can start congestive phenomena. And considering that the infection has the ability to “run” down to the airways, the risk of getting bronchitis or inflammation of the lungs is greater in those at all cannot get out of bed. So the patient can safely walk, but at home. The only thing we have to keep is current.
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