Mitra Health

65-70% are D deficient. Here's why you should worry
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/65-70-indians-are-vitamin-d-deficient-heres-why-you-should-worry/articleshow/53285591.cms

65-70% Indians are Vitamin D deficient. Here's why you should worry - The Economic Times For starters, Vitamin D is not a simple vitamin. It is a steroid hormone that impacts virtually every cell in the body.

http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/healthy-eating/handful-of-walnuts-a-day-may-keep-diabetes-away_1825706.html

The study revealed that the diet was associated with improvements in blood vessel cell wall function and 'bad' after six months, although it didn't have any impact on blood pressure or levels.
In the study, researchers assigned 112 people to either following a diet with dietary counselling designed to curb calorie intake, or one without. Within these two groupings, participants were randomly assigned to the daily inclusion of 56 g of walnuts in their diet or the complete avoidance of walnuts for a period of six months.

After a three month interlude, the intervention arms were reversed.
The 31 men and 81 women, who were aged between 25 and 75, were all at high risk of developing diabetes.
After taking account of influential factors, such as age, calorie and fatty acid intakes, and the amount of regular exercise taken, the analysis indicated that adding walnuts to the daily diet was associated with improved diet quality.

A walnut-rich diet was also associated with significantly improved endothelial cell function, irrespective of dietary counselling to curb calorie intake.
The researcher concluded that their data suggested that inclusion of walnuts in the diet, with or without dietary counselling to adjust caloric intake, improved diet quality and might also improve [endothelial function], and reduce total and LDL cholesterol in this sample of adults at risk for .
The study is published in the Journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care.

'Handful of walnuts' a day may keep diabetes away A new study has revealed that eating a handful of walnuts everyday can lead to better diet and improvements in health risk factors among people at high risk of diabetes

SRL , India’s leading global diagnostic chain recently released a three-year long pan data mining survey (2012 – 2014) on Hba1C tests that revealed that around 66.11 % Indian children possess abnormal levels of sugar in their body. This test is done to check and monitor response to diabetes therapy and diagnose prediabetes and diabetes in children. Rapid urbanisation, change in eating habits and shifting more focus to indoor activities have resulted in dramatic lifestyle changes leading to a chronic condition associated with abnormally high levels of sugar in . (Read: Tips to manage type 1 diabetes in children)

is becoming a silent epidemic and according to the World Health Organization, 80% of all new cases of diabetes are predicted to occur in the developing countries by 2025. In 2012, an estimated 1.5 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes and more than 80% of diabetes deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. It is also projected that diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death in 2030. (Read: Could your child be at risk of suffering from diabetes?)

Of the approximate 17 thousand samples of children screened during this period for the analysis by SRL Diagnostics, 66.11 % of the total samples had abnormal levels. It was also found that a total of 51.76 % samples having abnormal levels was found in male children. The analysis showed that prevalence of this abnormality was highest among children in the western zone of the country.

Zone Wise Analysis of SRL’s study:
Western Zone had the highest percentage of abnormality with 68.48% while eastern and northern zone had 61.48 % and 64.71% respectively. Among the four zones, southern India showed the lowest percentage of abnormality with 54.95 % percent.
Key findings of the study:
Test conducted on childThTest conducted on children between the age group of 0-15 years
Western India has the highest percentage of abnormality while the lowest percentage of abnormality, among all was seen in southern India
People with diabetes are two to four times more likely to have including children
Dr Leena Chatterjee, Director – Fortis SRL Labs & SRL Strategic Initiatives says, “Diabetes has emerged as a major burden for India over the last two decades. This disease further leads to other disorders which are afflicted with children like obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, nausea, drowsiness, weight loss, frequent urination in large amounts etc. As they reach adulthood, the problem related to kidneys and strokes starts amalgamating. These days, even Type 2 diabetes is being easily developed in children which has been mostly common in adults. One of the reason is it being hard to monitor what children are eating when they are at school or when they visit friends. Children and teenagers who are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes have a short life expectancy. It is advised that those with Type 2 diabetes in their families must visit their physicians frequently and make healthy choices earlier in life.’

‘One should not be alarmed with a diagnosis of pre-diabetes. It is a warning sign and a chance to make changes for the better. We understand that it’s pretty difficult to cut out sugar completely, but one can start by skipping it in milk, choosing non-sugary breakfasts, avoiding juice beverages, and limiting bread, pasta and rice.’ added Dr. Chatterjee

It is essential that children and adolescents get themselves tested if they are overweight with body weight exceeding 120% of the ideal weight or they have positive family history among first and second degree relatives and if they have signs of insulin resistance.

Photo source: Getty images

http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/is-your-kid-one-of-the-66-11-of-indian-children-that-are-at-risk-of-diabetes/

Is your kid one of the 66.11% of Indian children that are at risk of diabetes? The Hba1C tests that revealed that around 66.11 % Indian children possess abnormal levels of sugar in their body.