A person is said to be obese when his body mass index crosses 30. Being obese is not a pleasant thing to happen and nobody wants to be fat. Modern lifestyle and dietary habits have forced obesity on people and this condition is fast turning into a global epidemic. Obesity drastically decreases the longevity of Read More… »
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» Use of Glycated Hemoglobin in Diabetic Treatment
Diabetes is a dangerous metabolic disorder and is chronic in nature. Diabetes is incurable and the only way of leading near normal life is to control the disease properly. Diabetes is usually diagnosed based on the presence of excess sugar (glucose) in the blood. The success of the treatment of diabetes lies in keeping the Read More… »
» How Bats Adapt to Deserts
Bats are the only mammals which are capable of flying. Bats have been always viewed with suspicion and disgust although many of these prejudices are totally misplaced. More than 1,000 species of bats are available. Some bats are very small while some of them can have wing spans reaching six feet. Desert animals are different Read More… »
» More Arginine For Better Blood Vessels
Amino acids are important building blocks for the synthesis of polymers called proteins. Normally, there are 20 different amino acids present in proteins. Since there are thousands of proteins present in nature, it is obvious that these 20 amino acids must be assembled in various permutations and combinations to create this large number of proteins. Read More… »
» Fruits and Vegetables to Keep Diseases at Bay
The importance of including more vegetables and fruits is widely recognized worldwide. The consumption of vegetables and fruits offers several advantages. Antioxidants Fruits and vegetables are undoubtedly the kings as far as the antioxidant content is concerned. What are antioxidants? They are naturally occurring chemicals capable of relieving the oxidative stress generated in the body Read More… »
» Obesity Impairs Memory
Advent of technology has turned people into thoroughly lazy creatures and people are reveling in inactivity. Coupled to this is the entry of fast foods, more popularly known as junk foods. The junk foods are supplying only empty calories, supplying nothing substantial by way of nutrition. The only contribution by the empty calories has been Read More… »