the much-loved fruit protects against a disease that damages blood vessels and causes strokes
True, experts advise not to pay too much attention only to certain foods – the most important thing is a balanced and varied diet. However, adding avocados to your diet can be a healthy choice.
Diabetes is an insidious disease. Often it has no symptoms, and the patient already feels the complications of diabetes – symptoms of damage to nerve endings, myocardial infarction or stroke caused by large blood vessels.
Made in Mexico study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dieteticsshowed a possible link between avocado consumption and a lower risk of diabetes.
Diabetes is the second leading cause of death in Mexico, where about 15.2 percent of the population has the disease. adults (12.8 million people).
To investigate the link between avocado consumption and diabetes risk, researchers examined questionnaires filled out by a portion of the Mexican population in which they provided information about their eating habits and diabetes diagnosis. Most of the survey participants fell into the overweight or obese groups.
The results revealed that women who eat avocados are less likely to develop diabetes. True, such a connection was not observed in men’s answers.
Lebanons Rising Cancer Crisis Due to Air Pollution and Lack of Access to Medicine
2024-05-05 18:00:06
These figures may seem shocking, but they are precedents compared to previous years, since in 2018, Lebanon recorded around 17,000 new cases of cancer and around 9,000 deaths, placing it first among the countries in the world. West Asia in terms of number of infections relative to population, and third among West Asian countries in terms of number of infections relative to population. place in the ranking of deaths compared to the number of cases for the population.
However, these figures remain very dangerous and have a shocking impact on many residents, both men and women, who cannot access medicines, due to deteriorating incomes and in light of widely reported estimates of a doubling of the number of cancers. cases and an increase in the risk of contracting it as a direct result of the increase in air pollution resulting from the spread of electric generators after the exacerbation of the disease, in addition to the deterioration of security and safety conditions. due public hygiene. austerity in public spending on the environment, waste treatment, health and everything related to social affairs and human development for residents of Lebanon.
Air pollution is one of the main factors contributing to the increase in cancer cases in Lebanon,
A well-known risk gene can trigger the disease independently
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It has long been known that a certain genetic variant increases the risk of Alzheimer’s. A new study now suggests that the gene even triggers the disease.
When only simple things are possible: everyday situation in a residential group for people with dementia.
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When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, things have been relatively clear so far. There were the very rare cases of inherited Alzheimer’s and the very common sporadic Alzheimer’s cases. In the inherited, familial forms of the dreaded dementia, mutations in three genes practically always lead to mental deterioration – and this occurs very early in the affected person’s life. In sporadic Alzheimer’s, however, there are “only” risk genes. These promote dementia to a greater or lesser extent, which occurs much later in life – but they cannot trigger the disease themselves.
This is how people have thought about Alzheimer’s to this day. Spanish researchers now have this understanding in a study on Monday work published in the journal “Nature Medicine”. thrown overboard. In their study, they examined the most important Alzheimer’s risk gene called APOE. This gene – like the dependent gene product apolipoprotein E – occurs in different variants.
Maximum limits of phytosanitary residues, operational guidelines for the adaptation of the products under review
On 22 and 23 April 2024, during the meeting of the Permanent Committee on Residues on plants, animals, food and feed – pesticide residues section held via video conference, the following draft regulations were voted on:
Document PLAN/2024/791 Rev.4 Document PLAN/2023/138 Rev.9 Document PLAN/2022/2853 Rev.11 Document PLAN/2023/2900 Rev.2 Document PLAN/2023/1960 Rev.4 Document PLAN/2023/ 2190 Rev.3 Document PLAN/2024/817 Rev.4
The transposition of these documents into the respective regulations is currently underway which will modify Annexes I, II, III, IV and V of Regulation (EC) no. 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding maximum residue limits (MRLs) of certain active substances. The regulations will be published shortly in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It is therefore necessary to review the uses currently authorized in Italy for plant protection products containing the active substances subject to modification, to evaluate their compliance with the new MRL values.
The General Directorate for Hygiene, Food Safety and Nutrition (formerly DGISAN – Office 7 – Safety and regulation of plant protection products) previously addressed to companies and trade associations the note dated 06/05/2024, regarding the operational guidelines for the adaptation of the plant protection products under review.
The Best Time of Day to Poop, According to Gastroenterologists: Establishing a Consistent Routine for Optimal Digestive Health
It’s time to have an open and honest conversation about a topic that affects every single person on this planet: poop. Yes, you read that right. We need to get more comfortable talking about it because our stool can actually tell us a lot about our overall health. From our fiber and water intake to the potential presence of infections or diseases, the appearance and frequency of our poop can offer valuable insights into what’s going on inside our bodies.
So, let’s dive right in and answer one question that many people frequently ask: when is the best time of day to poop? To help us get to the bottom of this (pun intended), we’ve consulted with two gastroenterologists who have some interesting insights.
The Best Time of Day to Poop, According to Gastroenterologists
First things first, there isn’t necessarily a “best” time of day to poop. It turns out that what really matters is having a consistent time rather than focusing on a specific hour or minute. Our bodies function on a rhythm that aligns with the rise and fall of the sun, just like most other life forms on Earth. This rhythm is crucial for maintaining good gut health and regular bowel movements.
New Study Reveals Brains Internal Compass and its Implications for Disease and Technology
Researchers Identify Brain Activity Pattern for Navigation
Researchers Identify Brain Activity Pattern for Navigation Innovative Findings from University of Birmingham
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich have published a groundbreaking study in Nature Human Behaviour that has identified a pattern of brain activity crucial for human navigation. The study utilized innovative measurement techniques to track neural signals responsible for orientation and movement in the brain, paving the way for a deeper understanding of navigation impairments in diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. The insights from this research could also have significant implications for the development of navigational technologies in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI).
Introducing the Internal Compass
By employing mobile EEG and motion capture technologies, the researchers successfully recorded brain activity in human subjects while in motion. This novel approach allowed them to pinpoint specific neural signals that act as an ‘internal GPS’ system, enabling individuals to maintain their orientation in space and navigate their surroundings efficiently. These finely tuned head direction signals, similar to those discovered in rodents, play a fundamental role in guiding human movement and preventing individuals from getting lost.
What foods really boost our brain?
We will see what impact nutritional deficiencies have on the appearance of certain disorders… Based on scientific research, we will give you the tips to make the right choices, from the fetal stage if you are pregnant… Because it begins from intrauterine life!
Diet, a real effect on the brain?
Does eating better, adopting a certain type of diet have a real impact on reducing stress, improving sleep, cognitive performance, or preventing a depressive episode? For Guillaume Fond, psychiatrist and researcher at Marseille university hospitals, and specialist in psycho-nutrition, it goes even further: “ We could consider psycho-nutrition as alternative medicine or alternative medicine, even though it is at the heart of the treatment of mental illnesses and prevention in mental health. » Catherine Lacrosnière, nutritionist, adds that if “ Unfortunately diet does not treat, it helps to better prevent and fend off certain risks, in particular the appearance of certain neurodegenerative diseases. »
Pamper your microbiota
Among the first advice given by Guillaume Fond was the microbiota : « The influence of the microbiota on our immune system is perfectly demonstrated. It strengthens it when it is well,
Thais at Risk: Lack of Vitamin D Linked to Osteoporosis
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A Working Group on this disease was established in Azerbaijan 2024-05-05 18:42:38
In order to protect the territory of the Republic from highly pathogenic bird flu, the Food Safety Agency (AQTA) has started the next epizootological monitoring.
About it Publika.azwas informed by AQTA.
A Working Group consisting of employees of the Agency, the Azerbaijan Food Safety Institute, the Animal Health and Veterinary Services Center of the Agrarian Services Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, the Biological Diversity Protection Service under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, and the Specially Dangerous Infections Control Center of the Ministry of Health was established for monitoring.
During the monitoring, the Aghzibir and Yashma hunting farms in the Shabran and Khizi regions, the wetlands, coastal zones and other areas of the Absheron, Shirvan, Ag Lake, Kizilagac national parks in the Absheron peninsula, Salyan, Aghjabedi and Lankaran regions were inspected, as well as a general inspection of wild birds. , wild birds were hunted in order to detect the causative agent of the disease.
At the same time, in the same period in the industrial-based large and small poultry enterprises operating in Baku city, Guba, Khachmaz, Jalilabad, Bilasuvar, Beylagan, Sabirabad and Absheron districts, as well as in family farms of Baku city,