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[ad_1] According to a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism of the Endocrine Society, mothers with obesity may share the disease`s risk with their daughters but not with their sons. Obesity is a common, serious and costly disease affecting nearly half of the adults and 20 percent of children in the United States.  People with obesity are at higher risk of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, heart issues, and many other conditions. "These findings highlight that girls born to mothers who have obesity or have high amounts of body fat may be at higher risk of gaining excess body fat themselves," said Rebecca J. Moon, B.M., Ph.D., M.R.C.P.C.H., of the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton in Southampton, U.K.  "Further studies are needed to understand why this is happening, but our findings suggest that approaches to addressing body weight and composition should start very early in life, parti...

[ad_1] Doctors suggest checking our blood pressure at least every two years starting at age 18. However, you will be surprised to know that, in India, 22 percent of women and 46 percent of men have never checked their blood pressure. The data is even more shocking for patients who don’t take any conscious steps or medication to control it.  According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 1 out of every 5 Indian women and every 4 Indian men have high blood pressure, also known as BP or hypertension. Referred to as the ‘silent killer’, hypertension is known to show no symptoms until severe damage has occurred. If you have high blood pressure, your heart is working harder to pump blood because the force of the blood pushing against the artery walls is consistently too high. Naturally, untreated high blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other serious health problems.  On World Hypertension Day, celebrated globally on May 17, Dr Pooja Kohli, Senio...

[ad_1] Dietary intake of fruits and vegetables is known to be a significant, modifiable risk factor for high blood pressure. Yet, it is unclear how changes in blood pressure have been impacted by the nation's supply of fruits and vegetables. Dr James Bentham, a senior lecturer in statistics at the University of Kent, and Dr Linda Oude Griep, a colleague at the University of Cambridge, investigated supply trends from 1975 to 2015 to address this issue and determine whether they complied with the WHO’s recommendation of 400g per day.  The researchers examined associations with systolic, diastolic, and raised blood pressure, using data on fruit and vegetable supply and blood pressure across 159 countries. The results indicated that increased availability of fruit and vegetables resulted in lower levels of raised blood pressure, nationally.  Their findings also highlighted that many countries, nearly half of those studied within the research, do not have access to...

[ad_1] Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is not only good for your bones, but also for your heart, said health experts, even as they called for more research to be done on its effects among the Indian population. A study, appearing in the European Heart Journal, found evidence that vitamin D deficiency can increase blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular disease. Researchers from the University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute stated that it is worthwhile to check vitamin D levels when assessing a person’s cardiovascular risk. “Vitamin D influences the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone pathway, which regulates blood pressure. Adequate vitamin D levels may help in the maintenance of healthy blood pressure,” Dr Dixit Garg, consultant - cardiology, Manipal Hospital, Gurugram, told IANS. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that exists in two main forms: D-2 and D-3. As an essential micronutrient and one that is primarily derived from sunlight and ...