Cholesterol and triglyceride levels, diet, lifestyle and exercise are the determinants of one’s heart health. People should maintain optimum levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, and avoid saturated fats to ensure a healthy heart and prevent heart disease, according to experts. Also, people should eat a balanced and nutritious diet and exercise regularly to reduce the … Read more
New Delhi: It’s very important not to be fooled by the ‘pre’ in pre-diabetes. It’s a serious health condition and poses a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. For many people in India, especially those in the older age groups, diabetes is a lifestyle condition that they live with on a daily basis. However, … Read more
Want to maintain a healthy heart and brain? Keep a close eye on your cholesterol numbers. LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol builds up in the arteries and forms plaque, which blocks blood flow to the brain. HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol picks up the LDL and takes it to the liver to be processed. The optimal levels … Read more
Want to maintain a healthy heart and brain? Keep a close eye on your cholesterol numbers. LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol builds up in the arteries and forms plaque, which blocks blood flow to the brain. HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol picks up the LDL and takes it to the liver to be processed. The optimal levels … Read more
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to take steps to boost your immune system and reduce your risk of contracting the virus. While vaccines are now widely available and effective at preventing illness, there are still many people who are hesitant to get vaccinated or who … Read more
Fatty foods harm our health. Prior research has established a link between the consumption of dietary fats and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which subsequently leads to inflammation and tumor formation in the liver. However, the precise effects of dietary fat composition on liver tumorigenesis remain elusive. A new study shows that dietary saturated/trans fats, but … Read more
Being overweight and obese is never good for health, and can lead to serious illnesses and diseases like heart attacks, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney issues. New Delhi: Even though it seems a humongous task, reducing belly fat is not that difficult, provided you work towards it. According to nutritionists and health … Read more
70-year-old Debbie Ross lost 50 kg following the 80/20 rule, which does make you skip food or exercise like a maniac (Representative image) New Delhi: Debbie Ross tried all methods to lose weight she had massively put on after her second pregnancy. From following fad diets to exercising, Debbie says she made all the efforts … Read more
We get a lot of questions in the consultation room about whether muscles turn into fat if you stop exercising midway. This question itself is untenable as these are two different kinds of tissues and there is no interchangeability that’s possible. But what does happen is that a discontinuation or a gap, after the body … Read more
Beans and lentils are nutrient-packed (and inexpensive) protein replacements for animal protein.Baiba Opule/iStockPhoto/Getty Images If you’re making healthy changes to your diet by eating less meat and more plants, you might wonder if you’re getting enough protein. Or, perhaps you worry that the protein in plants is inferior to that found in animal foods. Depending … Read more