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According to the researchers of National Cancer Institute, men who consumes lot of red and processed meat are at increased risk of developing prostate cancer than those who takes such foods limited.
Researchers followed 175,000 men for nine years and found that those who consumed more red and processed meats are at increased risk of developing prostate cancer of any stage or advanced cancer.
According to Dr. Rashmi Sinha and her colleagues at the NCI, High heat cooking methods such as barbecuing and grilling and processed red meats are particularly connected to the risk of prostate cancer.
Researchers surveyed the diets of 175,343 men between the ages of 50 and 71, including how much and what type of meat they ate, as well as cooking methods.
Researchers used that information to estimate certain potentially cancer promoting chemical levels in the diets of men.
Source: Reuters
It is a fact that due to several different social and economic factors, wealthier people tend to live longer than poorer people, but there is more to it say scientists – there is a longevity hormone called DHEAS–or dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, which is also more commonly found among the wealthier people of the population.
DHEAS is a natural steroid in the body and those who have higher levels of this are seen to exercise more, have better and closer ties with friends and family, have more hobbies and also live longer.
This hormone as well as another hormone linked to growth, IGF-I, were seen to occur in higher levels among richer people and were seen to control reactions to stress as well as help regulate the body.
Scientists were surprised to find that the DHEAS hormone “predicts life expectancy and also follows a social gradient” – the explanation for this strange phenomenon may be that those who are wealthy, also have the resources and the time to eat well, to exercise appropriately, to stay closer to friends and family and enjoy different pass times as well, thereby letting the person live a longer and healthier life.
What is good news for all of us though, is that DHEAS could be artificially produced in the future, offering us all hope of a longer life.
Source: Health Watch Center
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People with diabetes are more prone to many health problems, including infections.
In addition to a few diabetes-linked health concerns like nerve damage and decreased blood flow, it also increases the body’s susceptibility to various infections.
Why diabetics are more prone to infections?
Actually, when you are suffering from diabetes, the original structure of blood vessels alters and decreases its potential to fight against infections.
High blood sugar levels in your body actually weaken the defenses of immune system and make you more prone to infections.
As a result, you may experience the worst effects of infections. If you have diabetes, it is essential for you to control body blood sugar levels to prevent various infections related to diabetes.
What kinds of infections are more probable?
Diabetic patients are particularly prone tourinary tract infections, foot infections, and yeast infections and also if you have undergone any surgery, you can possibly get surgical site infections.
If you are on insulin treatment like insulin injections for controlling blood sugar level or diabetes, you can possibly develop infections at the site of injection.
Insulin injections serve as gateways for certain immune suppressing agents and help them to enter into your blood and increase your chances of infection.
One of the best ways to avoid adverse effects of infections is to take proper care in the early stages and attempt to control high blood sugar levels in the body.
Source: Health Watch Center
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