Body Mass Index – easily recognized as BMI – is the number you look at if you want to know whether you are over or underweight. While specialists delve in calorie intake, types of foods and their compatibility with your body or various diets to determine weight loss solutions, a recent study might steer your attention in a different direction. Following an experiment on mice, scientists have … [Read more...]
Childhood Malnutrition Increases Risk Of High Blood Pressure
Malnutrition during childhood is linked with higher diastolic blood pressure, higher resistance to blood flow, and poor heart function during adulthood, according to a new study. New research conducted by researchers at the University of the West Indies reveals the link between inadequate nutrition before birth and up to age five and the harm caused to the heart's development. "If … [Read more...]
Climate Change Making Food Less Nutritious
According to a new research the increasing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, will destruct some of the staple crops that many of the world’s poorest people are dependent upon for nutrition, making them less nutritious. A study led by the Harvard University School of Public Health published on Wednesday in the journal Nature, warns about the substantial reduction of levels of iron, zinc … [Read more...]
