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The University of Eastern Finland did a study and concluded that children aged between 6 and 8 years experienced metabolic disorders including excess tummy fat, increased blood pressure, low levels of HDL and high levels of triglycerides, glucose and insulin. The researchers said that the metabolic risk factors usually accumulated in obese children. Another study published recently showed that such high levels of accumulation were associated with mild stiffness of artery walls.

A recent national survey showed that most adults below 65 years have a double possibility in relation to senior citizens in the nation to skip recommended dose by the doctor and avoid filling the prescriptions as recommended by doctors in their efforts to save some money. As per the findings of the survey, one of the most popular strategy of cutting cost that 20 percent of the patients employed involved asking for inexpensive drug prescriptions from their doctors.

Hypertension

The American Heart Association published new scientific findings that aimed at revealing alternative treatment approaches that could help reduce high levels of hypertension. According to the research, alternative therapies like isometric handgrip exercise, strength or resistance training and aerobic training could be of great usefulness for people experiencing high blood levels of 120/80 mm Hg and above.

According to a panel of Belgium researchers, there is a high likelihood that the functioning of heart among healthy men can be raised artificially by introduction of estrogen levels. Estradiol is an estrogen that is majorly referred to as the female hormone. However, it is also true that the hormone is available in men but at a rather low level.

According to a recent research, drinking binge frequently in colleges has other disastrous effects later in life rather than the common hangover. Consumption of multiple drinks regularly within a short time period could lead to significant changes in normal circulation that can make a healthy young adult more vulnerable to suffering from cardiovascular disease in adulthood.

There is a higher possibility for teens to succeed in quitting smoking habit if they participated in smoking fitness/ cessation program as well as engaging in regular exercises for about 30 minutes in a day.

The recent finding that eating frequently in kids doesn’t necessarily result in overweight and obesity has surprised many people who have always associated overweight with excessive eating. Also, the study reported that kids who took more food in a day but well distributed in the course of the day recorded a lower weight increase, unlike children that followed the traditional style of three squares.

Smoking can have more serious health effects rather than the commonly known damage to the lungs and a bad breath. It has also been associated with the risk of kidney disease, not just in adults only bout also children have a possibility of getting kidney disease. A recent research aimed at identifying how secondhand smoke affects the health of kidney in teens.

While people know that teens have to go through insufficient sleep especially due to school, not many people are aware that sleep deprivation is one of the lifestyles leading to overweight problems. Nowadays, teachers and parents have become used to seeing kids drag themselves in a sleepy mood to school in the morning.

Immunoglobulin is an antibody in human body and has been associated with causing delayed urticaria and anaphylaxis. The antibody is formed soon after eating lamb, pork or beef and children diagnosed with urticaria or anaphylaxis have been found to contain the antibody in their body. This is according to a study published recently on the internet in pediatrics.