• HEALTH

    How does breakfast protect you from diabetes

    January 16, 2024 - By 

    How does breakfast protect you from diabetes?       If you have diabetes or there are signs that you are at risk of developing it, you should pay more attention to breakfast than others.   After 8 hours of fasting while sleeping, the body needs sufficient nutrition to begin its day’s activities.   In this case, you should eat carbohydrates to obtain energy, but you must also take into account the blood sugar level, and also control the weight.     * A regular breakfast often consists of cereals, and carbohydrates and simple sugars constitute about 80 percent of…

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    Maintain your weight

    January 16, 2024 - By 

    Maintain your weight   Prepared by: Social Responsibility Department at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center       To maintain weight and help you eat a healthy diet, we recommend the following:   * Reducing fat.   * Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, grains, and legumes, as they are a good source of energy, vitamins, and mineral salts.   * Reduce salt and sugar.   * Do not eat too much sweets and sugars.   * Drink milk daily to maintain healthy bones and teeth.   * Maintain drinking fluids, especially water, at a rate of 8 cups…

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    Many types of diet…so what do you choose

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    Many types of diet…so what do you choose?       Every one of us wants his body to be harmonious and to look beautiful, and therefore many of us rush to follow a harsh diet without following up with a nutritionist. Unfortunately, most of these attempts fail due to lack of organization and the negative effects of some types of diets. Some types of diets may lead to a severe deficiency of nutrients. Important nutrients, such as iron and other minerals and vitamins, may also lead to what is called (pathological and nervous wasting), where many young women, in…

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    Lack of sleep causes cell death

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    Lack of sleep causes cell death   New research published in the journal Sleep (SLEEP) has revealed an important function of sleep’s many organic functions. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin studied the effect of complete, partial and partial (35%) sleep deprivation on the cells of important organs in laboratory rats for a period of 10 days, after which samples were taken from the cells of some organs in the body. The researchers found that complete sleep deprivation caused damage and dysfunction. in cells of the liver (247%), lungs (166%) and small intestine (145%); Similar damage occurred, but to a lesser…

  • LIFESTYLE

    African food…the best in the world  

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    African food…the best in the world   Recent international studies on nutrition have reported that the population of the African continent has the best diet in the world, despite problems of malnutrition and deficiency in various parts of the continent.   The Chadians ranked first, thanks to their extensive consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains, according to a study recently published in the American scientific journal “The Lancet Global Health.”   While Sierra Leone, Mali, Gambia, Uganda, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Somalia were among the 10 countries with the best diet in the world, while the Belgian, Armenian,…

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    Staying away from natural fermentation may be one of the reasons for food intolerance  

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    Staying away from natural fermentation may be one of the reasons for food intolerance       Leavening materials play important roles when making pastries, cakes, and biscuits. Without them, pastries and cakes will not rise and become tough. The most common leavening materials are baking powder, baking soda, and dry yeast (baker’s yeast), which are used to leaven bread, pizza dough, and pies. There are also three basic categories of fermentation materials:   1- Physical fermentation, which does not cause a chemical change, but is based on introducing air into the dough, which is what happens at the beginning…

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    Study: Depression causes violent crimes

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    Experts in the field of psychiatry said on Wednesday that those diagnosed with depression are three times more likely to commit violent crimes such as robbery, sexual assault offenses, and assault on others than those who do not suffer from it.   However, scientists confirmed – in a study based on a comparison of the cases of 47 thousand people – that in most cases of depression, patients should not be labeled as criminals or as prone to violence.   Sina Fadel, who supervised the study at the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, said: “One of the…

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    How do you differentiate between a normal mole and skin cancer?

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    What is a mole? A mole is a proliferation of cells called a nevus, which usually produce pigment. When such cells form a group, a swelling is formed in the skin and is effectively called a mole.   How is a mole formed? Any mole is often formed due to a hereditary component, meaning that regardless of what the person does – If he has a genetic predisposition to have moles on his body, he will develop moles. The second component is environmental and is related to the issue of exposure to sunlight.   Is a mole dangerous? A mole…

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    The benefits of tea also affect the bones of the elderly

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    Researchers in Japan said that black tea may help treat osteoporosis that affects the elderly, but they pointed out that it is necessary to drink very large quantities of it to achieve this.   Scientists explained that this drink contains an antioxidant that prevents the decline in bone density that occurs with aging, which exposes the elderly to more fractures.   Researchers led by Keizo Nishikawa of Osaka University found that theaflavin-3 (TF-3), an antioxidant, inactivates an enzyme that destroys bone tissue.   The research, which was published on the website of the American journal Nature Medicine, found that mice…

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    Antibodies from camels to treat cancer

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    A study conducted by researchers from the University of Washington in the United States revealed that antibodies that can be extracted from camels have a high ability to treat cancer, and are better than the techniques currently used for treatment.   The study, prepared by researchers from the university’s College of Medicine, indicates that the use of these antibodies can help lethal viruses reach cancer cells better.   The researchers, led by Professor David Curiel, Professor of Oncology, were able to use genetically modified viruses to kill cancer cells, but they faced the problem of identifying cancer cells, until they…