Who wouldn't enjoy a bowl of golden brown, crispy and tasty chips or a good toast? It's so appetizing and enjoyable! The prevalence of chronic noncommunicable disease is increasing in an alarming rate. Thus, we need to mind what we consume. In recent times, there has been an alarming rate of people suffering from malignant and benign tumours. A tumour that is malignant is known as cancer. A carcinogen is a substance or agent that causes cancer. Acrylamide is one of the probable carcinogens that's undergoing evidence-based research in animal studies since it's discovery in food in 2002. Previously, it has been used industrially for producing cosmetics, plastics, textiles and drinking water products. According to World Health Organization, cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and was responsible for 8.8 million deaths in 2015. Globally, nearly 1 in 6 deaths is due ...
Happy World Health Day! “If we are to make any headway in halting the rise in diabetes, we need to rethink our daily lives, to eat healthily, be physically active, and avoid excessive weight gain” – Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General The global health awareness day is celebrated every year on the 7th of April under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). It was first celebrated on APRIL 7, 1950, and the aim of this celebration is to create an opportunity to emphasize the importance of world health every year. The theme of this year’s World Health day is “Halt the Rise, Beat Diabetes.” Diabetes is a preventable and treatable non-communicable metabolic disease or disorder that is rapidly affecting individuals worldwide most especially in under-developed and developing countries. Prevalence According to the First Global Report on Diabetes, it is estimated that 422 million adults in the world have diabetes and it’s likely to move more than double in the next 20 y...
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