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Booze it and risC it

A new research establishes that ‘excessive’ drinking raises the risk of some cancers.

The study which is reported in the British Medical Journal looked at 363,988 people and found that 10% all cancers in men and 3% in women were caused by alcohol consumption, either present or in the past.

The study found that men who drank more than two (standard-sized) drinks a day and women who drank more than one drink a day were particularly at risk of alcohol-related cancers.

Excessive alcohol consumption raises the risk of some cancers

When alcohol is metabolized in the body it produces a chemical which can damage DNA, and consequently increase the chance of developing some cancers.

Past research has already established a link between alcohol consumption and cancers of the esophagus, liver, bowel and female breast.

Of the cancers known to be linked to alcohol, the researchers suggest that 40% to 98% occurred in people who drank more than the recommended maximum.

The effect of smoking and healthy body weight on cancers are well known but now including scaled-down alcohol consumption would reduce the risk even further.

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Obesity: Effects Have no Respect for Age

Childhood obesity

A research carried out by a hospital in Vancouver, Canada, showed that obese children carry a greater risk of developing atherosclerosis. And this precursor of cardiovascular accidents and early mortality is usually seen in people in their 50s.

The Researchers conducted a study on children with average of 13. They measured the blood pressure, blood lipid levels and body mass index (BMI) of 63 obese children and 55 youngsters of normal size and weight.

At the early age of 13, the researchers identified deterioration in the elasticity of the arteries in the obese children.

This is an distressing result. These, it is an increasing phenomenon for young kids to stayed glued to computers and video games instead of engaging in physical activity. Such sedentary lifestyle is a precursor for child obesity and obesity later in life.

Child obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The prevalence of child obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008. The prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 19 years increased from 5.0% to 18.1%.

Healthy lifestyle habits, including healthy eating and physical activity, can lower the risk of becoming obese and developing related diseases.

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