Health & Food

Washington, Apr 10: Want to grow bigger, stronger muscles like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Eat green tomatoes! A natural compound in green tomatoes stimulates muscle growth, improves muscle strength and endurance, protects against muscle wasting, a new study claims. Using a screening method, University of Iowa scientists discovered that tomatidine, a compound from green tomatoes, is potent for building...

London, Apr 1: A new survey has found that eating breakfast at 7.11am can help people shed off the kilos. The survey, conducted by Forza Supplements on 1,000 people, asked dieters to recommend the perfect time to eat. Lee Smith, managing director of the firm, said that the key for many dieters is not how much they eat but when they do it. Smith continued saying that they found that the optimum...

Mar 20: A new study has suggested that women should follow a high-protein meal with half an hour of moderate exercise as it burns more calories as compared to exercising on an empty stomach. Ashley Binns, a doctoral student in kinesiology and exercise science who led the study at the University of Arkansas, said the goal was to determine the interaction between the thermic effect of food and...

If you’re trying to eat fewer unhealthy snacks and lose weight, here’s a simple trick — place the healthy snack closer to where you’re sitting. A new study from Saint Bonaventure University in New York shows that people reach for low-calorie slices of apple more often than buttery popcorn when the fruit is within easier reach, Reuters reports. “There are the little things that we can do to just...

New York, Mar 4: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has regained the title of the world's richest man in the Forbes magazine's annual billionaire list that includes 56 India based billionaires led by RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani. Gates is back at the top spot after a four-year hiatus, reclaiming the title of world's richest person from Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu, who had ranked number 1 for...

Washington, Feb 24: A new study has revealed that there are some significant differences between men's and women's hearts, and these differences may put women at a much higher risk for heart woes than their male counterparts. The research by Dr. Janine Austin Clayton, director of the Office of Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes of Health, revealed a dangerous difference in the...

Feb 10: According to a report by leading experts, it has been revealed that about 78,000 infants born with congenital heart disease in India die every year because of inadequate health care facilities. In a medical camp,Dr Murtaza Chisti, Chief Cardiac Surgeon of the Mahatma Gandhi Cardiac and Critical Care Centre told that "Every year 1.5 lakh infants were born in India with congenital heart...

New York, Feb 9: An Indian-origin doctor in the US has implanted the first miniature-sized, leadless cardiac pacemaker directly inside a patient's heart without surgery. The leads-free pacemaker is implanted directly inside the heart during a catheter-guided procedure through the groin via the femoral artery. The device implanted by Vivek Reddy from The Mount Sinai Hospital, resembles a small...

Feb 5: Twenty-somethings with even mildly elevated blood pressure may face an increased risk of clogged heart arteries by middle age, a long-term U.S. study finds. The study, which tracked nearly 4,700 people, found that even "pre-hypertension" in young adulthood was linked to a higher risk of calcium buildup in the heart arteries 25 years later. Experts said the findings send a message to young...

Want that enviable washboard ab? Practicing these moves regularly will help you Don't want to end up injured or exhausted? Don't overdo things on the workout front. Instead, aim for a brisk 20-minute walk every day to burn fat, plus do the following exercises to help tone your abdominal muscles. Bicycle crunch: Lie down with your back pressed onto the floor. Bring your hands behind your head...