Few years back, high protein diet plans were popular only with athletes, but nowadays they are becoming more and more popular among regular dieters.

Normal people who do not take exercise can consume reasonably high amounts of protein foods while people on muscle building diets and athletes must consume at least I gram per lb of their bodyweight to build muscles properly.  Usually, bodybuilders and athletes include high protein foods in their daily diets as these foods help to rebuild the tissue that break down during workout.

No matter whether you want to build muscles or considering losing weight, you can achieve your goal easily with a high protein diet plan. If you consume high amounts of protein and low amount of carbohydrates, it’s not only help to maintain stable blood sugar levels but also slows down the burning of energy. Thus, it helps to maintain a healthy pancreas and healthy weight as well. Whereas such diets as are low in protein and high in carbohydrates, they lead a person to obesity. There are many studies, which prove that high protein and low-carb diets support weight loss.
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These days, dieting has become a fashion among teenagers as more and more teens tend to dieting no matter whether they are obese or not. Teenagers are at a critical development stage of their lives and their bodies need a sufficient amount of essential nutrients. If they deprive their bodies of these essential nutrients, dieting may bring more harm than good to them.  Another problem is the type of diet that teenagers are consuming as the use of fad diets is on increase in the teenage community. These sorts of diets are deigned to especially targeting the impatient audience as these diets offer quick fix that make people have them. Fad diets often become the cause of serious eating disorder in teens.

Mostly female are prone to develop an eating disorder as they are more body image conscious than male teenagers. Actually the reason is whenever these teenage girls turn on the television or open a magazine, they have to confront the “Barbie Doll’ look. When these girls try to possess the same look (that often proves an unattainable look in most cases.), they start dieting and want to get the desired results immediately.  It has become quite difficult for parents to monitor their teenagers eating habits, but they need to be watchful of the signs that begin to occur when an eating disorder develop.
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According to a new study, the levels of an enzyme, which is considered vital for protecting against age-related cell damage, may boost by taking right foods and more exercise.

In this US study published in The Lancet Oncology, 24 men were asked to bring healthy lifestyle changes and the researchers found that there was an average 29% increase in the levels of telomerase among these people.

Telomeres, which protect and cap the ends of chromosomes that have DNA, are repaired and lengthened by telomerase. With increasing age, telomeres begin to shorten and become susceptible to death and this very damage or death of cells cause disease and ageing in people.

There are many factors that become the cause of shorter-than-average telomeres including obesity, smoking and a sedentary lifestyle.
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A recent study conducted at U-M Cardio protection emphasizes the anti-inflammatory properties of tart cherries, which is better known as the “Red Hot Super Fruit”.The study released by the researchers at ‘University of Michigan’ today at the ‘Experimental Biology Annual Meeting’, shared the possibility of curing the inflammation with the help of the Tart Cherries.

As revealed by the recent studies, Inflammation usually occurs as a result of body’s natural mechanism against any kind of injury or infection however, it cannot be ignored that its chronic state may lead the person prone to various other chronic diseases.

The new study says that the tart cherries may decrease inflammation and even help reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart related diseases in animals.This could be seen as a useful addition to look at the role of diet in managing disease and preventing it.
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Deficiency of the vitamin D in the body could be the result of an abnormal metabolism of the vitamins. This deficiency of the Vitamin D associated with active tuberculosis (TB) is not explained by dietary or sun exposure factors.

Epidemiologic evidence suggested by the British research team established a link between vitamin D deficiency and TB, possibly owing to an immuno-modulatory role for vitamin D. Findings of this research ahs been published in the recent edition of the journal “Thorax”.

Dr.Heather Milburn from the ‘Guy’s Hospital, London’ and colleague researchers measured serum vitamin D levels at presentation and throughout the treatment in a mixed ethnic group of 178 patients attending an inner London chest clinic for possible TB and 130 healthy individuals they had contact with. Researchers were trying to find out the relationship between factors like seasonality, ethnic differences, and association with active disease.

Researchers found out that both diet and sunlight exposures are particularly important factors influencing serum vitamin D concentrations. They also administered dietary and sun exposure level with the help of questionnaires given to 35 patients and 35 healthy control individuals. Responses from all these individuals were matched for age, gender, and skin color.

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