Pakistan Observer
October
6, 2011
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Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, PNG Files, Agence France-Presse
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MEN who are
heavy coffee drinkers are at lower risk for prostate cancer, says a study.
The researchers
found that those who consumed six or more cups a day were almost 20 percent
less likely to develop prostate cancer over two decades than those who drank
none.
Scientists at Harvard University followed 47,911 men who periodically described their coffee consumption. “More important, the heavy coffee drinkers were 60 percent less likely than the non-drinkers to develop a lethal form of the disease,” it said.
“Even men who drank just one to three cups of coffee benefited: They were nearly 30 per cent less likely to develop lethal prostate cancer,” the study said.
It did not matter whether the coffee was caffeinated or decaffeinated.
The study, published online in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute , is one of the first to link coffee consumption to a lower risk of prostate cancer.
“We`re not yet telling men to drink more coffee,” the daily quoted the lead author of the study Kathryn M. Wilson, research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, as saying. “But there`s mounting evidence that if they do, they don`t have to worry about it,” she said.
Coffee is a major dietary source of antioxidants, and other studies have suggested that drinking it is associated with health benefits, including a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
Hitting gym every day? Well, a group of scientists has poured cold water on your efforts by claiming that just one intense workout a week can produce the same benefits as jogging or gymming everyday.
The technique, known as interval training, was developed for Olympic athletes.
But Jan Helgerud, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology , reckons that the healthy formula can work for everyone, reports The Daily Express.
The expert recommends four four-minute sessions of hard cycling or sprinting with a three-minute rest in between.
“High-intensity interval training is twice as effective as normal exercise,” he said. “This is like finding a new pill that works twice as well. We should immediately throw out the old way of exercising.”
In the study, when compared with traditional exercise, such as jogging, it was found that interval training doubled endurance, improved strength by more than 10 per cent and speed by at least
Moms-to-be, here‘s another reason to work out — you will reduce the chances of your new baby developing neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer‘s, later in life, says a new study.
In their study, researchers have shown that mice bred to develop a neurodegenerative disease roughly equivalent to Alzheimer‘s disease showed fewer signs of the disease and greater brain plasticity later in life when their mothers exercised regularly than those whose mothers did not exercise.“This research provides an experimental rationale for the effects of beneficial behavioural stimuli experienced by the pregnant mother affecting the disease status of an as yet-unborn child.
Scientists at Harvard University followed 47,911 men who periodically described their coffee consumption. “More important, the heavy coffee drinkers were 60 percent less likely than the non-drinkers to develop a lethal form of the disease,” it said.
“Even men who drank just one to three cups of coffee benefited: They were nearly 30 per cent less likely to develop lethal prostate cancer,” the study said.
It did not matter whether the coffee was caffeinated or decaffeinated.
The study, published online in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute , is one of the first to link coffee consumption to a lower risk of prostate cancer.
“We`re not yet telling men to drink more coffee,” the daily quoted the lead author of the study Kathryn M. Wilson, research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, as saying. “But there`s mounting evidence that if they do, they don`t have to worry about it,” she said.
Coffee is a major dietary source of antioxidants, and other studies have suggested that drinking it is associated with health benefits, including a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes
Hitting gym every day? Well, a group of scientists has poured cold water on your efforts by claiming that just one intense workout a week can produce the same benefits as jogging or gymming everyday.
The technique, known as interval training, was developed for Olympic athletes.
But Jan Helgerud, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology , reckons that the healthy formula can work for everyone, reports The Daily Express.
The expert recommends four four-minute sessions of hard cycling or sprinting with a three-minute rest in between.
“High-intensity interval training is twice as effective as normal exercise,” he said. “This is like finding a new pill that works twice as well. We should immediately throw out the old way of exercising.”
In the study, when compared with traditional exercise, such as jogging, it was found that interval training doubled endurance, improved strength by more than 10 per cent and speed by at least
Moms-to-be, here‘s another reason to work out — you will reduce the chances of your new baby developing neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer‘s, later in life, says a new study.
In their study, researchers have shown that mice bred to develop a neurodegenerative disease roughly equivalent to Alzheimer‘s disease showed fewer signs of the disease and greater brain plasticity later in life when their mothers exercised regularly than those whose mothers did not exercise.“This research provides an experimental rationale for the effects of beneficial behavioural stimuli experienced by the pregnant mother affecting the disease status of an as yet-unborn child.
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