There are various advantages of vegetarian diet such as reduced risk of cancer and heart disease, low cholesterol level, lower incidence of hypertension and high blood pressure than meat eaters. Meat diet is not considered a healthy choice because it has many risks such as various cancers, high blood pressure, heart attack, high cholesterol and many risk factors. ... "The risk of ovarian cancer is three times greater for women and the risk of fatal prostate cancer is 3.6 times greater for men who consume meat". 4) The cholesterol against meat-eating: Meat-eaters consume excessive amount ...

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Canola oil took the world by storm and put the, "Mediterranean diet" on the map, found that an ALA-rich diet (with fats coming largely from canola oil-based margarine and Omega-3) significantly reduced heart attacks and deaths in people who had a prior heart attack" (Wellness, 2015). Along with reducing heart attacks and less saturated fat, Canola oil has vitamins such as vitamin E and vitamin K that are vital to the body's functions. ... It's a good source of monounsaturated fats, the kind people use to replace saturated fats, and vitamins and can lower the risk of ...

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Hypertension a leading cause of heart attacks develops when our blood pressure is higher than normal is caused from poor eating habits. An interview with Food and Nutritionist Consultant Dr Heather Little- White reveals that the death rate by heart attacks and stroke in Jamaica was 125000 in 1995.She also commented that a research done in the Caribbean shows that circulatory diseases, diabetes, and cancer has been a leading cause of death in several Caribbean countries and they are all related to nutrition. ...

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Furthermore, since refined sugar is rapidly converted in the blood to fat (triglycerides), it promotes obesity, risk of heart disease, and diabetes. ... According to the American Heart Association, the human body does not require refined sugars to function properly but add superfluous calories and zero nutrients to foodstuffs. ... When these relatively innocuous body zones are filled, fatty acids are transported to active organs like the heart and kidneys causing these tissues to deteriorate and turn to fat so the entire body is impacted by their diminished ability resulting in abnormal blood ...

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Food is a nutritious substance that is a physiological need of plants, animals and humans in order to sustain vitality. The food consumption of the human population varies geographically, from culture to culture, in different races and religions, through different beliefs and or simply by taste pref...

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Purging affects the heart, the electrolyte balance in the body and the ph level in the blood. ... The heart, lungs and other organs vital to human survival will fail. ... Severe Hypokalemia can also disrupt the rhythm of the heart and can lead to arrhythmias and even cardiac stoppage or dysrythmia. Unlike the type of heart stoppage that is most often thought of in relation to the phrase, a heart attack from a lack of potassium is electrical and not caused by a blockage in the arteries. This means that it can be random and without warning, just the heart skipping a beat and ceasing to continue....

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Health is about the overall physical, social, spiritual and mental well being of a person. In the 1980s the World Health Organisation (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity' There can be no absolute fixed...

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"People who were obese and lost weight were still at a higher risk of disability than those who were never obese,"(Goodstein, 1983).While obesity is known to be associated with health ailments - from heart disease to diabetes, the researchers were interested in examining whether being obese also carries an independent risk of causing a loss of functioning on everyday tasks. ... The researchers took into account other potential causes of disability, such as having suffered a stroke or a heart attack, but still found that body weight alone was associated with the increased impairments. ...

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In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas undergoes an autoimmune attack by the body itself, and is rendered incapable of making insulin. ... They include: heart and blood vessels, eyes, kidneys, nerves, gums and teeth. In regards to the heart and blood vessels, there are approximately 65% of death that is caused by diabetes due to major complication of heart disease and stroke. ... Many studies show that controlling diabetes can prevent or stop the progression of heart and blood vessel disease. ...

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Further analysis of the weight gain suggests that Spurlock's liver has turned to fat, and his chance of encountering heart failure has doubled due to his poor diet. ... Using humor to attack the flaws in the antagonist, in this case McDonalds, allows Spurlock to influence the opinions of his viewers by introducing his claim with a light-hearted tone. ...

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There are innumerable types of diets that circulate in offices, beauty parlors, the local gym, popular magazines, and the local high school. Some of these diets call for a massive consumption of protein, while others urge dieters to eat only "fat free- foods. Hundreds of fraudulent weight loss sche...

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Obesity has also been linked to many medical illnesses like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and strokes. ... If we want to fight this harmful trend [,] then we need to attack what is causing it. ... provides evidence linking obesity to heart diseases, cancer, breathing problems, arthritis, reproductive complications, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, gallbladder disease and gallstones, different types of diabetes, liver disease, osteoarthritis, gout and many other illnesses. ...

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Over the past couple of decades, there has been a significant increase in the prevalence of obesity rates in North America. Measures of socioeconomic disadvantage including neighborhood poverty and low parental/guardian education are related to family obesity rates. Poverty may impact obesity rates through lack of physical activity, inadequate sleep habits, and parental monitoring (Ludwig, 2011). The recent dramatic increase are unlikely due to biological and genetic changes at the individual level, but rather, are linked to the social and economic status among communities. The reason behind ...

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