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5 nutritious habits of the planet's healthiest countries - Page 2 - CNN - 0 views

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nutrition countries Canada CNN

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  • Healthy Habit 2: Savor leisurely dining
  • Healthy Habit 3: Practice portion control
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      Jason Levitt on 04 Dec 11
       
      One of the keys to a healthy lifestyle; moderation in all that we do!
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Grand Challenges Canada: Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health - Sample Submission Video.wmv - YouTube: My question was really focused on the negatives of obesity in Canada, but we have to look a...

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Dr.Silver Canada Health Provider

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  • Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
     
    Canada may be seeing a rise in health concerns, but we are far better off than many other countries. Yes, we are not a perfect country and do have health issues across the nation, but we are still very capable of providing health care for almost all Canadians. As leaders it is our responsibility to help other developing nations like India, to improve on their health systems, and be role models. We do our best to help around the world through Canada's International Assistance at Work programme, that has helped many people in poverty over the last few decades.
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Lack of sleep can make you sick - 0 views

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lack of sleep

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  • An extra hour or two of sleep seems so ... optional. Yet, lack of sleep is implicated in obesity, poor heart health and mental illness.
  • Lack of sleep can trigger certain epileptic seizures. Strokes and heart attacks occur more often in the last third of the night.
  • Stay awake just 17 hours and your brain behaves as though you have a blood alcohol level of 0.05, the legal limit for drunkenness in most European countries.
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  • So don't be too quick to dismiss that apparently lazy teenager, doddering senior or dissolute employee -- there may be sleep-health issues lurking in the background.
  • Students, workaholics, hassled parents and diehard partiers listen up -- a single all-nighter or a week of four or five hours sleep per night impairs your mental and physical performance as if you had a blood alcohol level of about 0.1, over the legal limit of 0.08 for driving in British Columbia.
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 03 Dec 11
       
      Being in high school, we do tend to get bogged down with work and sacrifice the time we have to sleep, to study for our courses. This article shows us that we're absolutely nothing without our sleep, and we need it ti keep us functionally properly. 
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5 nutritious habits of the planet's healthiest countries - Page 4 - CNN - 0 views

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      Aninder S on 03 Dec 11
       
      It is interesting to see that Canada did not actually fit into any of the five categories that were presented to us in the article. Yes, the article was written a few years ago, so it maybe irrelevant. However, Canada not meeting any requirements, opens our eyes and let's us realize that no to long ago our health system wasn't as good as it could be now.  
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Overweight and obese adults (self-reported), 2010 - 0 views

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canada overweight rates

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  • In successively older age groups from 18 to 64, the percentage of Canadians with a normal weight declined significantly (Chart 3), and the percentage in the combined overweight-obese category increased significantly.
  • When those who were overweight were included, 60.9% of Canadian men and 43.7% of women had an increased health risk because of excess weight.
  • In 2010, 18.1% of Canadians aged 18 and older, roughly 4.5 million adults, reported height and weight that classified them as obese, virtually unchanged from 2009. However, from 2003 to 2010, obesity among men rose from 16.0% to 19.8%, and among women, from14.5% to 16.5% (Chart 1).
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      Aninder S on 03 Dec 11
       
      It's terrifying seeing the obesity rates rise in Canada. This shows you the increase in packaged, processed, and preserved foods that we consume everyday. What this article doesn't do however is compare Canada to other countries and realize that degree of seriousness about obese people. 
  • Aninder S on 03 Dec 11
     
    http://www.torontosun.com/life/healthandfitness/2011/03/02/17464181.html Here's another link that shows that increase of obesity rates over the years.
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Body mass index, overweight or obese, self-reported, adult, by age group and sex - 0 views

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Health Canadians BMI

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  • 18 to 19 years 23.5 21.5 25.6 25.4 23
  • Males 28.9 23.5 32.3 30.0 28.0
  • Females 18.2 19.6 17.6 20.0 18.4
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  • 20 to 34 years 39.3 40.6 40.3 39.3 40.6
  • Males 47.8 50.0 47.9 46.8 48.3 Females 29.9 30.4 32.0 31.1 32.1
  • 35 to 44 years 50.8 51.2 51.8 52.8 52.7 Males 62.0 63.1 62.3 63.6 64.3 Females 38.8 39.2 40.9 41.4 40.3
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
       
      These numbers show that throughout the years on average the obesity rate in Canada has risen, not in all categories, but in the majority. I haven't posted all age groups, so just click on the link. These numbers also give the a legitimate reason as to why the government taxes so much on unhealthy (junk) food, whereas you don't get taxed on fruits and vegetables. If this system does work, then junk food will become more expensive than healthy food. Which is definitely a good thing. I think countries that don't impose such laws are seeing the most rise in obesity rates, take the US for an example. You can get a meal for $10 here at McDonald's, where in the states $10 could literally get you five meals. Also the states has no limit to coupons. You are allowed to use multiple coupons for one transaction for a single item, and get it totally free, in Canada one coupon per transaction. Finding coupons is not that difficult and you can virtually get things free in the states. Free and food always works with everyone, and it doesn't matter what the food may be.
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Obesity Silent Killer in India - YouTube - 0 views

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Obesity India

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  • Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
     
    The fact that obesity has become the number one reason of death, alongside malnutrition, is a frightening thought. Currently, in Canada, the number one cause of death is cancer, which is in many cases uncontrolled by the person who is diagnosed by it. But obesity, however, is a something we do to ourselves because we don't look after our bodies. And it is more difficult as well for people in India to find an alternative source to unhealthy food, because of the country's economic state. Perhaps with further government funding for health issues, the country might be able to work at one of it's major causes of deaths.
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'India in grip of obesity epidemic' - Times Of India - 0 views

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Obesity India

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  • India is now in the grip of an obesity epidemic and the trend needs to be immediately arrested by taxing junk food, restricting food ads and making food labelling clearer, according to a study.
  • India's overweight rates increased by 20%.
  • Currently, almost 1 in 5 men and over 1 in 6 women are overweight. In some urban areas, the rates are as high as 40%.
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  • According to estimates in the study, the annual cost of broad-based prevention strategies tackling obesity and other health threats, such as alcohol consumption, smoking, high blood pressure and cholesterol, would be less than $2 per person per year in India
  • Upto 4,42,000 life years could be gained through a combination of prevention programmes in India every year. The cost-effectiveness ratio of a prevention strategy would be $268 per life year gained in good health in India
  • Obesity is the root for several non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
  • Another study in the Lancet on Thursday predicts that by 2030, nearly 70% of all global deaths will be from non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes, and respiratory and heart disease. Of these 70% of deaths, 80% will be in the less wealthy nations like India.
    • Aninder S
      Aninder S on 06 Jan 12
       
      My question does focus on Indian food and related health benefits and concerns, but this doesn't mean that other countries and cultures aren't facing the same issues. The world in general is in a state where there are now more overall obese people than starving. The surplus of food has risen, and the cost of food has fallen. We need to control how much we eat and which foods we spend our money on (no McDonald's!)
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Extra Sleep Improves Athletic Performance - 0 views

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Sleep Physical Activity

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  • Participants in this ongoing study were five healthy students on the Stanford University men’s and women’s swimming teams
  • For the first two weeks of the study, the students maintained their usual sleep-wake pattern
  • The athletes then extended their sleep to 10 hours per day for six to seven weeks.
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  • Athletic performance was assessed after each regularly scheduled swim practice. After obtaining extra sleep, athletes swam a 15-meter meter sprint 0.51 seconds faster, reacted 0.15 seconds quicker off the blocks, improved turn time by 0.10 seconds and increased kick strokes by 5.0 kicks.
  • The study also monitored daytime sleepiness and weekly changes in mood
  •  Daytime sleepiness decreased significantly with extra sleep, while mood improvements related to getting extra sleep included higher ratings of vigor and lower ratings of fatigue.
  • Typically, many athletes accumulate a large sleep debt by not obtaining their individual sleep requirement each night, which can have detrimental effects on cognitive function, mood, and reaction time
  • These negative effects can be minimized or eliminated by prioritizing sleep in general and, more specifically, obtaining extra sleep to reduce one’s sleep debt.”
  • Mah and colleagues reported similar results in a previous study of six players on the Stanford men’s basketball team
  • also has worked with the football, tennis, golf, cross country, and track and field teams at Stanford.
  • It is interesting to note that many of the athletes in the various sports I have worked with, including the swimmers in this study
  • Make sleep a part of your regular training regimen.
  • Extend nightly sleep for several weeks to reduce your sleep debt before competition.
  • Maintain a low sleep debt by obtaining a sufficient amount of nightly sleep (seven to eight hours for adults, nine or more hours for teens and young adults).
  • Keep a regular sleep-wake schedule, going to bed and waking up at the same times every day.
  • Take brief naps to obtain additional sleep during the day, especially if drowsy.
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