Sunday, February 5, 2012

Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI)

ARI ( Acute respiratory Infections) are classified as-- URTI and LRTI.

URTI ( Upper respiratory tract infections) are common cold, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis and otitis media.

LRTI ( lower respiratory tract infections) are Epiglotitis, laryngitis, laryngotracheitis, bronchitis, bronchiolitis and pneumonia.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Escalating Sugar Consumption

The rise in consumption of sugar has tripled Worldwide in the past 50 years (BBC, Health). It is an alarming health issue around the world. Excessive consumption of sugar in diet has been linked to Obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes. The Obesity epidemic has become rampant in the United States. Obesity is not just prevalent in adult but also among children. It is now considered National Health crises. Hereditary and medical conditions aside, the cause of epidemic can be blamed to the American way of life. Sedentary lifestyle, easy availability and affordability of high caloric food rich in sugar, fat etc has taken toll over the health of individuals. The sugar consumption can be quite addictive, thus the amount of sugar in diet is a concern. US health experts (BBC, health) are now proposing policies to tax for added sugar and sweeteners. However, to build a realistic approach only demonizing sugary food may not be helpful for promoting healthy diet. It would be prudent to provide subsidies for fruits and vegetables and tax certain food products (fat, sugar etc). The affordability of fruit and vegetables would promote/encourage healthy diets.
The balanced diet is a key to good health. Health lifestyle includes plenty of physical activity; exploring the world of fruits and vegetables and avoiding high caloric/fatty food.
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