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Human body is THE BEST system ever designed by nature. We ought to save this treasure for long years without willfully damaging it. But in the recent years, diseases like obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, coronary artery disease, certain cancers, degenerative neurological diseases, autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis and many others are increasing in epidemic proportions world over. Recent research provides enough proof for the fact that these 'Diseases of Civilization' are caused by the way we live and the food we eat, the insults we repeatedly thrust on our body. Not only are these preventable, but also correctable if only we change our habits.

Many of these diseases are grouped together as Metabolic Syndrome. Metabolism is the process by which our body utilizes and assimilates energy. The internal environment of our body is so well designed that it is extremely well controlled and capable of responding to any challenges from the external environment in which we live. But our food and life style can put this well controlled system out of gear and the result is the Metabolic Syndrome.

Spandana Centre for Metabolic Medicine, for the FIRST TIME ANY WHERE IN INDIA, brings to you the state-of-science facilities for assessing the Metabolic Derangements in your body and provides a Complete Lifestyle and Food Guide to overcome the problems if any and prevent any in the future. This Total and Natural Way to Attain Health will transform the way you look at yourself, making you the manager of your health. Healthy Weight Loss will just be an added benefit!

ಪಶು ಹಾಲಿನ ಪಾನ: ತಾಯ್ತನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪಮಾನ, ರೋಗಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನ

Animal Milk: Insult to Motherhood, Recipe for Diseases

Fish Oil May Reduce Psychosis in High-Risk Individuals
G. Paul Amminger et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry February 2010 | Report

Exercice May Not Help Everyone
Report in Telegraph

Survival as a function of HbA1c in people with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study
Like the ACCORD Study, one more British study involving 47970 diabetics above the age of 50 years finds that low and high mean HbA1c values are associated with increased all-cause mortality and cardiac events, meaning that both uncontrolled disease as well as intensive treatment can kill. Craig J Currie et al., The Lancet, Early Online Publication, 27 January 2010

Childhood Obesity Alone May Increase Risk of Later Cardiovascular Disease
Being obese by as early as 7 years of age may raise a child's risk of future heart disease and stroke, even in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Abstract | Report in Science Daily | Report in Modern Medicine

A Randomized Trial of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet vs Orlistat Plus a Low-Fat Diet for Weight Loss
A new randomized trial comparing a low-carbohydrate diet with a low-fat diet in combination with the weight-loss drug orlistat has found that both strategies produced meaningful weight loss and the low-carb diet in addition produced significant improvements in blood pressure. William S. Yancy Jr, et al., Published in Arch Intern Med. on Jan 25, 2010 [Abstract] | Report[

Projected Effect of Dietary Salt Reductions on Future Cardiovascular Disease
Modest reductions in dietary salt could substantially reduce cardiovascular events and medical costs and should be a public health target. Reducing dietary salt by 3 g per day is projected to reduce the annual number of new cases of CHD by 60,000 to 120,000, stroke by 32,000 to 66,000, and myocardial infarction by 54,000 to 99,000 and to reduce the annual number of deaths from any cause by 44,000 to 92,000 and would save 194,000 to 392,000 quality-adjusted life-years and $10 billion to $24 billion in health care costs annually. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo et al., Published in N Engl J Med on Jan 20, 2010 [Full Text]

Higher Blood sugar Increases Cancer Risk
Abnormal glucose metabolism, independent of BMI, is associated with an increased risk of cancer overall and at several cancer sites, with stronger associations among women than among men, and for fatal cancer compared to incident cancer Stocks T et al., Blood Glucose and Risk of Incident and Fatal Cancer in the Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer Project (Me-Can): Analysis of Six Prospective Cohorts. PLoS Med 2009;6(12): e1000201 | Report

Insulin causes more deaths than high blood glucose: ACCORD Study Finds
Full Text of ACCORD Study in NEJM 2008;358(24):2545-2559 | Full Text of the Editorial in NEJM 2008;358(24):2630-2633 | Diabetes & Obesity: Why Conventional Medicine Makes Things Worse By Mark Hyman in Huffingtonpost.com

Fructose (Fruit Sugar) is a more important cause for metabolic disorders like diabetes, hypertension, fatty liver disease, obesity

• Kimber L. Stanhope et al. Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucosesweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans. The Journal of Clinical Investigation. May 2009;119(5):1332-1334 | Child diabetes blamed on food sweetener: Report
• Sharon S Elliott et al. Fructose, weight gain, and the insulin resistance syndrome. Am J Clin Nutr. 2002;76(5):911-922
• Heather Basciano et al. Fructose, insulin resistance, and metabolic dyslipidemia. Nutrition & Metabolism 2005;2:5
• Xiaosen Ouyang et al. Fructose Consumption as a Risk Factor for Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. J Hepatol. 2008;48(6):993–999
• Richard J Johnson et al. Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;86(4):899-90
• Michael S. Gersch et al. Fructose, but not dextrose, accelerates the progression of chronic kidney disease. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007;293:F1256-F1261
• Laura Gabriela Sánchez-Lozada et al. How safe is fructose for persons with or without diabetes? Am J Clin Nutr. 2008;88(5):1189-1190.

Salt intake, stroke, and cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of prospective studies: High salt intake is associated with significantly increased risk of stroke and total cardiovascular disease Full Text of Pasquale Strazzullo et al., BMJ 2009;339:b4567; Report in medpagetoday.com

Ancient Egyptians Too Had Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease Abstract of Allam AH et al., JAMA, November 18, 2009;302(19); Medpage Today Report; Phys Org Report

Fructose (Fruits) and High Blood Pressure Abstract of Carlos A. Roncal et al, Am J Nephrol; Reuters Report

Mediterranean Diet May Have a Protective Role Against Depression
Abstract of Sánchez-Villegas A et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry

Cut Down Salt Intake: ASH Position Paper - Dietary Approaches to Lower Blood Pressure
Full Text of Lawrence J. Appel, ASH; Medscape Article

Mediterranean Diet Might Delay Need for Drugs in Diabetes
Full Text in Esposito K et al., Annals Int Med, 1 Sep, 2009; Medscape Article

Eating two eggs a day could CUT your cholesterol and help you lose weight
Surrey University Study; Reports 1; 2; More Reports Lee A, Griffin B. Dietary cholesterol, eggs and coronary heart disease risk in perspective; Gray J, Griffin B. Eggs and dietary cholesterol – dispelling the myth

Low-carbohydrate diet has similar effects as low-fat diet in diabetes
Full Text in Davis NJ et al., Diabetes Care, July, 2009

Exclusive Breastfeeding helps to Boost IQ, has Favourable Effects on Height, Weight and Blood Pressure: Largest Prospective Study Finds
Breastfeeding and Child Cognitive Development: New Evidence From a Large Randomized Trial; Effects of prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding on child height, weight, adiposity, and blood pressure at age 6.5 y: evidence from a large randomized trial; Effects of Prolonged and Exclusive Breastfeeding on Child Behavior and Maternal Adjustment: Evidence From a Large, Randomized Trial; Reports 1; 2; 3

Salt a key player in resistant hypertension
Abstract in Pimenta E et al., Hypertension, 20 July, 2009; Report

Caloric Restriction Delays Disease Onset and Mortality in Rhesus Monkeys
Abstract in Science, 10 July, 2009; BBC News; Science News

Elevated Insulin Linked To Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Report; More; More

Against the grain: Tribals in Maharashtra are happier and healthier with their traditional, natural food
Full Text Article in Down To Earth

Globalization of Food Patterns and Cardiovascular Disease Risk |
Globalization and the epidemiology of obesity

Dietary Patterns and Risk of Mortality From Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All Causes:
See Mediterranean Diet and Incidence of and Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke in Women - Circulation, Feb 2009 | A Prospective Cohort of Women; Circulation, 2008;118:230-237 | Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in 52 Countries

Regular eggs 'no harm to health'
See Full Text Article in Nutrition Bulletin | Report | Report

Chronic exposures to Bisphenol A, widely used in epoxy resins lining food and beverage containers, may lead to diabetes and cardiovascular events.
See Full Text Article in JAMA | Report

Fructose in fruits can increase obesity: A new study reports that when fructose was consumed, absolute lipogenesis was 2-fold greater and that an early stimulation of lipogenesis after fructose, consumed in a mixture of sugars, augments subsequent postprandial lipemia. Acute intake of fructose stimulates lipogenesis and may create a metabolic milieu that enhances subsequent esterification of fatty acids flowing to the liver to elevate TG synthesis postprandially.
See Parks EJ, Skokan LE, Timlin MT, Dingfelder CS. Dietary Sugars Stimulate Fatty Acid Synthesis in Adults. J. Nutr. June 2008;138:1039-1046 Abstract

Low-Carb and Mediterranean Diets Better than Low-Fat for Weight Loss, Lipid Changes at 2 Years: Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets may be effective alternatives to low-fat diets, offering more favorable effects on lipids (with the low-carbohydrate diet) and on glycemic control (with the Mediterranean diet).
See Shai I, Schwarzfuchs D, Henkin Y, et al. Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:229-241 Full text Article

Insulin Induced Hypoglycemia Kills: Mark Santos, a 25-year-old truck driver, was killed when he apparently could not control the truck he was driving, resulting in a fatal crash. Jordan Santos, his brother, said that Mark was a diabetic who sometimes had trouble remembering what he did when his blood sugar levels were low. Mark was likely in a hypoglycemic state when he lost control of the vehicle, according to his brother
See Video: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/canada-truck-crash/917237579
The so called Human Insulin tends to cause hypoglycemia without warning and this tragic incident is a grim reminder of this fact. See Hypoglycemia and Human Insulin | Low blood sugar may impair diabetics' driving: New Research Shows [See Full Text | Report]

Modern day food causes all the ills: The highly processed, calorie-dense, nutrient-depleted diet frequently leads to exaggerated supraphysiological post-prandial spikes in blood glucose and lipids. This post-prandial dysmetabolism induces immediate oxidant stress, which increases in direct proportion to the increases in glucose and triglycerides after a meal. The transient increase in free radicals acutely triggers atherogenic changes including inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, hypercoagulability, and sympathetic hyperactivity. To attenuate the increase in glucose, triglycerides, and inflammation after a meal,  a diet rich in minimally processed, high-fiber, plant-based foods, including vegetables and fruits, whole grains, legumes, and nuts is recommended. Other dietary interventions that can significantly ameliorate postprandial dysmetabolism include intake of lean protein, vinegar, fish oil, tea, and cinnamon. Additional benefits may result from calorie restriction, weight loss and exercise.
See O’Keefe JH, Gheewala NM, O’Keefe JO. Dietary Strategies for Improving Post-Prandial Glucose, Lipids, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Health. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 51:249-255 Abstract at http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/51/3/249 | Anti-Inflammatory" Diet May Improve Postprandial Glucose, Cardiovascular Health

Low carbohydrate and high monounsaturated fat diets help weight loss and offer metabolic benefits
Brehm BJ,  D'Alessio DA. Weight Loss and Metabolic Benefits With Diets of Varying Fat and Carbohydrate Content: Separating the Wheat From the Chaff Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism Available at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569321

Rely on internal cues of meal cessation to keep off obesity
Wansink B, Payne CR, Chandon P. Internal and External Cues of Meal Cessation: The French Paradox Redux? Obesity 2007;15:2920-2924. Available at http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/full/15/12/2920

Fructose Worsens Gout: Consumption of soft drinks sweetened with sugar and fructose is strongly associated with an increased risk for gout, according to the results of a prospective cohort study reported in the February 1 Online First issue of the BMJ. This was a 12-year follow-up study of 46,393 health professionals without a previous history of gout and the goal was to assess the relationship between consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fructose and the risk for incident gout. See Sweet Soft Drinks, Fructose Linked to Increased Risk for Gout. Available at http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569656

Calcium Supplements Increase Vascular Events?
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More than half of the world's population is overweight
See Report

Exenatide, the new drug for diabetes, may cause pancreatitis
See Report

Diet And Asthma: Mediterranean Diet May Be Protective
See Report | One More Report |Abstract