Consumption of food with low Glycemic Index (GI) results in slow release of glucose into the bloodstream, thus reducing the ill-effects of diabetes.
Food Prices Can Influence Your Choice of Eating Healthy
Healthy foods are expensive than unhealthy foods in the U.S. But, when healthy foods are priced similar to unhealthy foods, people tend to consume a healthier diet.
Healthy foods are expensive than unhealthy foods in the U.S. But, when healthy foods are priced similar to unhealthy foods, people tend to consume a healthier diet.
‘GI value of food is determined by feeding 10 or more healthy people a portion of the food containing 50 grams of digestible carbohydrate and then measuring the effect on their blood glucose levels over the next two hours.’
According to researchers, at present 40 per cent of the normal Samba Masuri crop is being lost due to Bacterial Blight. However, the new ISM variety of rice will significantly reduce this crop loss, which eventually would lead to reduced prices of rice and increased profit margins for farmers and traders. Chief Scientist, CCMB, Dr Ramesh V Sonti said that the new ISM has the lowest Glycemic Index (GI) at 50.9 among all major rice varieties, which is an improvement over the 52.9 GI of earlier Samba Masuri variety. The traditional Samba Masuri rice is commonly called Sona Masuri and Kurnool Masuri and has very low resistance to BB, a pest disease for which there is no chemical solution yet.
CCMB Director Dr Rakesh Kumar Mishra congratulated all scientists involved in the research, which has been going for nearly two decades. “The development of a rice variety which has high yield, great taste, low GI and complete resistance to BB is an achievement to be proud of,” he said.
Methylmercury in Rice Grain, Fish Can Affect Infants
High exposure to grains grown in polluted areas and fish containing methylmercury can cause neurological problems.
High exposure to grains grown in polluted areas and fish containing methylmercury can cause neurological problems.
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Hike in Cigarette Price May Help Smokers Kick the Butt
When prices increased by a dollar, heavy smokers showed a 35 percent reduction in the average number of cigarettes they smoked per day.
When prices increased by a dollar, heavy smokers showed a 35 percent reduction in the average number of cigarettes they smoked per day.
Use of Common Cardiovascular Drugs Dropped After Increase In Prices
Cardiovascular drugs like nitroprusside and isoproterenol are utilized much lesser in the U.S population due to three-fold and seven-fold rise in prices.
Cardiovascular drugs like nitroprusside and isoproterenol are utilized much lesser in the U.S population due to three-fold and seven-fold rise in prices.
