Research indicates that there is a positive correlation between consumption of high fructose corn syrup and obesity percentages. Sucrose is the leading added sweetener in in the manufacture of foods in the Unites States and is the biggest source of fructose. Sucrose and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are metabolized identically and react the same way to insulin‚ leptin and ghrelin. Sucrose is indifferent from HFCS in causing obesity. Compared to glucose‚ sucrose is extracted directly from the liver
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Crohn’s Disease Introduction Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors‚ including genetic susceptibility‚ luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics
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INTRODUCTION Research question: Does the Banting diet really work? If so‚ does it truly work better on an insulin-resistant person‚ or a regular person? Aim: The aim of my project is to determine whether the Banting diet works better on an insulin-resistant person‚ or a regular person. I will be looking at and comparing factors such as how the diet effects their energy levels‚ mental focus‚ hunger levels‚ heart rate‚ the rate of weight-loss and tiredness. Hypothesis: According to research done
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Acromegaly affects both men and women‚ approximately 50 out every one million people. This disorder is usually not detected until the person is middle aged or longer because acromegaly produces slow changes over time‚ usually the characteristics that patients with acromegaly encounter are not even recognized by family‚ friends‚ or even a long time doctor. In your brain you have a pituitary gland‚ its located at the flat surface of your brain; it receives input from the hypothalamus which regulates
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOS is the short form of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is quite common among teenagers and the young women. Formation of a large number of cysts (cluster of pearl-sized cysts filled with fluid contain immature eggs) in the ovaries (a part of women reproductive system) is so called PCOS. In the recent survey it has been found that out of 1 in 10 women is found with PCOS. It is a hormonal disorder that causes uncountable problems. The exact cause of PCOS is unknown
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From diabetes to vaccinations‚ needles are everywhere in the medical field. They can be used to take from the body‚ or give vital supplements that save lives; however‚ many have a fear of syringes and other needle like objects making it difficult to provide the much-needed care brought about by hypodermics. The fear of needles‚ or trypanophobia‚ is especially prevalent in children‚ and easily manifests itself into adulthood (Good‚ 2011). The most common cause‚ is traumatic experience from repetitive
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Hyperglycemia is a term used to describe an abnormally high sugar levels within the blood. Stress-induced hyperglycemia is common in critically ill patients‚ even if they never had diabetes previously. Their compromised health condition puts them at a higher mortality compared to the patients with normal blood glucose. Stress-induced hyperglycemia is a critical condition and needs to be quickly managed‚ thus a glycemic control therapy is initiated (Silva-Perez et al.‚ 2017‚ p. 90). In this essay
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Sugar doesn’t make cancer grow faster. All cells‚ including cancer cells‚ depend on blood sugar (glucose) for energy. But giving more sugar to cancer cells doesn’t speed their growth. Likewise‚ depriving cancer cells of sugar doesn’t slow their growth. This misconception may be based in part on a misunderstanding of positron emission tomography (PET) scans‚ which use a small amount of radioactive tracer — typically a form of glucose. All tissues in your body absorb some of this tracer‚ but tissues
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A single disease‚ either communicable or non communicable is already tough to deal with‚ imagine the double burden of disease. The Double Burden of Disease is generally defined as when a country is having deal with communicable diseases such as common cold‚ measles‚ STD’s etc. and ferocious non-communicable diseases like obesity‚ heart disease‚ beri-beri. Although in the past few decades‚ new improvements have been found in healthcare facilities‚ the tally of people dying due to the innumerable diseases
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understand the difference in today ’s standards and how important the Health Care Professionals role will impact in providing care for patients suffering chronic disease. Joyce had returned to the surgery following a glucose tolerance test‚ for diabetes‚ she was a 43 year old clinically obese female. The previous week she was seen by the Doctor as she had some sores that were not healing properly. Joyce was asked to return to see the diabetic
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