Obesity, BMI, Nutrition and Health related Problems

 [Enter Post Title Here]                                                                                                                                       Cystic fibrosis, CF, is the most common inherited disorder that leads to shortened life expectancy, especially among people of Northern European origin.  Inheritance: CF is caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator, CFTR, gene. The CFTR protein encoded by this gene functions as a chloride channel, allowing the passage of chloride ions across cell membranes. Because chloride drives water movement, CFTR plays an impo...

  We should all adopt some simple changes in our diets to eat for skin health. We all might have heard of anti-wrinkle and low glycemic diets. Everyone should prefer eating food in its natural state. We should not be big fans of processed foods.   When you really focus your mind on the foodstuffs that can make a big difference to both skin and health it becomes very easy to try to incorporate those into your diet throughout the day. 1)  Number one to start with is actually a thing full of Carotenoids which are the precursor of retinoic acid important for skin health its great skinned food and carrots are one of the best sources of this. 2)  Eat a Tomato a day. Tomatoes are brim full of all sorts of skin-loving ingredients and chemicals but the main one being vitamin C and lycopene are also present in tomatoes, so great for skin health. We know vitamin C is essential for collagen assembly for neurotransmitters in our brains and they're also part and parcel of o...

           The most basic function of body fat is the self-storage of food reserves. In prehistoric times, natural selection favored genotypes that could endure harsh conditions by stocking the most fat. With chronic malnutrition being the norm for most of human history, genetics evolved to favor fat storage. So when did body fat become problematic?  The negative impacts of being overweight were not even noted in medical literature until as late as the 18th century. Then, technological advances coupled with public health measures resulted in the betterment of the quantity, quality, and variety of food. A sustained abundance of good food enabled a healthier population to boom economically. Output increased, and with it, leisure time and waistlines. By the mid-19th century,  being excessively overweight, or obese, was recognized as a cause of ill health, and another century later, declared deadly.    1)   BMI What is the dis...