IOC and WHO sign agreement to promote healthy lifestyle through sport – New Delhi Times

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

On May 16, 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) signed an agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to promote healthy society and lifestyle through sport. The agreement was signed at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. Through the signing of the agreement, the IOC and the WHO reiterated their commitment to promote a healthy society through sport in alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good health and well-being), and to contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

Other areas of collaboration include working with host countries to ensure the health of athletes, supporters and workers at the games as well as addressing NCD risk factors, including water quality and air pollution. The two institutions will also work to ensure that the Olympic games leave a healthy legacy in host countries through enhanced awareness of the value of sport and physical activity. The two organizations also intend to work together to promote grassroots and community sports programmes that have a further reach within the general public, particularly among girls, older people and people living with disability who may find it harder to keep active and healthy.

The agreement will also allow the two organisations to work on new projects addressing emerging issues such as mental health. In the context of the Olympic Games, the agreement will aim to strengthen the health component and legacy of the Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games, in particular by addressing mental health, water quality and air pollution, in addition to emergencies and health security.

IOC President Thomas Bach commented: Over the last few months in the current crisis, we have all seen how important sport and physical activity are for physical and mental health. Sport can save lives.

The IOC calls on the governments of the world to include sport in their post-crisis support programmes because of the important role of sport in the prevention of NCDs, but also of communicable diseases. He continued: As we are preparing for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in a safe environment for all participants, we are happy and grateful that we can continue to rely on the valuable advice of the WHO.

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General expressed his happiness over the WHOs formalization of the longstanding partnership with the IOC. WHO works not only to respond to disease but also to help people realize their healthiest lives and this partnership will do exactly that.

Physical activity is one of the keys to good health and well-being, Dr. Tedros said.

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Tips to keep fit and health during lockdown | News and Star – News & Star

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

KEEPING fit and healthy during lockdown can be a challenge, but we've got you covered.

When following a weightloss plan, try to stick to one model only; i.e. 'portion control' or 'low fat' or 'high protein.

Also, familiarise yourself with food packaging and learn how to understand what is in your food as "low fat" and "fat free" often means that the food has a high amount of sugar, sweeteners or additives which can hinder your healthy lifestyle.

For a guide on how much of each food to eat, see the picture above.

This week's exercise is called the standing body stretch.

Please follow the below steps:

The above is taken from iCan's recently released Live Well guide.

It is available in book or pdf download format from our online shop at http://www.icanfitnesscumbria.co.uk/shop.

Your complete 120-page interactive guide to living a healthy life.

The guide includes meal planning, portion control, recipes, how to sleep well, hydrate well, exercise at home and help your mental wellbeing through coping strategies, CBT and more.

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How to safely avoid sunburn in the age of coronavirus – nwitimes.com

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

The only way to safely escape the familiar interiors of our homes during this pandemic is to go outside into the fresh air, bask in the beauty of nature and get some desperately needed exercise and sunshine.

Of course, you're using safety precautions to protect yourself from the virus walking 6 feet or more from others, wearing a mask, avoiding touching your face, washing your hands but have you thought of the necessity of protecting your skin?

The danger of skin cancer certainly hasn't disappeared during the age of coronavirus, and using sunscreen is more important than ever, experts say.

But before you slather on some sunscreen, you might want to check out the 2020 list of safer sunscreens put out by the Environmental Working Group, or EWG, a consumer organization that advocates for sunscreen safety.

"This year, 75% of the SPF [sun protection factor] products EWG assessed still contained worrisome ingredients and/or do not provide adequate sun protection," said Nneka Leiba, vice president of healthy living science at EWG.

And maybe you'll want to try the old-fashioned "slip, slap, slop and wrap" technique suggested to CNN by Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society: "Slip on a long-sleeve shirt, slap on a wide-brimmed hat, slop sunscreen on exposed skin and use UV-protective sunglasses that wrap around the eyes when out in the sun."

That's because choosing a safe sunscreen isn't as simple as popping into a store (mask on, of course) and grabbing the nearest option off the shelf.

Last year the US Food and Drug Administration called for additional testing of a dozen common sunscreen ingredients after finding that alarming levels of six of them can enter a person's bloodstream after just one day of use and then last in the bloodstream for seven to 21 days.

"What is most alarming about these findings is that chemicals are absorbing into the body in significant amounts and the ingredients have not been fully tested for safety," said EWG senior scientist David Andrews in a CNN interview done when the study was released last year.

At the time, the Personal Care Products Council and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association countered: "The presence of these ingredients in plasma does not suggest a safety issue, and there were no serious drug-related adverse events reported in the trial."

One popular ingredient used in US chemical sunscreens, oxybenzone, was absorbed into the body at about "50 to 100 times higher concentration" than the others tested in the 2019 study, Andrews said.

A 2008 Swiss study found oxybenzone or one of four other sunscreen chemicals in 85% of breast milk samples, sparking concern that newborns could be exposed. A 2010 study found another of the studied chemicals, octinoxate, in breast milk.

Also in 2008, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed urine collected from Americans by a government study and found oxybenzone in 97% of the samples.

Then there's the possible environmental impact: Studies find that oxybenzone and octinoxate appear to damage coral reefs. Both Florida and Hawaii have placed restrictions on the use of sunscreens with those ingredients.

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Meghan Markle ‘was convinced there was a conspiracy against her,’ ‘felt like an outsider,’ pal claims – Fox News

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

Meghan Markle was convinced courtiers were working against her once she joined the British royal family, one palace insider is claiming.

Vanity Fair correspondent Katie Nicholl told The Times on Monday a pal close to the former American actress revealed Markle felt like an outsider from the start during her time with The Firm.

She was convinced there was a conspiracy against her and so she basically put herself in isolation when they moved to Frogmore [Cottage], claimed the source, as reported by U.K.s DailyMail.

I think she felt like an outsider from the start, said the source. This wasnt the life she was used to and she wanted out.

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Meghan Markle was a Hollywood actress before she became a member of the British royal family. (Photo by Lars Niki/Corbis via Getty Images)

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According to the outlet, another insider explained how the Duchess of Sussex privately struggled after giving birth to her son Archie, feeling lonely and unfulfilled.

Nicholl shared how the 38-year-olds close circle of friends were worried Markle was burning out as she immersed herself in numerous projects as a royal.

After Markle and her husband Prince Harry announced on Jan. 8 they were stepping back as senior members of the royal family, they headed to Canada. However, one friend said it was never going to be their forever home.

The big plan, for Meghan at least, was always L.A., added the source.

But the big move was not easy for Harry 35, who finds himself without an established life in America.

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Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex visits mothers2mothers during her royal tour of South Africa with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex on Sept. 25, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. Mothers2mothers (m2m) is an African not-for-profit organization with the vision of a healthy, HIV-free Africa. The organization trains and employs women living with HIV as frontline health workers across eight African nations. (Getty)

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The source alleged the Duke of Sussex feels lonely and directionless in the U.S., similar to how Markle previously felt in the U.K.

Nicholl previously told Australian website 9Honey that she had no doubt the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had an agenda from the outset to become independent. The author believed it was inevitable the couple would move overseas.

I was told from a very early stage in their courtship, they had told a friend of Harrys that Meghan met quite early on that they wanted to be international roving royals and that was going to be their focus, she told the outlet.

Nicholl shared that the couple didnt want to be stuck in one place and, instead, yearned to make a difference on a world stage.

MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY SHOULD LIVE WHERE THEIR HEARTS TELL THEM, SAYS 'AMERICAN PIE' SINGER DON MCLEAN

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend The Endeavour Fund Awards at Mansion House on March 05, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty)

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They had an agenda from the outset to be international royals, she said, adding there were signs early on in their relationship that the couple was determined to do things differently.

Despite the move, a source close to the couple told Nicholl for Vanity Fair that Harry was feeling a bit rudderless without a job or friends in Markles native Los Angeles.

This is a very strange time for us all, but I think Harry is missing having a structure in his life right now, claimed the insider. He doesnt have friends in L.A. like Meghan and he doesnt have a job.

The source said Harry has been keeping busy during the coronavirus outbreak by keeping in touch with friends and colleagues across the pond. He is also keeping up regular communication with the charities he is still involved with.

MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY HAD ENOUGH OF RELENTLESS NEGATIVE PRESS, SAYS VISCOUNTESS JULIE MONTAGU

In this January 2020 photo and made available on Monday April 27, 2020 by Mattel, Britain's Prince Harry poses for a photo during the recording of his introduction to the new animated special 'Thomas & Friends: The Royal Engine'. Set when Prince Harry's father, Prince Charles was a boy, Thomas has to take Sir Topham Hatt, the controller of the railway, to Buckingham Palace to receive an honor. The special will be screened in the US on Netflix on 1 May 2020 and in the UK on Channel 5 Milkshake at 9:05 am on 2 May 2020. (Dave Poultney/Mattel via AP) (Dave Poultney/Mattel via AP)

MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY HAD AN AGENDA FROM THE OUTSET TO BE INTERNATIONAL ROYALS, EXPERT CLAIMS

At the moment hes a bit rudderless, but it wont always be like this, and he knows that, said the pal.

The couple is currently residing in Markles native Los Angeles with their son Archie, 1.

The Netherlands aims to have the most healthy generation in the world – NL Times

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

Twenty health organizations and the Netherlands Lottery have joined forces with the goal of making the Netherlands generation of young people the healthiest in the world by 2040, sports comittee NOC*NSF announced. This involves both physical and mental health.

The initiative was launched after a report by public health institute RIVM showed that if Dutch people keep living as they do now, more than half will be chronically ill in 20 years.

According to NOC*NSF, a plan is being constructed to allow every youngster to keep in shape by playing sports. Energy is alsobeing put into mental health and diets.

We are going to develop activities to ensure that young people play more sports, exercise more, and live healthier. And not because they have to, but because they want to," GeraldDielessen,director ofNOC*NSF, said.

We are also going to make a contribution to a healthy environment where youngsters get tempted and helped to make healthy decisions Dielessen added.

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Coronavirus in Ohio nursing homes: Who is to blame? – The Columbus Dispatch

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

Problems with identifying asymptomatic carriers and having difficulty with memory-care patients have contributed to the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes. But resident advocates say issues in the homes preceding coronavirus also have an impact.

A population that is highly susceptible to COVID-19, a lack of availability of personal protective equipment, a slow response to provide testing and the presence of asymptomatic carriers are all primary factors in why nursing homes have been ravaged by the deadly virus.

But some patient advocates and others critical of the nursing home industrys response to the pandemic say the level of staffing, problems with infection control and the buildings themselves all preceded the coronavirus devastating effect on residents and the industry.

This is an unprecedented challenge for us across society in every single facet of our lives, including those for nursing home residents and operators, said Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, an advocacy group for residents. However, we have known that infection control and prevention standards are too often flouted by nursing homes."

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A total of 1,247 deaths in Ohio were in nursing homes, assisted-living and intermediate care facilities collectively referred to as long-term-care facilities out of the statewide death toll of 1,781 as of Wednesday, the most-recent nursing home data available. There have been 4,666 residents and 2,124 employees test positive in the facilities since April 15, when the health departments long-term-care facility database was created.

In the latest update, 38 facilities have had at least 50 cases and 78 have had at least 30. Seven facilities, including Scioto Community in Franklin County, have had at least 100.

Ohios more than 950 nursing homes have 73,826 residents, according to the most-recent data via the Kaiser Family Foundation. Another 30,000 people, at least, reside in Ohios 760 assisted-living facilities, according to the Ohio Assisted Living Association.

In nursing homes specifically, a 2019 report from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated that the second-most-common deficiency from 2013 through 2017 was infection control. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states there are between 1 million and 3 million serious infections each year in long-term-care facilities and about 380,000 deaths.

Though some of that is attributed to lack of compliance with basic hygiene protocols, such as hand-washing, Mollot said the biggest contributor to issues in nursing homes is the lack of investment in staffing.

In Ohio, 536 facilities are below average in staffing, according to Nursing Home Compare, a federal Medicare website that has detailed information about every Medicare-certified nursing home in the country.

"It's really sad its taking this pandemic to bring out the issues of nursing homes, said Paula Mueller, founder and president of Elderly Advocates, based in the Cleveland suburb of Parma. But I think it is really seen that they had poor infection control before this started.

The virus hasnt just hit one- or two-star-rated facilities. ONeill Healthcare in Lorain County and Crandall Nursing Home in Mahoning County are each five-star facilities with more than 100 total cases.

The design of the facilities is another contributor to the spread of coronavirus. Most are set up similar to hospitals, with multiple resident rooms along a single hallway, which can make it difficult to separate sick residents from healthy ones.

Charles Camosy, a professor at Fordham University who has researched nursing homes, said in a New York Times opinion piece that a throwaway culture is the crux of the problem. Of all the problems the coronavirus has exposed, Camosy said the care of seniors needs to be examined.

"At least part of the story, seems to me, has to be we just didn't care about these people, he said in an interview. Both the workers and residents of these homes we considered expendable.

Others say the spread of the virus would have been difficult to prevent.

Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health, has said repeatedly that nursing homes arent to blame for the spread of the virus, acknowledging that medically compromised seniors will die in congregant settings.

Kristine Provan, regional director of operations at Laurel Health Care, who oversees several facilities in central Ohio, agreed, saying the virus was impossible to defend against.

I can tell you with 22 years in long-term care, this is not the flu, Provan said. This spreads like nothing I've ever seen before.

Back in April, facilities pushed for universal testing to identify asymptomatic carriers, but some facilities are still searching for tests and personal protective equipment.

Provan said residents suffering from dementia are difficult to protect from the virus because they tend not to remember to regularly wash their hands or understand theyre living in a pandemic.

Pete Van Runkle, executive director of the Ohio Health Care Association, which represents more than 1,000 facilities, said the only way to properly prevent spread of the virus is to have personal protective equipment for everyone and to test employees at the start of every shift, every day.

The state only recently has been conducting more than 9,000 tests per day.

Even if you do testing, they still may be not showing, Van Runkle said. It takes a day or two to show on a test and ,of course, a test is not 100% accurate any way.

Mollot said the overwhelming majority of health-care workers in nursing homes are going extra lengths to protect residents. Provan agrees. That, however, hasnt made reality easier to accept.

"It's just like a petri dish for infection spread, Provan said of the long-term-care facilities. This has been I know for me the greatest challenge of my entire career."

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Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Demands, Key Company Profiles, Growth, Share, Size, Trends and Forecasts to 2025 – Cole of Duty

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

The Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market was valued at USD 42258.97 million in the year 2019. Over the recent years, Plant-Based Food & Beverage market has been witnessing considerable growth driven by growing urbanization, promptly improving healthcare services, growing vegan populace globally and increasing awareness about environmental crisis. Presence of various kind of plant-based food and beverage and flavors in the market is also one of the major factors fueling the market globally. The ever-rising vegan population where consumers are turning vegan and embracing vegetarianism as their lifestyle will also result in increase in market for plant-based food & beverages market during the forecast period. However, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic will have a visible impact on the plant based food and beverage market in the year 2020.

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Company Profiles (Business Description, Financial Analysis, Business Strategy)14.1 Just Inc.14.2 Dannon14.3 Tofurky14.4 Beyond Meat Inc.14.5 The Vegetarian Butcher14.6 Blue Diamond Growers14.7 Impossible Foods14.8 LightLife14.9 Daiya Food Inc.14.10 SunOpta Inc.

Among the Product type in the Plant-Based Food & Beverage industry (Plant-Based Meat & Plant-Based Dairy), the Plant-Based Meat Products are estimated to account for the largest share over the forecast period. Major factor which will drive the market for Plant-Based Meat products is the shifting of red-meat consumers towards plant-based meat which are cruelty-free and does not impact the environment.

The Asia-Pacific Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market will continue to be the largest market throughout the forecast period, majorly driven by large consumer base which are vegan and vegetarian in the region. Countries such as India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil are a lucrative market for Plant-Based Food & Beverage.

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Scope of the Report: The report analyses the Plant-Based Food & Beverage market by Value. The report analyses the Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market By Product Type (Plant-Based Meat, Plant-Based Dairy). The report assesses the Plant-Based Food & Beverage market By Source Type (Wheat, Soy, Almond, Others). The Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market has been analysed By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific) and By Country (U.S., Canada, Spain, France, U.K., Germany, China, Japan, Thailand, South Korea). The key insights of the report have been presented through the attractiveness of the market has been presented by region, By product type, and by source type. Also, the major opportunities, trends, drivers and challenges of the industry has been analysed in the report. The report tracks competitive developments, strategies, mergers and acquisitions and new product development. The companies analysed in the report include Just Inc., Danone, Tofurky, Beyond Meat Inc., The Vegetarian Butcher, Blue Diamond Growers, Impossible Foods, LightLife, Daiya Food Inc., SunOpta Inc. The report presents the analysis of Plant-Based Food & Beverage market for the historical period of 2015-2019 and the forecast period of 2020-2025.

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List of Figures:Figure 1: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 2: Global Food Retail Market, By Value 2015-2019 (In USD Billions)Figure 3: Global Internet Users 2015-2019 (in Billions)Figure 4: Global Population, 20172100, (In Billion)Figure 5: Countries With Highest Percentage of Vegans, 2019, (In %)Figure 6: Global Internet Penetration, 2018 (In %)Figure 7: Global Internet Users, By Region, 2019 (In %)Figure 8: Global working population, 2014-2018 (In Billion)Figure 9: Global Per Capita Income, 2014-2018 (In USD)Figure 10: Global packaged food revenue, 2014-2018 (In USD Billion)Figure 11: World Protein Source for human consumption, 2018, (In %)Figure 12: Global Number of Smartphone Users, 2014-2018, (In Billions)Figure 13: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Share- By Product Type, 2019 & 2025Figure 14: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Plant-Based Meat, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 15: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Plant-Based Dairy, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 16: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Share- By Source Type, 2019 & 2025Figure 17: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Wheat, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 18: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Soy, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 19: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Almond, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 20: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Others, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 21: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Share- By Region, 2019 & 2025Figure 22: North America Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 23: North America Urban Population, 2014-2018 (% of total)Figure 24: North America Population, 20142018 (In Million)Figure 25: North America Healthcare Cost Per Capita, 2017 (USD)Figure 26: Internet Penetration in the American Region, 2019Figure 27: North America GDP Per Capita Income, 2014-2018 (Current USD)Figure 28: North America Gross domestic product, 2014-2018 (USD Trillion)Figure 29: North America Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 30: North America Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 31: Market Opportunity Chart of North America Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market By Country, By Value (Year-2025)Figure 32: North America Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Share- By Country, 2019 & 2025Figure 33: United States Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 34: Average Annual Consumer Expenditure in United States, 2014-2018 (USD)Figure 35: United States Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate (%), 2014-18Figure 36: United States Urban Population (% of Total Population)Figure 37: Total Retail & Food Service Sales In USA 2015-19 (USD Trillion)Figure 38: US Disposable Consumer Income (USD Billion)Figure 39: USA, Online Grocery Sales, 2014-2017, (USD Billion)Figure 40: United States Plant-Based Dairy Product Segment (excluding Milk), 2019 (In %)Figure 41: United States Household Penetration of Plant-Based Beverages, 2014-2019 (In %)Figure 42: United States Plant-Based Meat Product Type, 2019 (In %)Figure 43: United States Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 44: United States Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 45: Canada Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 46: Canada, Expenditure on Health as a share of GDP, 2012-2017 (in %)Figure 47: Canada, Per Capita Healthcare Expenditure, 2012-2017 (USD)Figure 48: Canada, Population ages 65 and above, 2012-2017 (% of total)Figure 49: Canada Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 50: Canada Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 51: Europe Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 52: European Country Population Aged 65 and Above, 2012-2017 (% of Total)Figure 53: European Union, Population ages 65 and above, 2013-2017 (% of total)Figure 54: Europe Population, 20142018 (In Million)Figure 55: Europe Urban Population, 2014-2018 (% of total)Figure 56: Europe Gross domestic product, 2014-2018 (USD Trillion)Figure 57: Europe Consumer Expenditure, By Select Country, 2018 (USD Billions)Figure 58: Europe Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 59: Europe Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 60: Market Opportunity Chart of Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market By Country, By Value (Year-2025)Figure 61: Europe Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Share- By Country, 2109 & 2025Figure 62: Spain Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 63: Spain, Health Expenditure, (% of GDP), 2013-2017Figure 64: Spain, Population Ages 65 and Above (% of total), 2013-2018Figure 65: Spain, Vegan & Flexitarian Population, 2019 (In %)Figure 66: Spain Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 67: Spain Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 68: France Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 69: France, Health Expenditure, (% of GDP), 2012-2015 (USD)Figure 70: France, Population Ages 65 and Above (% of total), 2012-2017Figure 71: France, GDP Current USD, 2014-2018, (In USD Trillion)Figure 72: France Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 73: France Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 74: United Kingdom Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 75: U.K, Health Expenditure, (% of GDP), 2013-2017 (USD)Figure 76: U.K, Population Ages 65 and Above (% of total), 2012-2017Figure 77: U.K, Spending on Healthcare, 2015 & 2040, (USD Per Person)Figure 78: United Kingdom Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 79: United Kingdom Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 80: Germany Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 81: Germany, Spending on Healthcare, 2015 & 2040E, (USD Per Person)Figure 82: Germany, Population ages 65 and above, 2014-2018 (% total)Figure 83: Germany Prevalence of Diabetes Type II, 2014-2017 (In Millions)Figure 84: Germany Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 85: Germany Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 86: APAC Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 87: East Asia-Pacific Gross domestic product, 2014-2018 (Current USD Trillion)Figure 88: East Asia-Pacific GDP Per Capita Income, 2014-2018 (Current USD)Figure 89: East Asia-Pacific Urban Population, 2014-2018 (% of total)Figure 90: Asia Population, 20142018 (In Billions)Figure 91: APAC Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 92: APAC Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 93: Market Opportunity Chart of APAC Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market By Country, By Value (Year-2025)Figure 94: APAC Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Share- By Country, 2019 & 2025Figure 95: China Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 96: China Gross domestic product, 2014-2018 (USD Trillion)Figure 97: China population, 2014-2018 (In Billions)Figure 98: China Per capita expenditure on Food Products, 2014-2018 (In USD)Figure 99: China Urban Population, 2014-2018 (% of total)Figure 100: China Per capita expenditure on Food Products, 2014-2018 (In USD)Figure 101: China Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 102: China Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 103: Japan Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 104: Japan Gross domestic product, 2014-2018 (USD Trillion)Figure 105: Japan Per capita expenditure on Food Products, 2014-2019 (In USD)Figure 106: Japan Population, 20142018, (In Million)Figure 107: Japan Urban population, 2014-2018 (In Million)Figure 108: Japan Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 109: Japan Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 110: Thailand Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 111: Thailand Gross domestic product, 2014-2018 (USD Billion)Figure 112: Thailand Urban population, 2014-2018 (% of total population)Figure 113: Thailand Population, 2014-2018 (In Million)Figure 114: Thailand Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 115: Thailand Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 116: South Korea Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market Size, By Value, 2015-2025 (USD Million)Figure 117: South Korea Gross domestic product, 2014-2018 (USD Trillion)Figure 118: South Korea Urban population, 2014-2018 (% of total population)Figure 119: South Korea Population, 2014-2018 (In Million)Figure 120: South Korea Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 121: South Korea Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type, By Value (USD Million), 2015-2025Figure 122: Market Attractiveness Chart of Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Product Type (Year-2025)Figure 123: Market Attractiveness Chart of Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Source Type (Year-2025)Figure 124: Market Attractiveness Chart of Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Market- By Region, (Year-2025)Figure 125: Global Plant-Based Food & Beverage Share, By Company (%) (2019)Figure 126: North America, Share of Leading Plant-Based Meat Companies, 2019 (In %)Figure 127: Western Europe Market Share of Leading Company, 2019 (In %)Figure 128: China Market Share of Leading Plant-Based Beverage Company, 2019 (In %)Figure 129: United States Market Share of Leading Company, 2019 (In %)Figure 130: Asia Pacific Market Share of Leading Plant-Based Beverage Company, 2019 (In %)Figure 131: Danone, Sales Revenue, 2014-2018 (USD Million)Figure 132: Danone, Net Revenue, 2014-2018 (USD Million)Figure 133: Danone, Sales By Business Segment, 2018 (In %)Figure 134: Danone, Sales, By Geographic Region, 2018 (%)Figure 135: Beyond Meat, Net Sales, 2016-2019 (In USD Million)Figure 136: Beyond Meat, Net Profit, 2016-2019 (In USD Million)Figure 137: Beyond Meat Inc., Sales By Business Segment, 2019 (In %)Figure 138: Beyond Meat Inc., Sales, By Sales Channel, 2019 (In %)Figure 139: Blue Diamond Growers, Net Sales (USD Millions), Year 2015-2019Figure 140: Blue Diamond Growers, Net Profit (USD Millions), Year 2015-2019Figure 141: MapleLeaf Foods, Sales Revenue (USD Millions), 2014-2018Figure 142: MapleLeaf Foods, Net Profit (USD Millions), 2014-2018Figure 143: MapleLeaf Foods, Revenue By Business Segment (In %), 2019Figure 144: MapleLeaf Foods, Revenue By Geographical Region (In %), 2019Figure 145: SunOpta Inc., Net Sales, 2016-2019 (In USD Million)Figure 146: SunOpta Inc., Net Profit/Loss, 2015-2018 (In USD Million)Figure 147: SunOpta Inc., Sales By Geographical Region, 2018 (In %)Figure 148: SunOpta Inc., Sales, By Sales Channel, 2019 (In %)Figure 149: SunOpta Inc., Sales By Business Segment, 2019 (In %)Figure 150: SunOpta Inc., Revenue & Gross Profit, By Plant-Based Food & Beverages, 2017-2019 (In USD Millions)

List of TablesTable A: Nutritional Information of different Type of Plant-Based Milk.Table B: The Companies Leading Chinas Plant-Based Meat Movement

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The delights of Sosmix and 20 breakfasts – The Guardian

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

Almost 40 years ago my parents, after staying with us for almost a week and, as I thought, enjoying eating our vegetarian food, started talking about the delicious meat pies my mother made. The next day I made a sausage-and-egg pie using Sosmix (Adrian Chiles, 20 May). My parents took home the packet of Sosmix, and continued to use it whenever they fancied some sausage meat. But it did not convert them to vegetarianism, as they usually had it with bacon and black pudding.Gillian PattonSunderland

Health workers do not give their lives as suggested in a headline in Saturdays paper (Those who gave their lives are remembered, 23 May). They are not crusaders or soldiers. They go to work in absurdly dangerous conditions. Some get sick and tragically die. Please stop making it sound as if they choose to die.Colleen DarbyManchester

Lord Clark of Windermere asks if others have seen an albino pheasant (Letters, 22 May). I have, on 12 November, in Dallam Park, near Milnthorpe. The same bird, maybe?Dr Val RobsonMilnthorpe, Cumbria

I played the tennis-ball-in-tights game (Letters, 22 May) in York in the 50s, using my mothers old stockings since tights were not yet available. It was a popular game for girls.Christine McElheran DipperHornsea, East Yorkshire

Who has ever paid 20 for breakfast (Hadley Freemans Weekend column, 23 May)? Ive rarely paid that for dinner (drinks not included).Leigh StensonEggleston, County Durham

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The perfect vegan sausages from a dry mix: what other meat-free joys of the 70s did I miss? – The Guardian

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

I stopped eating meat five and a half years ago after getting close to a lamb in Turkey. I only spent a few minutes with this lamb, whose name, translated, was Courage. But, as these were the closing minutes of the poor lambs life, the bond grew very strong, very quickly, before being severed by the knife of its killer. Perhaps, though, the bond is actually as strong as ever, given that I think about him most days.

Until that point in my life, I had been a voracious meat-eater. Most evenings, my dinner table resembled Fred Flintstones. I am no massive animal rights campaigner. I am quite happy to sit with people who are eating meat, neither do I mind cooking flesh for friends and family if thats what they want. I fear that makes me the Centrist Dad of vegetarianism. My logic is merely that, as I happen to be able to feed myself very well without any animals dying, I think it is the right thing to do.

My conversion seemed to coincide with the moment that plant-only eating passed the tipping point into the mainstream. It turned out that all manner of perfectly good meat substitutes were available in supermarkets, and the range has grown markedly since. All of which makes me feel a bit like a Leicester City fan who only started supporting the club the year they won the Premier League. Fans of other teams have a chant for people like that, to the tune of Bread of Heaven: Where were you when you were shit?

I would not blame veteran plant-eaters for chanting something similar at me: where were you when vegetarian food was shit? It doesnt scan as well, but it is a fair question. My answer is that I am beginning to wonder if missing out on the pre-Linda McCartney era was my loss. The more I taste of it, the more I like. A great example is something I had never heard of until last week: Sosmix. This miracle dry mixture is apparently something every 20th-century vegetarian was familiar with.

I was bought some last week, and Ive neither talked of, nor cooked, anything else since. What a miracle has unfolded before me. For the carnivores and fellow new plant-eaters among you, I should say it is a mix of dry ingredients roughly resembling fine muesli. You mix 160g of it with 250ml of water, leave it for five minutes, and then fashion it into sausages. It then says to cook them as normal but, disbelieving it could be this simple, I messed around wrapping them in foil and steaming them for an hour first. I had read somewhere this helps firm up homemade plant sausages. I have since found that even this isnt necessary with Sosmix.

Either way, as my daughters probably wouldnt say, the resulting bangers are banging. My favourites, until now, have been Plant Pioneers, Quorn or Linda McCartney. But from now on they are strangers to me, because these are right up there. So cheap, too! A kilo of Sosmix costs a tenner, which is enough to make more than 40 sausages. And oh the fun Ive had flavouring them! Dried mixed herbs worked well, as did my first attempt at a spicier sausage: chilli powder, paprika and cumin. This weekend, Im planning three new versions featuring sage and onion, smoked tomato and curry.

Unaccountably, Sosmix is quite hard to find. You can only buy it online, and it looks like the manufacturer has changed hands a few times, leading to some dark warnings about being sure to buy the original. It is well worth it. I have enough to keep us in vegan sausages until Christmas, when I hope Santa will bring me some more.

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Heres Everything Coming to HBO Max in June 2020 – Cord Cutters News, LLC

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

HBO Max is wasting no time adding to its content library just days after its initial launch. June brings a whole new list of TV shows, movies, and HBO Originals all included in the brand new streaming service.

June 1:4th & Forever: Muck City, Season OneAdventures In Babysitting, 1987 (HBO)Amelie, 2001 (HBO)An American Werewolf in London, 1981 (HBO)The American, 2010 (HBO)Another Cinderella Story, 2008Beautiful Girls, 1996 (HBO)Black Beauty, 1994Bridget Joness Baby, 2016The Bucket List, 2007Cabaret, 1972The Champ, 1979Chicago, 2002A Cinderella Story, 2004A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, 2011Clash Of The Titans, 2010Cradle 2 the Grave, 2003Crash, 2005 (Directors Cut) (HBO)Doubt, 2008 (HBO)Dreaming Of Joseph Lees, 1999 (HBO)Drop Dead Gorgeous, 1999Dune, 1984 (HBO)Elf, 2003Enter The Dragon, 1973Far and Away, 1992 (HBO)Final Destination, 2000Final Destination 2, 2003Final Destination 3, 2006The Final Destination, 2009Firewall, 2006Flipped, 2010Forces of Nature, 1999 (HBO)The Fountain, 2006 (HBO)Frantic, 1988From Dusk Til Dawn, 1996Full Metal Jacket, 1987Gente De Zona: En Letra De Otro, 2018 (HBO)The Good Son, 1993 (HBO)The Goonies, 1985Hanna, 2011 (HBO)Havana, 1990 (HBO)He Got Game, 1998 (HBO)Heaven Can Wait, 1978Heidi, 2006Hello Again, 1987 (HBO)The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, 2012The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013The Hunger, 1983In Her Shoes, 2005 (HBO)In Like Flint, 1967 (HBO)The Iron Giant, 1999It Takes Two, 1995Juice, 1992The Last Mimzy, 2007License To Wed, 2007Life, 1999 (HBO)Lifeforce, 1985 (HBO)Lights Out, 2016 (HBO)Like Water For Chocolate, 1993 (HBO)Looney Tunes: Back in Action, 2003The Losers, 2010Love Jones, 1997Lucy, 2020 (HBO)Magic Mike, 2012McCabe and Mrs. Miller, 1971Misery, 1990Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, 2008 (HBO)A Monster Calls, 2016 (HBO)Mr. Wonderful, 1993 (HBO)Must Love Dogs, 2005My Dog Skip, 2000Mystic River, 2003The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter, 1991The Neverending Story, 1984New York Minute, 2004Nights In Rodanthe, 2008No Reservations, 2007Ordinary People, 1980Our Man Flint, 1966 (HBO)The Parallax View, 1974Patch Adams, 1998 (HBO)A Perfect World, 1993Pedro Capo: En Letra Otro, 2017 (HBO)Personal Best, 1982Presumed Innocent, 1990Ray, 2004 (HBO)Richie Rich (Movie), 1994Rosewood, 1997Rugrats Go Wild, 2003Running on Empty, 1988Secondhand Lions, 2003Shes The Man, 2006 (HBO)Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2011 (HBO)Space Cowboys, 2000Speed Racer, 2008Splendor in the Grass, 1961The Stepfather, 1987 (HBO)Summer Catch, 2001Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1990Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, 1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, 1993Tess, 1980 (HBO)Tim Burtons Corpse Bride, 2005The Time Travelers Wife, 2009Titanic, 1997TMNT, 2007Torch Song Trilogy, 1988Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, 1997 (HBO)Tweetys High-Flying Adventures, 2000U-571, 2000 (HBO)U.S. Marshals, 1998Unaccompanied Minors, 2006Uncle Buck, 1989 (HBO)Veronica Mars, 2014Walking and Talking, 1996 (HBO)We Are Marshall, 2006Weird Science, 1985 (HBO)When Harry Met Sally, 1989Wild Wild West, 1999Wonder, 2019 (HBO)X-Men: First Class, 2011 (HBO)Youve Got Mail, 1998

June 2:Inside Carbonaro, Season One (TruTV)

June 4:

Were Here, Season Finale (HBO)

HBO First Look: The King of Staten Island (HBO)

June 5:Betty, Season Finale (HBO)

June 6:Ad Astra, 2019 (HBO)Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It! (HBO)

June 7:I May Destroy You, Series Premiere (HBO)

June 10:Infinity Train, Season 2 Premiere

June 12:El asesino de los caprichos (AKA The Goya Murders),2020(HBO)

June 13:The Good Liar, 2019 (HBO)

June 14:I Know This Much Is True, Limited Series Finale (HBO)Insecure, Season 4 Finale (HBO)

June 16:#GeorgeWashington, 2017Age of Big Cats, Season OneAncient Earth, Season OneApocalypse: WWI, Season OneBig World in A Small Garden, 2016The Celts: Blood, Iron & Sacrifice, Season OneCornfield Shipwreck, 2019The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart, 2019David Attenboroughs Ant Mountain, 2016David Attenbouroughs Light on Earth, 2016DeBugged, 2018Digits, Season OneDragons & Damsels, 2019Ebony: The Last Years of The Atlantic Slave Trade, 2016Expedition: Black Sea Wrecks, Season OneFirst Man, 2017Going Nuts: Tales from Squirrel World, 2019Hack the Moon: Unsung Heroes of Apollo, 2019The History of Food, Season OneHurricane the Anatomy, Season One, 2018Into the Lost Crystal Caves, 2016Jason Silva: Transhumanism, 2016King: A Filmed Record Montgomery to Memphis (Part 1 & Part 2), Season OneKnuckleball!, 2019Leonardo: The Mystery of The Lost Portrait, 2018Looney Tunes (Batch 2) (6/22), Season OneMans First Friend, 2018Penguin Central, 2019Pompeii: Disaster Street, 2020Popeye (Batch 2) (6/22), Season OnePyramids Builders: New Clues, 2019Realm of the Volga, Season OneSacred Spaces, Season OneScandalous: The Untold Story of the National Enquirer, Documentary Premiere (CNN)

Scanning the Pyramids, 2018Science vs. Terrorism, Season OneThe Secret Lives of Big Cats, Season OneSecret Life of Lakes, Season OneSecret Life Underground, Season OneSecrets of the Solar System, Season OneSpace Probes!, Season OneSpeed, Season OneSpies of War , Season OneTales of Nature, Season OneTsunamis: Facing a Global Threat, 2020Versailles Rediscovered: The Sun Kings Vanished Palace, 2019Viking Women, Season OneVitamania, 2018Whale Wisdom, 2019The Woodstock Bus, 2019

June 18:Summer Camp Island, Season 2 PremiereKarma, Series Premiere

June 19:Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn, Documentary Premiere (HBO)Entre Nos: The Winners (HBO)Bajo el mismo techo (AKA Under the Same Roof), 2020 (HBO)

June 20:Ford V. Ferrari, 2020 (HBO)

June 21:Perry Mason, Limited Series Premiere (HBO)

June 22:Hard, Series Finale (HBO)

June 24:South Park, Seasons 1-23Transhood, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

June 25:Adventure Time Distant Lands: BMO, Special Premiere

Doom Patrol, Season 2 PremiereEsme & Roy, Season 2A PremiereSearch Party, Season 3 Premiere

June 26:Hormigas (AKA The Awakening of the Ants), 2020

June 27:Doctor Sleep (Directors Cut), 2020 (HBO)

June 28:Ill Be Gone in the Dark, Docuseries Premiere (HBO)

June 30:Welcome to Chechnya, Documentary Premiere (HBO)

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Research Roundup: Emerging Viral Diseases and More – BioSpace

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Heres a look at some of the more interesting ones.

More Worries About Emerging Viral Diseases

If the current COVID-19 pandemic is teaching the world anything, its that viral diseases can be extremely dangerous and disruptive. Researchers with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus released a new study calling attention to the emergence of mosquito-borne viral outbreaks in West Africa, including dengue (DNV), chikungunya (CHIKV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses. They published their research in Acta Tropica.

The study reviewed 50 years of literature on arboviruses in West Africa. The goal was to define evidence of DENV, ZIKV and CHIKV and the distribution of their Aedes mosquito vectors in the region. They found strong evidence that transmission of these diseases is occurring in urban areas of West Africa, which is distinct from the rural transmission of yellow fever virus that has been historically present in the region. They found evidence that the epidemiology of arboviral disease in West Africa has shifted and that rapid urbanization and climate change could increase risk of outbreaks in the future.

Large arboviral outbreaks will occur around the world, said Elizabeth Carlton, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health at the Colorado School of Public Health and co-author of the study. Building awareness and surveillance capacity before the outbreaks occur can help detect outbreaks early and enable prompt and effective response to reduce health impacts.

Research lead Andrea Buchwald, a postdoctoral fellow, said, Emerging viruses are at the forefront of everyones attention due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has underscored the importance of preparing for and preventing large viral outbreaks that can have massive public health and economic consequences. We hope our research will prompt the development of early warning systems and adoption of control measures to prevent infectious outbreaks in West Africa. This will greatly impact the spread and severity of future outbreaks.

Vaccine Design Leveraging Artificial Proteins

Investigators at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in France developed a computational approach to create artificial proteins, which they believe could be used to create safer and more effective vaccines. They note that when vaccines dont work, theres a tendency to think its because the antibodies produced arent protective, but usually its because the immune system is making the wrong type of antibodies. The new method was able to design artificial proteins that could precisely instruct the bodys immune system which antibodies to produce.

New Genetic Link for NASH Identified

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is a fatty liver disease similar to cirrhosis of the liver but in people who drink little or no alcohol. Researchers at German Diabetes Center, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrucke (DlfE), and Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, discovered new genes that play a role in fatty liver disease. The genes are IRGM, Ifgga2 and Ifgga4. They are responsible for the production of regulatory proteins of the family of immunity-related GTPases that counteract fat accumulation in the liver. A genetic variation causes formation of fewer of these proteins.

University of Waterloo researchers studying the 3D structure of the COVID-19 protein believe a specific class of diabetes drugs could potentially be used to treat COVID-19. The study has not yet been peer-reviewed, but they found evidence that dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4 inhibitors) could bind to the protein. They are continuing research and hope to scale up to clinical trials. Common DPP4 inhibitors include AstraZenecas Onglyza (saxagliptin), Mercks Januvia (sitagliptin), Takedas Nesina (alogliptin) and Boehringer Ingelheims Tradjenta (linagliptin).

How Triglyceride is Made

Triglycerides are a type of dietary fat that are associated with increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine identified a 3D structure and mode of action of an enzyme, acylglycerol O-acyltransferase-1 (DGAT1) that synthesizes triglycerides. It is also required for human dietary fat absorption and storage. DGAT1 is a known target for treating diabetes and metabolic diseases, so understanding the mechanism of action may lead to better interventions. The research was published in the journal Nature.

DGAT1 is a particularly interesting enzyme because it synthesizes triglycerides, which are the main component of hard fat, the type of fat usually found in the belly or midsection in our body, said co-corresponding author Ming Zhou, Ruth McLean Bowman Bowers Professor in Biochemistry in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor. Triglycerides also are part of the particles that transport cholesterol high-density lipoproteins (HDL, or good cholesterol), and low-density and very-low-density lipoproteins (LDL and VLDLD, or bad cholesterols). Learning to regulate this enzyme can help regulate fat synthesis and potentially manage related conditions.

Accumulated Neuron Damage as We Age

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) identified an enzyme called HDAC1 that is critical for repairing age-related DNA damage in genes associated with memory and cognition. In Alzheimers patients, as well as in normally aging adults, HDAC1 is often found in lower amounts. Their research suggests that restoring the enzyme could have benefits for both groups. The research was published in the journal Nature Communications.

It seems that HDAX1 is really an anti-aging molecule, said Li-Huei Tsai, director of MITs Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and senior author of the research. I think this is a very broadly applicable basic biology finding, because nearly all of the human neurodegenerative diseases only happen during aging. I would speculate that activating HDAC1 is beneficial in many conditions.

In 2013, the same group published two papers linking HDAC1 to DNA repair in brain cells. The new research studied what happens when HDAC1-mediated repair didnt happen. They worked with mice engineered to not produce HDAC1 in neurons and another type of brain cell, astrocytes. At first there was no noticeable difference in DNA damage levels or behavior, but as the mice aged, DNA damage began to accumulate in the HDAC1-deficient mice and lost some of their brain plasticity and problems in memory and spatial navigation. The loss of HDAC1 was associated with a specific type of DNA damage called 8-oxo-guanine lesions.

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Nanoparticle antivirals offer new way to fight coronaviruses but therapy is still in its infancy – Chemistry World

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

The unfolding Sars-2-CoV outbreak is laying bare the worlds need for effective antivirals. According to University of Lille chemist Sabine Szunerits, we should invest in this now, knowing that viruses will be an issue in the 21st century. With this in mind she and collaborators at the Pasteur Institute in Lille, France have, over the past few years, been developing a new approach to tackling viruses including coronaviruses that takes advantage of the unique properties of nanoparticles.

There are only a handful of approved antiviral treatments and these are only effective against a few specific viruses. This means that when new viral diseases like Covid-19 emerge doctors are left trying to repurpose existing antivirals in the hope that they will have an effect on the new disease.

Viruses are not technically alive, they are packages of RNA or DNA that can only replicate by hijacking its hosts genetic machinery. Antivirals do not destroy these packages, they are small molecules designed to block viral replication, thereby reducing symptoms and infectivity while the immune system deals with them. Unfortunately, because viruses rely on the hosts DNA replication machinery finding drugs that only target and bind specific virus proteins and not those of the host cell is a challenge. This lack of specificity means large doses of antivirals are often needed to achieve the desired effect, which in turn increases toxicity.

The field of nanomedicine, however, has been exploring how nanoparticles can overcome some of these problems. The promise of nanoparticle antivirals comes from their multivalency the number of interactions occurring as molecules bind together. The nanoparticle of choice for Szunerits are carbon quantum dots (CQDs) which are spherical, have a high surface-to-volume ratio and are smaller in size than viruses creating conditions where multivalent interactions can play a role. The surface of the CQDs can also be coated with molecules that bind the proteins viruses use to enter cells. The spherical shape and smaller size of the CQD mean these molecules can form extremely tight multivalent bonds with proteins all over the viruss surface, blocking it from attaching to and infecting a host cell. Szunerits and team started this work in 2018, testing the ability of CQDs with boronic acid groups to reduce the infectivity of a mild strain of human coronaviruses in cell lines.They achieved significant reductions in viral entry relative to controls and are now working on CQDs coated with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) specific peptides, showing that CQDs should be able to be adapted to specific viral threats.

Cameron Alexander at the University of Nottingham, who works with nanoparticle-based RNA vaccines sees the potential adaptability of this type approach. Once youve got a nanoparticle with the right spacing and chemical functionalities to match one virus, its not inconceivable to think how you could plug and play different groups on that surface to find another virus.

Igor Medintz, a senior scientist with the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington DC, agrees that the plug and play nature of this approach is promising because, as long as a molecule is biocompatible, there are few limitations to the options available. Theres a huge library of non-natural amino acids that can be accessed as well you can synthesise peptides with just about any chemical or functional group possible and those could give them very high binding affinity beyond the naturally occurring ones, he says.

Another drawback of current antivirals is that they are often insoluble making administering them more difficult. Often drugs on the market are rather hydrophobic and the pharma industry always likes delivering drugs orally, says Szunerits. Nanoparticles like CQDs are hydrophilic, however, allowing them to circulate better. Due to their size, they are also easier to deliver as a fine spray, which for infections that affect the lungs, such as coronaviruses, would be more effective.

Right now, Szunerits and the team are experimenting with liposome packages to deliver CQDs, as well as assessing the big question of how the body will handle them once theyve serve their function. Early studies by her group have shown that CQDs injected into mice are passed in urine, which along with in vitro toxicity studies provide hopeful signs that the body can tolerate them.

As with any new treatment moving from the lab to clinical trials and then scaling-up production is a long road. According to Alexander, making these types of particles is easy enough but ensuring uniformity in large batches required for a therapeutic becomes problematic. When youre making some of these systems, you need to check that the size is correct, the functionality is correct and the more functionality you put in it, the more complicated they are to characterise, he says. The more complicated to characterise, the harder it is to get regulatory approval, and the harder it is to manufacture.

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Viewpoint: Time to stop thinking of testosterone as a ‘magic male molecule’ – Genetic Literacy Project

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

We place unreasonable trust in biological explanations of male behavior. Nowhere is this truer than with testosterone. Contemporary pundits invoke the hormone nicknamed T to prove points about maleness and masculinity, to show how different men and women are, and to explain why some men (presumably those with more T) have greater libidos. Yet, despite the mythic properties popularly associated with T, in every rigorous scientificstudyto date there is no significant correlation in healthy men between levels of T and sexual desire.

Beginning in the 1990s and really picking up steam in the 2000s, sales of testosterone replacement therapies (TRTs) went from practically zero to over $5 billion annually in 2018. This was either because there was a sudden outbreak of Low T when a major medical epidemic was finally recognized, or because T became marketed as a wonder drug for men thrown into a panic when they learned that their T levels declined1 per cent annually after they hit 30.

The answer is not that mens bodies changed or that Low T was horribly underdiagnosed before but that, in the minds of many, T became nothing short of a magic male molecule that could cure men of declining energy and sexual desire as they aged.

Whats more, many have been taught that, if you want to know what causes some men to be aggressive, you just test their T levels, right? Actually, wrong: thesciencedoesnt support this conclusion either. Some of the famous earlystudieslinking T and aggression were conducted on prison populations and were used effectively to prove that higher levels of T were found in some men (read: darker-skinned men), which explained why they were more violent, which explained why they had to be imprisoned in disproportionate numbers. The methodological flaws in these studies took decades to unravel, and new rigorousresearchshowinglittlerelation between T and aggression (except at very high or very low levels) is just now reaching the general public.

Whats more, it turns out that T is not just one thing (a sex hormone) with one purpose (male reproduction). T is also essential in the development of embryos, muscles, female as well as male brains, and red blood cells. Depending on a range of biological, environmental and social factors, its influence is varied or negligible.

Robert Sapolsky, a neuroscientist at Stanford University in California,compileda table showing that there were only 24 scientific articles on T and aggression 1970-80, but there were more than 1,000 in the decade of the 2010s. New discoveries about aggression and T? No, actually, although there were newfindingsin this period showing the importance of T in promotingovulation. There is also a difference between correlation and cause (T levels and aggression, for example, provide a classic chicken-egg challenge). As leading experts on hormones have shown us for years, for the vast majority of men, its impossible to predict who will be aggressive based on their T level, just as if you find an aggressive man (or woman, for that matter), you cant predict their T level.

Testosterone is a molecule that wasmislabeledalmost 100 years ago as a sex hormone, because (some things never change) scientists were looking for definitive biological differences between men and women, and T was supposed to unlock the mysteries of innate masculinity. T is important for mens brains, biceps and that other word for testicles, and it is essential to female bodies. And, for the record, (T level) size doesnt necessarily mean anything:sometimes, the mere presence of T is more important than the quantity of the hormone. Sort of like starting a car, you just need fuel, whether its two gallons or 200. T doesnt always create differences between men and women, or between men. To top it all off, there is evenevidencethat men who report changes after taking T supplements are just as likely reporting placebo effects as anything else.

Still, we continue to imbue T with supernatural powers. In 2018, a US Supreme Court seat hung in the balance. The issues at the confirmation hearings came to focus on male sexual violence against women. Thorough description and analysis were needed. Writers pro and con casually dropped in the T-word to describe, denounce or defend the past behaviour of Justice Brett Kavanaugh: one commentator inForbeswrote about testosterone-induced gang rapes; another, interviewed on CNN, asked: But were talking about a 17-year-old boy in high school with testosterone running high. Tell me, what boy hasnt done this in high school?; and a third, in a column inTheNew York Times, wrote: Thats him riding a wave of testosterone and booze

And it is unlikely that many readers questioned the hormonal logic of Christine Lagarde, then chair of the International Monetary Fund, when she asserted that the economic collapse in 2008 was due in part to too many males in charge of the financial sector: I honestly think that there should never be too much testosterone in one room.

You can find T employed as a biomarker to explain (and sometimes excuse) male behavior in articles and speeches every day. Poetic license, one might say. Just a punchy way to talk about leaving males in charge. Yet when we raise T as significant in any way to explain male behavior, we can inadvertently excuse male behavior as somehow beyond the ability of actual men to control. Casual appeals to biological masculinity imply that patriarchal relationships are rooted in nature.

When we normalize the idea that T runs through all high-school boys, and that this explains why rape occurs, we have crossed from euphemism to offering men impunity to sexually assault women by offering them the defense not guilty, by reason of hormones.

Invoking mens biology to explain their behavior too often ends up absolving their actions. When we bandy about terms such as T or Y chromosomes, it helps to spread the idea that men are controlled by their bodies. Thinking that hormones and genes can explain why boys will be boys lets men off the hook for all manner of sins. If you believe that T says something meaningful about how men act and think, youre fooling yourself. Men behave the way they do because culture allows it, not because biology requires it.

No one could seriously argue that biology is solely responsible for determining what it means to be a man. But words such as testosterone and Y chromosomes slip into our descriptions of mens activities, as if they explain more than they actually do. T doesnt govern mens aggression and sexuality. And its a shame we dont hear as much about theresearchshowing that higher levels of T in men just as easily correlate with generosity as with aggression. But generosity is less a stereotypically male virtue, and this would spoil the story about mens inherent aggressiveness, especially manly mens aggressiveness. And this has a profound impact on what men and women think about mens natural inclinations.

We need to keep talking about toxic masculinity and the patriarchy. Theyre real and theyre pernicious. And we also need new ways of talking about men, maleness and masculinity that get us out of the trap of thinking that mens biology is their destiny. As it turns out, when we sift through the placebo effects and biobabble, T is not a magic male molecule at all but rather as the researchers Rebecca Jordan-Young and Katrina Karkazis argue in theirbookTestosterone(2019) asocialmolecule.

Regardless of what you call it, testosterone is too often used as an excuse for letting men off the hook and justifying male privilege.

Matthew Gutmannis professor of anthropology and faculty fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. His latest book isAre Men Animals? How Modern Masculinity Sells Men Short (2019). Follow him on Twitter @MCGutmann

A version of this article was originally published at Aeon and has been republished here with permission. Follow the site on Twitter @aeonmag

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Posted on May 22, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

BOSTONThe lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic can be stressful for many, and yesstress can affect your immune system and overall health. Its impact on skin, aging and even hair loss can be severe.

During the Covid Dairies series, Chai With Manju spoke with three physicians who are at the top of their game about the trio of issues: skin care, hair restoration and anti-aging.

To view the full interview, please click here or on the video image below.

The three experts say that skin care and anti-aging secrets can make you look 10 years younger on and off camera during these days of virtual meetings. They also give some advice for men, including treatment for hair loss.

Interview also features the precautions being taken by Med Spa owners and hospitals to protect patients from COVID-19 during Phase-1 opening announced by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Monday.

Chai With Manju Spoke with the following physicians: Dr. Sonal Pandya, Dr. Rosy Sandhu and Dr. Shanthala Shivananjappa.

Dr. Pandya is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has been in practice at Lahey Clinic for almost 20 years. Her areas of interest include Surgical and NonSurgical Rejuvenation of the Face and Body.

She co-directs the Lahey Center for Cosmetic and Laser Surgery in Lexington, MA, a state-of-the-art laser center. Her surgical background and aesthetic training help provide individuals an unique combination treatments for each patient.

Dr. Sandhu is the founding director of Neem Medical Spa in Somerville, Lynnfield, and Winchester in Massachusetts. She is a board-certified internal medicine physician with ten years of hospital medicine experience. Dr. Sandhu is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. She is certified in aesthetics and medical weight loss by the International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine.

Dr. Sandhu has a special interest in anti-aging and aesthetic medicine, and has had years of training in advanced cosmetic procedures and medical weight loss. Her three centers offer a vast array of anti-aging, rejuvenating, weight loss, and wellness services. Given her Eastern roots and interest in Ayurveda, an ancient Eastern holistic science, Dr. Sandhu brings Neem-based natural wellness treatments to her practice. She has incorporated medical philosophies in many of the skin care treatments offered at Neem Medical Spa.

Dr. Shivananjappa is a board-certified, Harvard-trained anesthesiologist, who is the owner and medical director of ShanthalaMD MedSpa and Laser Center located in Peabody, MA.

Her expertise in the art of injectables, minimal invasive body contouring, skin tightening, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatments has earned her a reputation as one of the leading cosmetic physicians in the Northshore Area of Boston and RealSelf Top Doctor.

Prior to opening her medical spa, Dr. Shanthala was formerly an assistant professor at Yale University and a staff member at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her extensive experience working with plastic surgical patients in the operating room paired with years of training in nonsurgical cosmetic procedures has positioned her to have a deep understanding of and unique perspective on anti-aging treatments.

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Antiaging Products and Services Market 2025 : Competitive Landscape By Elizabeth Arden Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Orlane SA, Revlon Inc, Novartis…

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

This Antiaging Products and Services Market report gives an exhaustive analysis of geographical scenario of the Healthcare industry including detailed analysis of market scope, share, year on year development and opportunity analysis about the major regions. The report carries out market competition by top manufacturers, with respect to production, price, revenue (value) and each manufacturer. This business research document provides answers to a number of market related queries such as what is the overall market size in 2020? Which region is projected to have a high demand for a product in the forthcoming years? What are the market openings for current and entry-level players?

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Some of the major players operating in the globalantiaging products and services marketareChanel SA, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Allergan Inc, Neutrogena Corporation, Procter & Gamble, Elizabeth Arden Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Orlane SA, Revlon Inc, Novartis International AG, Unilever PLC, Avon Products Inc, Woodridge Labs Inc, Beiersdorf, LOral SA, Merck & Company Inc, Christian Dior, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, NeoStrata Company Inc, Bayer Schering Pharma AG, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd among others.

Market Definition:Global Antiaging Products and Services Market

As the skin ages, it loses its natural elasticity and becomes thinner, more fragile and laxer, taking on a wrinkled appearance. In modern society, there is a great increase in the search for eternal youth and an insatiable appetite for methods which could turn back the clock. This has triggered an explosion in the antiaging industry. In addition, technological advances in medicine for the prevention and treatment of deadly diseases help to increase life expectancy.

The aging process of the skin generally has two kinds of forms: natural aging and light aging. There are various factors which directly affect intrinsic aging such as ethnicity, anatomic variations, hormonal changes, extrinsic aging, drugs, smoking and sunlight exposure. These aging conditions can be treated by the antiaging products such as UV absorbers, anti-wrinkle products, anti-stretch products, others and services and therapies. For anti-aging, the cosmetics are commercially available products that can be used to improve the appearance of the skin. People are constantly demanding for more effective products that can essentially beautify the appearance and has resulted in augmented basic science research and product development in the cosmetics industry.

According to news provided by Stempeutics Research Pvt. Ltd., in July 2015, Cipla (India) launched a new anti-aging product which uses human bio-active factors. The product was launched with a brand name Cutisera, developed by Stempeutics. This product will be used for reducing fine lines and wrinkles, lightening dark spots, evening skin tone, improving skin firmness and improving skin hydration.

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The global antiaging products and services market is segmented based on product, therapies and services and geographical segments.

Based on product, the market is segmented into UV absorbers, anti-wrinkle products, anti-stretch products and others.

Based on therapies and services, the market is segmented into eye-lid surgery, abdominoplasty, hormone replacement therapy, breast augmentation, liposuction, gene therapy, injectable skin, botox, telomere based therapy, rejuvenation and dermal fillers, sclerotherapy, anti-pigmentation therapy, hair restoration services and chemical peels.

Based on geography, the market report covers data points for 28 countries across multiple geographies namely North America & South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and, Middle East & Africa. Some of the major countries covered in this report are U.S., Canada, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, China, India, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and, Brazil among others.

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The global antiaging products and services market is highly fragmented and the major players have used various strategies such as new product launches, expansions, agreements, joint ventures, partnerships, acquisitions, and others to increase their footprints in this market. The report includes market shares of antiaging products and services market for global, Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and South America.

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Global Antiaging Products and Services Market analysis report is a historical overview and all-inclusive study on the current & future market of the Healthcare industry. This market study has been analyzed and takes into account the CAGR of the market, valuation, volume, revenue including historical and forecast, sales (current and future), and other significant factors related to the global market. Antiaging Products and Services Market business document puts forward an in-depth assessment of each crucial aspect of the worldwide market that relates to the market size, market share, market growth factor, key vendors, revenue, top regions, industry trends, product demand, sales volume, capacity, cost structure & expansion in the market.

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The global antiaging products and services market is segmented based on product, therapies and services and geographical segments.

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Peter Alfond Foundation endows $48 million dollars for community health in the Kennebec Valley – WABI

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - The Peter Alfond Foundation has made a $48 million investment to support community health in the Kennebec Valley region.

A $40 million endowment will allow MaineGeneral Health to support preventive health programs, including the expansion of services for the newly renamed 'Peter Alfond Prevention and Healthy Living Center.'

The center provides free and low cost classes on healthy cooking, physical activity, and more.

It will also provide for a team of community health workers who will go to worksites and other locations to provide services.

MaineGeneral Health administration noted the funding comes at a critical time, allowing them to focus operational dollars on COVID-19 response without neglecting community health initiatives.

Another eight-million dollar endowment will go to the Alfond Youth and Community Center in Waterville.

Barbara Crowley, MD, Peter Alfond Foundation Endowment Leader for MaineGeneral Health says it's a gift that will continue long into the future.

"We'll take five percent a year, and if we're good stewards of this money, it will go on for generations. So what we start here today will matter for three and four and five generations. So I feel very lucky to have this opportunity. This community is very lucky, and we are very grateful to the children of Peter Alfond."

Ken Walsh, CEO of the Alfond Youth & Community Center says the endowment is going to make a huge difference."This gift will continue to cement our relationship with MaineGeneral Health and bring the best practices of wellness to central Maine."

The Peter Alfond Foundation also provided ten million dollars in endowments to the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico and two million dollars to the Teaching Kitchen Collaborative in Massachusetts.

Safe, healthy living conditions to citizens is right to life: SC – The Nation

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday issued a written order of the coronavirus suo moto case and urged the government to take urgent measures for tackling risks crisis from the virus.

It is obvious that this coronavirus (Covid-19) has come as an additional burden on the government of Pakistan and the manner in which this virus has started spreading in Pakistan, has set the alarm bell ringing. This virus being new, there was no readiness of the government to deal with the same, nor the necessary medical equipment were available to face the growing number of infected cases, read the written order issued by the five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed during the hearing of the suo motu case related to the coronavirus crisis in the country.

The written order further stated that the government did take immediate steps to tackle this virus and mitigate its effects on the people of Pakistan, and in this regard, a colossal amount of money was diverted and utilized.

We admit that Pakistan has a struggling economy and coronavirus (Covid-19) made it more staggering. However, we note that the people of Pakistan have a fundamental right, namely, right to life, under which Government of Pakistan is required to provide to the people of Pakistan safe and healthy living conditions, it added.

Referring to Article 149 (1) and (4), the order further stated that the executive authority of all the provinces are mandatorily required to be exercised so as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive authority of the federation and the executive authority of the federation shall extend to giving directions to provinces, as may appear necessary to the government.

The executive authority of the federation shall also extend to giving of directions to provinces as to the manner in which the executive authority of the provinces is to be exercised for the purpose of preventing any grave menace to the peace or tranquility or economic life of Pakistan or any part thereof.

Obviously, the coronavirus (Covid-19) is a grave menace to the peace, tranquility and economic life of Pakistan, and thus, the executive authority of the federation shall stand extended to giving of the directions to the provinces to prevent the menace, the order maintained.

The court also directed that salaries of all the sanitary staff should be paid by all the governments and local governments including, HDA.

The pension of the sanitary staff shall also be paid. The salaries and pensions shall be released and paid in full within two days. The conditions of sanitary staff, employed by the contractors, shall also be examined. The sanitary, being a core work of the government, we fail to understand as to how this work is being done by awarding contracts. Apparently, such contracts are mere sham contracts and this court on the next date of hearing will examine this issue.

All government departments are further directed in the order to file copies of the contracts with the contractors employing sanitary employees before the court. All their dues shall also be paid by the contractors positively within two days and if not done so by the contractors, the same be done by the respective governments. Let a compliance report in this regard be also submitted to the court, the order added. The court will resume hearing of the case on June 8.

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Healthy Eating And Lifestyle Modifications – Modern Ghana

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Prof Baldwin

It is better to fight this battle fully armored as established in the last article rings a deafening bell. This bell churns no other sound than that of healthy living and lifestyle changes.

Healthy living and lifestyle modifications are mainly denoted by adaptation to healthy eating and appropriate dietary habits.

As a Dietician and Nutrition expert in Ghana, I must admit that a huge chunk of the population hardly sees the need of identifying discrepancies in dietary patterns which is worrisome to denote as an acknowledgement of the problem is the first step to achieving dietary and lifestyle modifications.

The average Ghanaian meal consists of a 70:30 ratio of starchy Carbohydrates to Protein. In extreme cases, an 85:15 ratio of the above nutrients respectively.

There is absolutely no doubt of the importance of starchy carbohydrates in our meal, however, evidenced-based nutrition researches have pointed out the connection between overconsumption of starchy carbohydrates and the rise of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, etc.

This is a cause for alarm especially in settings like Ghana, where starchy carbohydrates make up the bulk of our meals.

Could that be a reason for the current rise in lifestyle conditions especially diabetes among all age groups in Ghana? Unfortunately, I can not pinpoint that alone as the ultimate cause in the rise of NCDs as age, race, genetic factors and family history can be contributing risk factors.

What I do know and can attest to, however, is the positive role of healthy and balanced meals in the fight against lifestyle diseases. A healthy balanced meal will provide you with adequate fuel to go through the day and perform a daily activity with sharpness, accuracy, and efficiency.

This is because a balanced diet contains the entire food nutrients in the right proportion, tailored to meet our daily nutritional requirements.

In a balanced meal, nonstarchy carbohydrates which is basically vegetables should form the largest portion of that meal, starchy carbohydrates such as our banku, rice, yam, fufu, should be taken in moderate quantities followed by protein, whether a first-class (egg, meat, fish, etc) or second class (nuts and legumes).

Sources of fat and oil should be carefully analyzed. Quantities of lipids in food should be limited as much as possible.

Fruits are essential for the provision of various vitamins and minerals and should be consumed frequently especially in these times as the quest for immune boosts are on the rise.

The quantity of these fruits, however, should be taken into consideration as overconsumption of fructose over long periods of time can be detrimental to our health.

The appropriate adjustments in 3 dimensions of healthy eating, namely, Time, Quality, and Quantity go a long way in the actualization of positive dietary modifications.

Contextualizing healthy living and eating in the Ghanaian setting as purpose in this article will never be complete without local examples of this said meal.

Below is a sample menu of balanced Ghanaian meals. These meals are unquantified general examples and not targeted at any group of persons. I will like to encourage all persons with lifestyle diseases to seek help from a professional such as a Dietician for the planning of a quantified, standardized, individualized dietary plan as per your personal caloric needs, medical conditions, and dietary goals.

The writer Ama Pokua Opoku Afriyie, RD. LD. is a Registered and Licensed Dietician

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