According to a survey report, a majority of young people in UK is not aware of the harms that junk food can cause to their health.

The survey, conducted by the British Heart Foundation, shows that almost 73 percent youngsters( aged 8-15) were ignorant of the fact junk foods can possibly reduce their life span.

While 45 percent seemed to believe that developing tooth problem, increasing body weight and getting spots were the only problems that could occur because of these foods.

Some studies suggest that more than two thirds of children would be overweight by 2050.

Currently, nearly one-third of young (aged 10-11) are overweight. Experts have shown concerned over it and say that nowadays children might have a shorter life span than their parents had.

High blood pressure (quite well-known as a silent killer) is considered as one the biggest risk factors for heart disease and if you are conscious about their heart health, you definitely need to keep your blood pressure under control.

Proper medication is, undoubtedly, a great help, but there are some other ways that can be very handy to keep your blood pressure under control that include:

1. Smoking is injurious to your overall health and blood pressure is no exception, so avoid doing that.

   

World Health Organization (WHO) shows concerns as foodborne disease seem to be on increase not only is developing, but also in the developed countries of the world.

In China, the contaminated milk became the cause of four deaths and kidney problems in over 50,000 children, while in America; more than 1,400 people fell ill due to salmonella’s outbreak.

According to Jorgen Schlundt, who is director of food safety in WHO, “We need to make more research to find out how many deaths and how much sicknesses originate from tainted foods.”

According to some estimates, viruses, parasites, bacteria and chemicals that are introduced along food chains originate almost 30% of new infectious diseases.

Symptoms of dementia are different in different patients as they depend on the cause and affected area of the patient’s brain. The earliest and most noticeable symptom is memory loss usually. Some other key symptoms of dementia are as follow:

1. Not be able to recognize familiar places and people
2. To have difficulty in finding the right words to name objects or express thoughts
3. To perform simple calculations with great difficulty
4. Having difficulty in planning and carrying out tasks like following a recipe, writing a letter and balancing a check book.
5. Not be able to control moods or behavior. Depression, aggression or agitation may occur.
6. Not taking interest in personal care like bathing or grooming.