HealthAhead of World Diabetes Day, specialists at a seminar at Chattogram Diabetic General Hospital said little exercise, fast food, too much sugar and long hours on phones are putting many young people at risk of diabetes.
EnvironmentAmsterdam this year became the first capital to ban billboards for meat and fossil fuels; a climate psychologist says advertising shapes what feels normal, but a ban works best alongside other measures.
Fatty liver is not limited to drinkers or overweight people, says Dr Najma Akhter, associate professor at Marks Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, who sets out eight widely held misconceptions.
HealthA study in Science found that people whose gut microbiome was more inflammatory, a pattern correlated with diets high in fat and food additives, were more likely to run a fever after an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine. Antibody responses were not affected.
HealthAdults need 0.8 g of protein per kilogram of body weight a day, 56 g for a 70 kg person, which a balanced diet supplies; protein shakes help only those whose needs food does not meet.
HealthIn a Jagannath University Press Club survey of 600 students, only 7 went to bed before midnight and only 16 per cent ate three meals a day; a university doctor warns of long-term health risks.
HealthCheap-meal videos are shaping how people eat; an Institute of Public Health doctor and a nutritionist say creators should give relevant health information and check any claim that a food is healthy.
With colon cancer rising among younger people, gastroenterologist Saurabh Sethi advises moderate coffee, calcium-rich food, cutting processed meat, more fibre and regular screening after 45.
