Over 400 million people worldwide live with diabetes. More than 1.9 billion adults are obese. If we break this down it means that over 650 million of 18 year old adults or older, 41 million children under the age of 5, and over 340 million children and adolescents, between ages 5 and 19 years, are overweight. These staggering figures are likely to continue increasing if people don’t change their lifestyle.
The good news is that there is no reason to be sad if you are diabetic or obese and you cannot resist delicious cakes. Are you dreaming of a life where eating sweets will not affect your body weight? Your dream has come true. Allulose, a very new sweetener, does not affect the levels of blood sugar and is almost zero calorie.
Read moreLast month we celebrated World Cancer Day. There isn’t much awareness. Almost everyone has heard about this disease yet most seem to know very little about it. Cancer is a condition wherein cells start growing and dividing in an uncontrolled manner. It is a leading cause of death worldwide. 9.6 million deaths were estimated to be caused by cancer alone in 2018. 70% of these deaths were noticed in low- and middle-income countries. Smoking is the most serious risk factor and has led to 22% of cancer related complications.
The starting point of cancer is gene change, which can trigger just one or a few cells to grow and multiply faster than the normal cells. This can lead to a growth or extrusion known as tumor. This event usually starts in a specific part of the body, but in most cases, cancer cells begin to spread to the surrounding healthy cells, tissues, and organs.
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