Antibiotic therapy promotes obesity in infants
An antibiotic therapy in the first months of life may affect on the metabolism of the children so that their risk of later developing obesity will enlarged. It is findings of a recent study from US. An antibiotic therapy in infancy may later promote obesity. This is indicated by an American study, which one was carried out more than with 10,000 babies. Accordingly, children who were exposed to antibiotic therapy in the ege to the sixth month of life, get higher risk develop of obesity than others. While obesity is often associated with an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise, the problem is probably more complex, as claims investigator Leonardo Trasande. While it is a result of the study not proofs direct causal relationship between treatment with antibiotics and the subsequent development of overweight. However, the study authors suggest...
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Vitamin D deficiencies despite sun?
Studies show that 80-90 percent of the population have a defect in the so-called solar vitamin D, especially during the winter months. Since then recommends the American Nutrition Society adults, preventive 800 International Units (IU), taken in the form of supplements. But what about the summer? Some time ago it became known that vitamin D plays a crucial role for the organism than assumed so far. Strictly speaking it is not a vitamin, but a precursor of the hormone calcitriol, which can make the skin using sunlight (UVB) rays themselves. The body surface thus functions as a gland, as so-called endocrine organ. Meanwhile, it is well established that copes with a balanced vitamin D levels both cardiovascular disease than can achieve a positive effect on the immune system. Even from a preventive effect in relation to various forms of...
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Shift work disrupts intestinal flora
Shift work and differences in time among traveling are burden for the organism. A study has now shown that they can even negatively affect the intestinal flora – with manifold consequences. We know that shift work and the frequent changes of time zones bring not only tired but also promote obesity and metabolic disorders such as diabetes. Why this is so still not clear. Now American scientists have found that the intestinal flora may be involved in these changes. The researchers discover that initially by experiments on mice, if changed the composition of the intestinal flora during the day, changed bacteria in the intestinal flora and their activity depending on the time of day watching. Alternate day-night rhythm promotes obesity. In a second step, the scientists kept the animals at irregular light and dark conditions and fed them at...
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Conscious and the unconscious – Who controls whom?
“The ego is not master in its own house” – Sigmund Freud’s famous dictum. The generally known how much our actions and thinking is controlled by unconscious processes. But apparently our unconscious awareness also can be checked. That our consciousness is directed to a large extent by unconscious processes, there is no doubt. But how strong is the influence and the opportunities that we have? And vice versa: can we consciously control our unconscious, there is a questions. A new study has brought an interesting contribution to the debate. With the help of measurements of brain activity in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers have shown that conscious intentions can control the work of our automated systems in the brain. The scientists demonstrated for the first time that such resolutions can control the unconscious flow of information in the brain....
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Side effects of birth control pills
The choice of a contraceptive method is a very personal decision. But it is above all extremely important for health reasons. Among the most popular contraceptive measures include the birth control pill. The biggest advantages of this solution are its high efficiency and comfortable handling. Few know, however, what side effects associated taking pills. How the pill can affect the choice of partner. It is a well known fact that the smell when choosing a partner plays a major role. This includes the scents that you cannot consciously perceive such as pheromones (a few years ago, researchers discovered that a certain olfactory nerve, called “nerve O” is responsible for the perception of pheromones).Nerve O has endings in the nasal cavity, but the fibers go directly to the sexual regions of the brain. Since Nerv O influenced your olfactory cortex,...
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