Breakfast sets you up for the day...and your LIFE

• In 1981, researchers asked teenagers to record their breakfast habits
• The same participants were asked to undergo a health tests 27 years later
• Young people who ate poor breakfasts were 68% more likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome as adults
• Metabolic syndrome is a collective term for diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity

Eating a poor breakfast in your teenage years can inflict long-lasting damage on your health almost three decades later, according to a new report. Swedish researchers found that people who ate poor breakfasts during adolescence displayed more signs of metabolic syndrome 27 years later, compared with those who ate more substantial breakfasts.

Metabolic syndrome is the medical term for a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, and it can cause an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. 

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By studying the same group of participants 27 years apart, researchers in Sweden found that skipping breakfast, or eating poorly in the morning, during adolescence increases the risk of diabetes and obesity by up to 68 per cent in adults Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2548678/Breakfast-sets-day-LIFE-Missing-morning-meals-increases-risk-diabetes-obesity-later-life.html

When 'good' cholesterol turns BAD

• Good' cholesterol can become dysfunctional and lose its protective properties - when this happens it starts to promote inflammation
• Protein in 'good' cholesterol oxidises in artery walls and stops promoting to cardiovascular health but starts to cause coronary artery disease
• People with higher blood levels of dysfunctional 'good' cholesterol are at greater risk of heart disease

Everyone knows they should avoid ‘bad' cholesterol but new research suggests even ‘good' cholesterol is not as innocent as it may seem.

U.S. researchers have discovered that so-called ‘good' cholesterol can turn bad. They say the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) – or ‘good' cholesterol – can become dysfunctional, lose its protective properties and start to encourage inflammation and the clogging of arteries.

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'Good cholesterol' - such as that found in olive oil and avocados - can turn bad and cause arteries to become clogged

The researchers, at the Cleveland Clinic, say the benefits of ‘good' cholesterol have been reported extensively but that all clinical trials of drugs designed to raise ‘good' cholesterol levels have failed to show that it improves heart health. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2546606/When-good-cholesterol-turns-BAD-Substance-clog-arteries-cause-heart-disease-researchers-claim.html

The AAA pacemaker: It's the size of a small battery and takes just seven minutes to fit

• The first six Britons have been fit with no leads pacemaker Nanostim
• The new pacemaker is the tenth of the size of a traditional pacemaker
• It takes under ten minutes to fit, compared to the current 45 minutes

The first six British patients have been implanted with  a wireless pacemaker – smaller than an AAA battery – that is set to revolutionise the treatment of heart disease. Standard pacemakers, which have changed little since 1958, regulate the pulse by sending electrical impulses into the heart via leads from a battery pack, implanted under the collarbone.

The Nanostim, which has no leads, is a tenth of the size of the traditional device and sits permanently in one of the chambers of the heart. It can take under ten minutes to position, compared with up to 45 minutes for an old-style pacemaker.

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It is inserted through a vein via an incision in the leg, leaving no scars, and held in place by a screw-like anchor, which grips the inner wall of the heart. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2545849/The-AAA-pacemaker-Its-size-small-battery-takes-just-seven-minutes-fit-revolutionary-device-new-hear-millions.html

End of the diabetes jab? New insulin implant controls blood glucose levels without injections

• The wristwatch-size device can be surgically implanted into the abdomen
• It contains a reservoir of insulin held in place by a gel barrier
• When glucose levels in the body rise, the gel liquefies and releases insulin into the body - just like a normally functioning pancreas would do
• As it lowers the glucose levels, the gel hardens again preserving the reservoir - the insulin reservoir has to be topped up every two weeks
• Human trials are set to begin in 2016 and the first implants could take place on the NHS within a decade

Insulin injections for diabetics could soon be a thing of the past thanks to the creation of a revolutionary new implant. The device, which has been created by British scientists, works like an artificial pancreas by releasing insulin into the bloodstream.

It can be implanted into the abdomen from where it releases a precise amount of insulin meaning injections are no longer needed.

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A new abdominal implant could spell the end of insulin injections for people with diabetes

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2545180/The-end-diabetes-jabs-New-insulin-implant-controls-blood-glucose-levels-without-injections.html

Top 11 “Diet” Foods That Make You Fat Instead of Thin

Nutrition is full of all sorts of lies, myths and misconceptions. What people believe to be true is often the exact opposite of the truth. Here are 11 “diet” foods that are actually making people fatter.

1. Breakfast Cereals

So-called “healthy” cereals are the worst foods you can possibly eat at the start of the day. They are usually loaded with sugar and refined carbs, which are some of the most fattening ingredients in existence Read more:http://authoritynutrition.com/top-11-diet-foods-that-make-you-fat/