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This week’s episode of “1mg Health News” brings you top 8 Headlines of the week followed by “Expert Talk” on E-Cigarettes Ban in India.

We will be joined by Dr Anant Mohan, HoD, Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, AIIMS Delhi and Dr Ravi Mehrotra, CEO - Indian Cancer Research Consortium, ICMR DHR.

Headlines:

1) India's cabinet has announced a ban on the production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes, saying they pose a risk to health.

We will discuss what an e cigarette is and if this practice was safe?
Whether E-cigarette is less harmful than smoking, and if so, could it be an effective tool for tobacco harm reduction and cessation?

2) Indian packaged food least healthy in world: survey by George Institute for Global Health

India’s packaged foods and drinks were found to be the most energy-dense (kilojoule content 1515 kJ/100 g) in a survey of 12 countries, according to George Institute for Global Health.

3) 16:8 fasting diet actually works, finds the study at the University of Illinois

Spend 16 hours of each day consuming nothing but unsweetened beverages like water, coffee, and tea. The remaining eight-hour window is when you eat all of your meals and snacks. On each day, you restrict your eating to an 8-10 hour “eating window” where you can fit in 2-3 or more meals.

4) Diphtheria cases on the rise in India. Immunise your kids.

Make sure to immunise your newborn with pentavalent vaccine at 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5 months of age, Then DPT booster 1 at 16-23 months of age and booster 2 at five years of age. It is recommended to get them immunised with Td at 10 and 16 years of age

5) Polio back in Philippines 19 years after WHO had declared it Polio Free - India cannot afford to be complacent

- Philippines is again tackling Polio outbreak 19 years after it was declared Polio free by World Health Organisation

- India was announced Polio free in 2014 but Philippines outbreak shows that we cannot get complacent. Continuing our immunisation drive for all children less than five years of age, sanitation, surveillance, and shifting to injectable IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine), can go a long way in ensuring that Polio doesn’t come back in India.

6) Smart sleepwear: Introducing 'Phyjama,' a physiological-sensing Pajama

- University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed physiological-sensing textiles that can be woven or stitched into sleep garments they have dubbed "Phyjamas."

- Particularly useful for monitoring elderly patients, many of whom suffer from sleep disorders

7) Eating Mushrooms may help cut prostate cancer risk

A study in Japan showed that men who ate mushrooms once or twice a week is associated with an eight per cent lower risk of prostate cancer and consuming three or more times per week was associated with a 17 per cent lower risk.

8) Lancet study reveals that higher intakes of dietary fibre protect against heart related diseases, type 2 diabetes, and colorectal and breast cancer.

Observational studies and clinical trials conducted over nearly 40 years reveal the health benefits of eating at least 25 to 29 gram or more of dietary fiber a day, according to a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

We will keep bringing similar updates! Stay Tuned with 1mg Health News!

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