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Passive Smokers Pregnant women can be a baby weighing Lower Body

How real danger of pregnant women as passive smoker? The results of the latest research from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology May 2008 edition, revealed that in 30 minutes in a smoky room can cause damage to blood vessels severe enough. So will increase the risk of heart disease.
Negative Impact. Similar expressed dr Sofani Munzila SpOG from YPR Hospital Menteng, Central Jakarta. “The danger is like passive smokers with current smokers. The influence of the most common of fetuses born with low weight, premature births, miscarriages, disruption of supply of oxygen from mother to fetus, vascular disorders,” he went on to explain paparnya.Lebih possible effects long term that can happen, “oxygen supply conditions that are less good and low weight, can affect automatically kemantangan organ development (maturity). And if the delivery of oxygen to the brain are blocked, may cause interference with the intelligence of the child later,” he explained. Women graduates of the University of Indonesia was even admitted that passive smokers suffer precisely twice than the smokers themselves. “For pregnant women inhale smoke and fumes main side effect. The main smoke smoke that is inhaled directly into smokers’ lungs and the blow back. The smoke of a side of smoke produced by the burning end of cigarettes,” he explained. Toxic Smoke And, what the content of cigarette smoke? Apparently, cigarette smoke contains about 4000 toxic chemicals, 43 of them are carcinogenic (causing cancer). Hazardous substances contained in cigarette smoke including nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide (CO) and so on. Nicotine can damage the heart and blood circulation. In addition, nicotine addiction also makes the wearer. Tar contains toxic chemicals that can damage lung cells and cause cancer. While carbon monoxide can result in reduced ability to carry blood oksigen.Perbanyak Consumption of Vitamin C and E confirms the content Sofani cigarette smoke is a pollutant that can result in teratogenik effects (trigger disorders or abnormalities in the fetus). Therefore, if pregnant women are often exposed to smoke, it is recommended to consume antioxidant drugs. “Obstetricians would need to consider how he was given medication antioxidants. So, must be considered and each case is different,” ulasnya. He added, “Usually the doctor will provide vitamin C and E. For the best antioxidants found in both. So pregnant women are advised to eat lots of fruits and vegetables.”

Increased fiber intake against abdominal fat

Increased fiber intake against abdominal fat

Eat more fiber can have a major impact in reducing the waist of the young United States, new research shows.

Adolescents who increased their consumption of fiber in their diets over a period of two years had a significant decrease in the amount of fat around their waists, while young people who reduced their consumption to increase, said Dr. Jaimie N. Davis, of the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California in Los Angeles and colleagues.

Davis and his team were investigating the belly fat, which is the most dangerous type of body fat, since the higher accumulation of it in the waist, the greater the risk the possibility of diabetes and heart disease.

The investigators evaluated 85 overweight children and girls 11 to 17, who had to fill out a questionnaire about their eating habits and then report on their diet two years later, at this stage of life, the diets of some young people tend worse, Davis said.

The fiber intake was reduced by 3 grams per 1,000 calories consumed on average 46 of the study participants, while it increased by the same average amount in 35 others.

Abdominal fat increased by 21 percent of study participants were eating less fiber, but young people who increased their fiber intake had a 4 percent reduction in belly fat.

Fiber intake is recommended for young people, is 14 grams per 1,000 calories consumed, or about 25 to 30 grams per day.

The study findings appear in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.