Jasleen Abrol ¹, P. Khanna ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, Home Science College, Punjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Smoking is a global problem. The prevalence of tobacco smoking is on the increase in all developing countries. Cigarette smoking is a principal cause of preventable disease and premature death. Condemned as "the doer of evil, the giver of diseases and the cause of ruin", smoking has extracted a heavy toll on the individual and community alike.

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Shalini Bansal ¹, P. Khanna ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, Home Science College, Panjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Peptic ulcer is one of the most common diseases in developed countries as revealed by morbidity surveys. It is now believed that a large proportion of peptic ulcers are initiated by infection with H. pylori. According to Mera the natural habitat of this bacterial organism is the stomach. It is believed to be transmitted primarily by faecal-oral route.

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Aarti Sukhija ¹, P. Khanna ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, Home Science College, Punjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

A cataract is any opacity of the lens, whether it is a small local opacity or a complete loss of transparency. The etiologic factor may be trauma, inflammation, metabolic or nutritional defects, radiation damage or simply an advanced senile change. Cataract is the single largest cause of blindness in the world. It blinds an estimated 17 million people. Cataract surgery, however is probably the single most effective operation performed in the whole of medicine and certainly one of the most common. When we consider cataract as a "global" problem, we are referring to "senile" cataract, a type assumed to be age-related.

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I. Garg ¹, P. Khanna ¹

Affiliations
1 Punjab University, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Home Science College, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Vegetarians live longer and Healthier life. This idea is supported by the Berlin vegetarian study, which was begun in 1985 at the Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology of the German Health Office in Berlin. Furthermore, the endurance of a vegetarian is three times that of a non-vegetarian. The vegetarians had lower values of uric acid in their blood and are less in danger of suffering from gout. Their kidneys also function better for the same reason. The risk factors associated with the cardio-vascular disorders and cancer occurs less often. Some doctors have pointed out that strict vegetarian diet may result in lack of vitamin B₁₂, some other proteins and nutrients, but their cholesterol level is very low. The cholesterol level also depends upon the physical activity. If the non-vegetarians, do exercise daily, the chances of increased cholesterol and that of diseases associated with it will be lesser.

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P. Nanda ¹, P. Khanna ¹

Affiliations
1 Home Science College, Punjab University, Chandigarh, IN

Abstract

Potato (Solanum tubrosum) is one of the few foods that are capable of nourishing the great populations of the world. Beneath its skin are liberal stores of not only energy but also of nitrogen, high quality protein, valuable minerals such as iron and magnesium and essential vitamins.

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