General

The thyroid gland is located in the throat region, in front of trachea and below the lynx. Its principal hormones are thyroxin and calcitonin. For the synthesis of thyroid hormones, iodine is an essential raw material. Ingested iodine is converted to iodine (suitable form) and absorbed. Small amounts of iodine are excreted in the bile and appear in feces, but 98% of the absorbed iodine is taken up by thyroid or excreted in the urine. The thyroid iodide uptake is about 75ugm / day at normal rate of hormone synthesis and secretion in man. The normal plasma iodide level is about 0.3ugm / 100ml.

The absence of Vitamin-C from human diet causes scurvy in three or four months. Major symptoms of this disease are general weakness, swelling of gums and loosening of the teeth, many small hemorrhages into the skin and mucus membranes, and brittleness of bones. If not soon treated the disease is fatal. In the absence of Vitamin-C the capillary walls become fragile or abnormally permeable, causing extracasation of blood into the tissues.

Vitamins were discovered when it was observed that diets adequate in calories, essential amino acids fats and minerals failed to maintain health. The term vitamin has now come to refer to any organic dietary constituent necessary for life, health and growth, which does not function by supplying energy. There are minor differences in metabolism between mammalian species and not in another. Most of the vitamins have important function in intermediary metabolism of various organic systems.

With slimming pills gaining popularity among teeny-boppers, a new form of addiction seems to be catching on along with health problems like bulimia and anorexia. Several figure-conscious teenagers are being treated for this addiction at the Vidyasagar Institure for Mental Health and Neurosciences (VIMHANS). A large number of school and college students have already been brought for treatment at the institute’s out-patient department. Aiming to achieve model-like hour-glass figures, the children consume up to four slimming pills a day.

Diet Pills

Calories Expended in Various Activities
(Per Hour)
1. Sitting at rest : 300
2. Standing : 40
3. Running : 500
4. Cycling : 175
5. Boxing : 800
6. Sweeping floor : 100
7. Typewriting : 40
8. Writing : 30
9. Tailoring : 75-80

Obesity is a major problem not only in developed countries, but also in developing countries today. As of now, there is not a single drug which can effectively tackle obesity. It is said that Fat man were more likely to get sick and die early than thinner ones. People with central obesity should reduce it. The principle is that one’s abdominal measurement should not exceed one’s chest measurement.

The main causes for obesity

Studies show that in some cases the problem stems from early childhood. The number of fat cells in the body is apparently determined earlier in life. When babies or small children are overfed, abnormally large number of fat cells is formed. Later in life these fat cells may be fully stocked with excess lipids or may be shrunken, but they are always there. People with such increased numbers of fat cells are thought to be more liable to obesity than those with normal numbers.

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To get Slim - Kiss your Beloved
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London, Feb.14 (AFP). The good Valentine’s Day news from British medicine today was that kissing, done right, can burn as many calories as swimming about 600 an hour.