Thursday, July 20, 2017
Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Pledged To Spend Rs.118 Million To Introduce New Anti Dengue Bacteria To Sri Lanka
Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Julia Bishop has stated today(20) that the Australian government due to spend Rs.118 million to introduce the latest Dengue control method "Wolbachia" Australian Bacteria to Sri Lanka .
The Monash University in Australia in collaboration with the Ministry Of Health in Sri Lanka due to introduce the Bacteria as a Dengue control method here after successful trials ,Australian Foreign Minister has stressed during her meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena today(20)at President's House in Colombo .
The Bacteria which dismantle the Dengue Mosquito successfully tested in Australia and countries like Brazil,India,Vietnam ,Colombia,and Indonesia as well she has stated.
Australian Government is due to provide Rs.58 million through World Health Organization to Sri Lanka as an assistance to the Dengue Control Programmes conducted by the government Australian Minister has further stated.
The Monash University in Australia in collaboration with the Ministry Of Health in Sri Lanka due to introduce the Bacteria as a Dengue control method here after successful trials ,Australian Foreign Minister has stressed during her meeting with President Maithripala Sirisena today(20)at President's House in Colombo .
The Bacteria which dismantle the Dengue Mosquito successfully tested in Australia and countries like Brazil,India,Vietnam ,Colombia,and Indonesia as well she has stated.
Australian Government is due to provide Rs.58 million through World Health Organization to Sri Lanka as an assistance to the Dengue Control Programmes conducted by the government Australian Minister has further stated.
Drinking Non-Cow Milk Linked To Shorter Kids, Study Suggests
(CNN)Children
who drink dairy alternatives like soy, almond or rice milks are
slightly shorter than their peers who drink cow's milk, according to a
new study.
The study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
found that each daily cup of non-cow's milk consumed was associated
with 0.4 centimeters (0.15 inches) lower height than average for a
child's age.
"We
found that children who are consuming non-cow's milk like rice, almond
and soy milk tended to be a little bit shorter than children who
consumed cow's milk," said Dr. Jonathon Maguire, the study's lead author
and a pediatrician and researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in
Toronto. "For example, a 3-year-old child consuming three cups of
non-cow's milk relative to cow's milk was on average 1.5 centimeters
shorter."
That's over half an inch difference, which Maguire said is "not a tiny difference when you're 3 years old."
The
study was a cross-section involving 5,034 healthy Canadian children
ranging in age from 2 to 6 years old. The subjects were on average 38
months of age, with 51% being male, and were recruited from nine family
and pediatric health-care practices from December 2008 to September
2015.
Of those participating, about 5% drank exclusively non-cow's milks, and about 84% drank only cow's milk; about 8% drank both and about 3% drank neither.
Maguire said the most surprising finding was "that the amount children were shorter depended on how much they were consuming."
"It's
not like if you're not consuming cow's milk, you're a little shorter,"
he said. "It's more like if you are consuming non-cow's milk, with each
cup that a child consumes, that child on average appears to be a little
bit smaller, a little shorter. That's a bit surprising."
Does it matter if a kid is half an inch shorter at the age of 3? Does it correlate to height in adulthood?
"That's
one remaining question. We don't know if the kids consuming non-cow's
milk, maybe they catch up over time, or maybe they don't. Time's going
to have to tell," he said. "We do know in general as pediatricians that
children who are on a certain percentile line in terms of height tend to
stay on that line for the rest of their childhood and into adulthood."
The findings are sure to add fire to the ongoing debate about the benefits of cow's milk versus dairy alternatives.
Amy
Joy Lanou, a professor of health and wellness at the University of
North Carolina-Asheville who was not involved in the research, said she
had several issues with the study, most notably why only milk
consumption was considered.
"It's
just odd to me why we wouldn't be looking at the overall diets of the
children," Lanou said. "If they're making the claim that it's because
it's the difference in the types of milk the kids are drinking, well,
what else are they eating?"
Lanou,
whose research has led her to believe that cow's milk is "not a
necessary food," said she believes the study makes an improper leap by
implying that taller means healthier.
"Taller
children and heavier children are not necessarily healthier adults, or
even healthier children," she said. "I think they're using height as a
marker for health, and I'm not sure that's appropriate."
Connie Weaver, a professor of nutrition science at Purdue University who was also not involved in the study, said she found it interesting.
"This
is the first study that I recall directly comparing cow milk with
plant-based beverages for a physiological benefit," she wrote in an
email. "We know that some of the plant beverages, almond especially,
have lower protein contents so I have speculated that calcium absorption
may be lower. This would suggest that cow's milk is superior."
However,
she says, "A wrong message would be if people who do not consume cow's
milk would decide to avoid the plant-based milks also."
The
study suggests that one reason for the difference in height might be
that plant-based milks do not stimulate insulin-like growth factor, or
IGF, production as well as cow's milk does. Studies have found that
adults with higher levels of certain IGFs have increased risks of
reproductive cancers.
"Having less IGF may compromise height but that may lower risk of fracture -- and some cancers, too," Weaver said.
Overall,
she would advise parents that "cow's milk may be the best option, but
plant-based beverages provide many needed nutrients like protein,
calcium, magnesium, potassium," which is far better than what most kids
might prefer to drink.
Lanou
would tell parents who are already giving plant-based milks to their
children not to worry -- but to make sure their kids are getting enough
protein from other sources throughout the day.
Maguire said he'd like to see soy, almond and rice milks more tightly regulated to bring the industry, in line with cow's milk.
"As
a consumer and as a parent, you have to be pretty savvy when going to
the grocery store to choose a non-cow's milk beverage that has similar
nutritional value as cow's milk," he said. "Many of those beverages are
marketed as being equivalent to cow's milk when they're not."
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Cabinet Has Approved A Proposal To Ban The Importation Of Several Equipment That Can Affect The Ozone Layer
Cabinet has approved a proposal to ban the
importation of used and refurbished equipment mentioned in Montreal pact which can affect the ozone layer including air conditioners and fridges to the country.
Deep freezers,Water coolers,Ice making machines and vehicle Deep Freezers are included in the list of banned products approved by the Cabinet.
importation of used and refurbished equipment mentioned in Montreal pact which can affect the ozone layer including air conditioners and fridges to the country.
Deep freezers,Water coolers,Ice making machines and vehicle Deep Freezers are included in the list of banned products approved by the Cabinet.
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