Health Basics – Page 5 – Harleys Limited

Dec 12 Comments Off

Antimalarial drug can help treat Covid-19, study shows

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Research has established that an antimalarial drug shortens the time the virus remains in the bodies of Covid-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms. The results, published early December in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases and International Journal of...

Sep 29 Comments Off

Men’s Nutritional Requirements

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Nutrition needs differ with gender and age. A healthy diet for a man is different from a healthy diet for a woman. In addition, what a middle-aged male needs from his food for good health and growth differs from what...

Sep 07 Comments Off

Vitamin D

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Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth, and muscles healthy. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone deformities such as rickets in children, and...

Sep 07 Comments Off

What is vitamin A and what does it do?

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Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in many foods. Vitamin A is important for normal vision, the immune system, and reproduction. Vitamin A also helps the heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs work properly. There are...

Aug 31 Comments Off

Nutritional requirements for Children between 5-12 yrs.

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The common feature of childhood and adolescence is that all these age groups are undergoing rapid growth and development. This in turn poses a heavy demand for their nutritional requirements. Small children and infants do not have a well-developed body...