Western nutrition and the insulin resistance syndrome: a link to breast cancer

Article Abstract:

Studies linking the risk of developing breast cancer to the evidence of insulin resistance syndrome and its concomitants were reviewed. The evidence reviewed indicates that both breast cancer and the metabolic abnormalities associated with the insulin resistance syndrome are polygenic and multifactorial in origin. Experimental evidence also indicates that hyperinsulinaemia and its concomitants can increase the risk of developing breast cancer. It is thus concluded that changes in nutrition and lifestyle to enhance insulin sensitivity may also reduce breast cancer risk in women.

Care and treatment, Breast cancer, Insulin resistance

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Nutrition, anaemia, geohelminth infection and school achievement in rural Jamaican primary school children

Article Abstract:

A study of 800 Jamaican schoolchildren was conducted to find out whether nutritional status, anemia and geohelminth infections are related to school achievement and attendance. Results associated anemia and infections with Trichuris trichiura and Ascaris lumbricoides with lower achievement levels in arithmetic, spelling and reading. Meanwhile, both anemia and Ascaris infection were associated with poorer school attendance. These imply that, in increasing school achievement levels in developing countries, the health and nutritional status of children must also be considered.

Health aspects, Food and nutrition, Academic achievement, Rural children, Jamaica

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Anaemia in pregnancy - a cross-sectional study in Singapore

Article Abstract:

The most common cause of anaemia in pregnancy is iron deficiency anaemia, according to research undertaken among women who gave birth at the National University Hospital in Singapore in 1993. Of the 571 anaemic women at delivery, 81.3% were diagnosed as having iron deficiency anaemia, while folic acid deficiency as a cause of anaemia accounted for only 0.4% of the women with anaemia. It was found that the most significant risk factor for developing anaemia in pregnancy was a history of anaemia in a previous pregnancy.

Pregnancy, Anemia in pregnancy

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