Mushroom to maintain your weight
Eating a mushroom-rich breakfast may result in less hunger and a greater feeling of fullness, thereby helping you avoid consuming extra calories later, new research suggests. The findings, published in the journal Appetite, suggest that meat can be replaced by mushroom in some meals for a satiating, protein-rich diet. “As with previously published research, this study indicates there may be both a nutritional and satiating benefit to either substituting mushrooms for meat in some meals or replacing some of the meat with mushrooms,” said study author Joanne Slavin, Professor at the University of Minnesota in the US. Because protein appears to be the most satiating macronutrient according to the scientific literature, researchers wanted to match the amount of protein in the mushroom and meat interventions to essentially control for the influence of protein on satiety. After matching the mushroom and meat by protein content, both ended up containing comparable amounts of calories as well.
Medicine for postoperative shivering
A new study suggests that postoperative shivering can be reduced by acetaminophen. Acetaminophen, such as Tylenol is a pain reliever and a fever reducer. Its intake during surgery may reduce the incidence of postoperative shivering. It is a common side effect that a patient happens to suffer chills while regaining consciousness after surgery. Scientists believe it may be related to the body cooling down. lead study author, Takahiro Tadokoro, a physician anesthesiologist at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan, said, “Postoperative shivering is a frequent complication in patients recovering from general anesthesia. It causes significant pain and discomfort.”
Vaping could trigger lung disease
Beware, vaping can be as bad as cigarettes, as it can cause similar deadly lung diseases, warns a study. According to researchers, e-cigarettes appear to trigger unique immune responses which cigarettes also trigger, according to a new research. Senior study author Mehmet Kesimer from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and co-authors report findings from what they believe is the first study to use human airway samples to explore the harmful effects of e-cigarettes. “There is confusion about whether e-cigarettes are ‘safer’ than cigarettes because the potential adverse effects of e-cigarettes are only beginning to be studied,” Dr Kesimer stated. A 2016 Surgeon General’s report found that e-cigarette use increased by 900 percent among high school students from 2011 to 2015.