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Nutrition: 5 common misconceptions about undernutrition

ing it. We speak of 'undernutrition' as soon as a person does not eat enough to meet his needs. The patient loses weight, muscles and strength. Doctors consider an adult to be undernourished if they lose more than 5% of their body weight in 1 month or more than 10% of their body weight in 6 mo ...

16
Nov
2021

Health: what is an autoimmune disease?

lmingly affected by autoimmune diseases without knowing exactly why. The causes of these diseases are multiple and are not all clearly identified. Doctors favor the genetic track but also environmental. On the one hand, certain genetic characteristics of the immune system would lead to a great ...

11
Apr
2022

Understanding Long Covid in 5 questions.

e patient's daily life. "What are the symptoms of Long Covid?" It is difficult to diagnose this disease because there is no biomarker for Long Covid. Doctors must proceed by elimination and their diagnosis is complicated by the impressive number of possible symptoms (WHO has listed 200!). Among the ...

03
Apr
2023

Sport: Major National Cause 2024

orts physician, involving 10,000 middle school students revealed that over three decades, the physical capacity of an 11-year-old has decreased by 15%. Doctors are also observing cases of heart attacks, diabetes, and depression in under 30s, whereas these were previously common in those over 50. Fo ...

04
Jan
2024

Tanorexia: An Unknown Addiction to Tanning

1- What is tanorexia? The term tanorexia is not very common. And yet, it refers to an addiction well known to doctors and dermatologists. This word, which derives from the verb tan, "to bronze" in English, refers to the addiction to skin tanning. It is also referred to as sun addiction or bronzoma ...

05
Aug
2024

Why the Mediterranean diet is the best in the world

The Mediterranean diet is good for the heart. Since the 1980s, the traditional diet of several Mediterranean countries, including Crete, has been the subject of numerous studies due to its beneficial health effects. The Mediterranean diet is characterized by a significant consumption of cereals, v ...

21
Sep
2007

Antibiotic resistance: how to act to curb it?

What are the causes of antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance began in the 1980s. Doctors discovered that overconsumption of antibiotics led to the emergence of microorganisms resistant to conventional treatments. Antimicrobial resistance is a serious public health issue because if the antib ...

10
Nov
2016

An algorithm to predict the spread of disease

Dot's founder and CEO. 'We can take news of possible outbreaks, little whispers or forums or blogs of hints of some sort of unusual events going on.' Doctors and programmers to analyze and monitor diseases Khan says the algorithm doesn't use social media posts because that data is too inaccurate and ...

30
Jan
2020

Walking: 3 ideas to motivate yourself to walk

1- Participate in a pedibus If you have school-aged children, the solution to walking a little more each day is to participate in a walking bus. This concept, which comes to us from Canada and Australia, involves walking a group of children to school. The group is usually supervised by parents o ...

06
Dec
2021

Solidarity: how to help Ukraine?

ollowing address French Red Cross, CS 20011 59895 Lille Cedex. You can also financially support the NGO Care international, the NGO ACTED, Unicef, Doctors without Borders or the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Note also that the Fondation de France is launching an appeal for generosity ...

15
Mar
2022

Fitness walking: what is the bungy pump?

What is it about? The bungy pump is a variant of Nordic walking or nordic walking, this famous walk with sticks that has many followers in France and around the world. But, unlike classic Nordic walking, this new discipline uses sticks with an internal elastic. These new walking poles were inven ...

29
Apr
2022

Health: what is a hiatal hernia?

), or related to your lifestyle (stress, being overweight, or changes in the diaphragm with age). What are the different types of hiatal hernias? Doctors mainly distinguish two types of hiatal hernias. The most common, which accounts for 90% of cases, is slip hernia. In this case, the gastroe ...

13
June
2022

Balanced meal ideas: a week of easy recipes

ng lightly in the evening with a soup or salad, take inspiration from our balanced meal ideas for your lunch! Fruits and vegetables at every meal Doctors are unanimous on the value of eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Therefore, to reach the recommended amount, these v ...

29
June
2022

Cancers: the exhibition that plays down the disease at the Cité des Sciences

ject, but the Cité des Sciences in Paris has chosen to treat this theme without watering it down and without offending the sensitivity of visitors. Doctors, caregivers but also patients and companions are placed at the heart of this exhibition, which wants to put the human in the foreground rath ...

10
Oct
2022

Glucose revolution: the new diet phenomenon in 5 questions

n presents her glucose revolution method as 'scientific', going so far as to say: 'It looks like magic: yet it is science'. While the promise is appealing, doctors and nutritionists dispute the scientific nature of her miracle method. Indeed, the young woman relies on scientific studies of diabet ...

15
Nov
2022

Festive aperitif: the nolo trend

ries than traditional spirits, most non-alcoholic spirits contain artificial sugars and flavors intended to mimic the taste of the original drink. Doctors and addictologists have mixed feelings about these drinks. Indeed, these new products maintain some confusion with alcoholic beverages, especi ...

15
Dec
2022

Thermotherapy: in case of pain, should I use hot or cold?

d to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia! Cold also has an anesthetic effect, as it decreases the conduction speed of nerve fibers. Doctors, who are familiar with the anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects of cold, use it in athletes in the event of an injury on the field. ...

23
Feb
2023

Parkinson's disease: beware of preconceived ideas!

ring from Parkinson's, but it may simply be anxiety, excessive caffeine consumption or a withdrawal symptom from alcohol for example... According to doctors, this symptom is not the most common and other characteristic signs of the disease are much less known to the general public. This is notably ...

11
Apr
2023

Health: 5 things to know about the spleen.

diaphragm (the respiratory muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen). It is located to the left of the stomach in a part of the abdomen that doctors call the left hypochondrium. This unknown organ weighs about 200g and is the size of a fist, measuring approximately 12cm long by 7cm wide an ...

29
June
2023

The Atlantic diet: why and how to adopt this healthy eating plan?

Why follow the Atlantic diet? The Atlantic diet has been widely discussed in the media since a study was published in the scientific journal Jama Network Open in February 2024. According to this scientific study, this diet would have a protective effect against metabolic syndrome, which is defined ...

20
June
2024