Radish (Raphanus Sativus) used against many toxicants as a natural drug, is a worldwide grown cruciferous root crop with root part the main edible organ and leave part, which in dried form are effective as functional foods. Radish (Raphanus Sativus) that exhibits variety of colors has rich content of vitamins, phenolic compounds, dietary fiber and Phyto-anthocyanin. Based on physico-chemical, nutritional, antioxidant and microbiological properties radish leaves are more nutritionally rich than roots. Leaves are premier source of phenol, flavonoid and have free radical hunting ability. The antioxidant biomarker compound Rutin has been identified only in radish leaves. Therefore the inclusion of Radish leaves in the human diet could have higher bioactive compounds especially flavonoid availability than roots. Conclusion: Consumption of radish leaves mostly discarded may present nutritional and medicinal value to human health especially due to their Antioxidant Activity. Moreover to develop novel functional products more exploration is required to approximate other bioactive compounds from the radish leaves. Keywords: Radish (Raphanus Sativus), bioactive compounds Antioxidants and Skin
Background: Doctors wellbeing not only affects them but also it has strong impact on their surroundings as they are considered as role models in community. Aim: To assess the magnitude and any overtime change of obesity among the medical students. Methods: This study was conducted at Ameer Ud Din Medical College Lahore from February to April 2022. Informed verbal consent was taken from 159 students selected through simple Random sampling that agreed and were not having any health ailments like ascites or edema artificially increasing body weight and hormonal disorders. Analysis was done using SPSS v 23. Result: Based on BMI cut-off for Asians 21.38% medical students had BMI ≥25.0 kg/m2, 8.18% were underweight and all females. Significantly greater numbers of males were obese (BMI ≥25) as compared to females 25% (11 of 44) vs. 20% (23 of 115) and as well as in severe obese category (BMI ≥30) 11.36% (5 of 44) for male vs. 3.5% (4 of 115) females. Conclusion: Medical students have comparatively lesser prevalence than general public and this has improved over the passage of time and in comparison of similar population of the other province but has shown both increase in Pre-obesity prevalence and under nutrition trend in female medical students demanding to search the possible factors for this double burden Malnutrition among female medical students. Keywords: Obesity, Prevalence, MBBS Students.
Undernutrition, especially micronutrient deficiency is one of the major but least addressed Global health issues. Globally 22% of maternal deaths and 24% of perinatal deaths account for Iron deficiency Anemia. One-fifth of females in Pakistan are suffering from anemia. It accounts for 19.3% of births of newborns that are small for their gestational age and 25% of babies born with low birth weight in Pakistan. Reproductive age group females’ especially pregnant females of the underprivileged rural populations are more prone to develop iron deficiency due to increased physiological requirements or administration of substances acting as inhibitors. But increased usage of substances that act as adjutants can fulfill the physiological requirements of pregnancy. This review aims to explain the roles of different Nutraceuticals in the prevention of iron deficiency anemia, especially in reproductive age group pregnant females.
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