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Danger of food additives
Ludhiana, November 3 Artificial and natural flavouring — Hundreds of chemicals are used to get that natural flavour. Most flavour-giving chemicals occur in nature and are probably safe but their use is limited in junk foods. Companies keep the identity of artificial flavours a secret. Artificial food colours and flavours can reduce your immunity. Avoid
Avoiding toxins in your diet is an important initial step towards enhancing your health and lowering your risk of disease. Since certain foods are a source of these toxins, let’s look at the key additives. Those with immediate effects may cause headaches or alter your energy level, or they may affect your mental concentration, behaviour, or immune system. Those with long-term effects could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other degenerative conditions. Health risks
* Artificial food colours—allergies, asthma, hyperactivity; possible carcinogen * Sugar and sweeteners—obesity, dental cavities,diabetes and hypoglycemia, increased triglycerides (blood fats) or candida (yeast) * Artificial sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K and Saccharin)—behavioural problems, hyperactivity, allergies, and possibly carcinogenic. The government cautions against the use of any artificial sweetener by children and pregnant women. Anyone with PKU (phenylketonuria—a problem of phenylalanine, an amino acid,metabolism) should not use aspartame (Nutrasweet). * Artificial Flavours—allergic or behavioural reactions * Hydrogenated Fats — cardiovascular disease, obesity * Nitrites and Nitrates — these can develop into nitrosamines in body, which can be carcinogenic * Sulfites (sulfur dioxide, metabisulfites, and others)—allergic and asthmatic reactions * MSG (monosodiumglutamate)—common allergic and behavioural reactions, including headaches, dizziness, chest pains, depression and mood swings; also possible neurotoxin * Preservatives (BHA, BHT, EDTA, etc.) — allergiceactions, hyperactivity, possibly cancer-causing; BHT may be toxic to the nervous system and the liver * Refined Flour—low-nutrient calories, carbohydrate imbalances, altered insulin production * Salt (excessive)—fluid retention and blood pressure increases * Olestra (an artificial fat) — diarrhoea and digestive disturbances Other Concerns: Food waxes (protective coating of produce as in cucumbers,peppers, and apples)—may trigger allergies, can contain pesticides, fungicide sprays or animal byproducts. Plastic packaging—Carcinogenic (vinyl chloride); immune reactions, and can affect your lungs. Avoid colourful sweets and synthetic khoa.
— Dr Anil Dheer
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PET TALK
Each dog has a level of self control that is not only determined by his breed and genetics but also by the way he has been brought up. Unfortunately, no dog comes with a guarantee of never biting anybody. Even the cutest little pug has the same basic blueprint as that of a ferocious Rottweiler. Owners can always train their pets to reduce the likeliness of their biting anybody. Socialisation and training are very important for building up control in a dog. You should never buy a dog if you do not have the time to acclimatise him to different people and situations while he is still a puppy. Owners can help make their dogs less aggressive by training them to allow people to pick up their food dishes. This should always be done by consulting a good trainer or by reading a related book. Parents can also teach children to behave with dogs that will minimise their risk of injury. Usually it is a naughty child who puts a dog in a situation where he has to bite to defend himself. To avoid becoming a victim you have to know what kinds of behaviour might provoke an attack. Parents should teach children never to take food from a dog, pester a sick dog or bother a mother caring for puppies. Screaming and running away from any dog will switch on a dog in "hunt-the-prey" mode and will most of the times lead to a bite. Instead of running, children should learn to stand still with arms at their sides. From a dog’s perspective there’s always a reason for aggressive behaviour. Because humans and dogs have different communication systems, misunderstandings can occur between the two. Although hard to resist, punishment makes the problem worse and should be avoided at all costs.
— Dr Jaspreet Singh
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District athletics meet begins Ludhiana, November 3 First day's results: Boys — (u-17 years) — 800 m: Rajinder Singh of Govt Sr Sec School 1; Gurcharan Singh of Govt High School, Rajewal, 2; and Harmeet Singh of Govt High School, Bhamaddi, 3. U-19 years — 800 m: Maneet of BVM School, Udham Singh Nagar, 1; Sukhdeep Singh of Govt Senior Secondary School, Nasrali, 2; and Mohammad Sohail of Govt Sr Sec School, Baini Sahib, 3. Triple jump — Malkit Singh of Speed Fund Academy 1; Harpreet Singh of Govt Sr Sec School, Manak Majra, 2; and Dhanraj Singh Sidhu of GGN Public School, Ludhiana 3. Triple jump (u-17 years) — Manmohan Singh of Govt Sr Sec School, Manak Majra, 1; Dalvinder Singh of Govt Sr Sec School, Hambran 3. 5 km walk (u-19 years) — Hardeep Singh of GTB School Khanna, 1; Jaspreet
Singh of Shree Guru Gobind Singh School, Khanna, 2; and Sandeep Kumar of Govt Sr Sec School, Barmal, 3. 600m (u-14 years) — Parminder Singh of Govt Sr Sec School, Kanech, 1; Mandeep Singh of Govt Sr Sec School, Sahibjapur, 2; and Vikramjeet Singh of Guru Nanak Public School, Dholpur, 3. High jump (u-14 years) — Harpreet Singh of Govt Middle School, Mangewal, 1; Shivam of Guru Harkrishan School, Dhabha, 2; and Preet Kamal Singh of GNI Public School, Ludhiana 3. Girls (u-17 years) — 800m: Bhawanjeet Kaur of Govt Sr Sec School, Ghungrali, 1; Gagandeep Kaur of Hindhu Putri Pathshala, Khanna, 2; Manisha Verma of BVM School, Udham Singh Nagar, 3. 800 m (u-19 years) — Priya Bawa of BVM School, Udham Singh Nagar, 1; Sharanjit Kaur of Govt Sr Sec School, Chaunta, 2; Sheetal Devi of Guru Gobind Singh Sr Sec School, Khanna, 3. 600m (u-14 years) —Manveer Sharma of Raikot Public School, Raikot, 1; Ganga Gautam of BVM School 2; Gaganpreet Kaur of GHG Academy, Jagraon 3. Triple jump (u-19 years) — Jaspreet Kaur of Govt Sr Sec School, Gujjarwal, 1; Pavneet Kaur of Sant Ishar Singh Public School, Rara Sahib, 2; and Parminder Kaur of SGSS, Raikot.
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NRIs to set up sports academy Ludhiana, November 3 Disclosing this here today, Mr Jesse Khangura from the UK, Mr Garry Grewal from the USA and Mr Sukh Dhaliwal from Canada said the academy would be named after a renowned athlete of yesteryear Mohinder Singh Gill. Gill would supervise the activities of the academy to ensure that deserving sportspersons and athletes got the best of training and other facilities. The academy would be open to athletes from across the country. Mr Khangura said they would meet the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, soon to get suitable land allocated for the purpose. The academy would preferably be set up around Chandigarh. It would be spread over 40 acres. While Mr Grewal promised to raise $ 3 million from among NRIs in the USA, Mr Khangura and Mr Dhaliwal said that they would raise $ 1 million each from the UK and Canada. They said the academy would ensure that best trainers in the world were available for local athletes. Gill said there was immense talent available in the country. He said sports federations in the country, were being headed by politicians who had no knowledge of sports. The results were reflected in international events where India always had to cut a sorry figure. Gill, who is a Commonwealth and Asian Games gold and silver medallist, has won 52 international competitions of the 72 he participated in.
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‘Free sports bodies from politicians’ Ludhiana, November 3 He is an ex-Olympian having participated in 72 international events and won 52 of these. He has won gold and silver medals in the Commonwealth and the Asian Games. Besides, he continues to be the national record holder in triple jump. This record he holds since early seventies. He was here in connection with the unveiling of his picture at Reflexions Health Club at Hotel Majestic Park Plaza. He said he was offered US citizenship in early 70’s, but he preferred to represent India. He had to face hurdles in his sporting career. The factionalism in sports bodies was so much that once he was not provided air ticket to fly to Christ Church in New Zealand till the last moment. It was only after he called up the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, that he got a ticket. He had to travel in the cabin as there was no seat available in the plane. He said there was no improvement in the sports atmosphere in the country since he left for the USA. He said as long as politicians who were absolutely ignorant about sports, continued to govern sports bodies, country’s performance in all international events was likely to go from bad to worse. He was frank enough to assert that sports managers and administrators always took the international sporting events held outside the country as a holiday tour. He said as long as sports were neglected like this, there was little hope for athletes to win any international competition.
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Don’t be fooled into thinking that your pet won’t ever bite you. Nearly half of the dog-bite cases are caused by the family dog. Thereafter, most owners never regain confidence and love for a pet that bit them. 