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IRON RICH FOODS HELP FIGHT INFECTION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN In Malaysia, the problem of anaemia still exists in the first two years of childhood with high incidents particularly in Sabah and Sarawak. The main cause of iron deficiency in the first six months of life is if the baby is born premature or if the mother's iron stores were low during pregnancy. CHINESE HERBS, INGREDIENTS AND THEIR PROPERTIES Chinese culinary art does not only aim at delighting the sense of taste but also provides a preventive treatment against ailments. THE PLUS POINTS OF SOYABEAN The soyabean plant is a legume and a native of Eastern Asia, namely China, Manchuria, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. In China, soyabean was cultivated some four thousand years ago. It is now widely grown in many other countries especially the USA and India. NOTHING WRONG WITH CHOCOLATES We all love chocolate, but suffer unnecessary guilt when consuming it because of our long-held beliefs in some myths. You may be surprised to learn that much of the bad press chocolate has been getting is due to misinformation.
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Why, even though I eat a lot I am underweight. I am facing psychological problems because of this. You should consult a Physician to find out why you are losing weight despite an adequate intake of food. There are a few Medical Conditions that can cause weight loss; for example - Thyrotoxicosis. Answered by: Dr Chew Weng Yew, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur and Member of ProHighway Healthcare Panel of Medical Specialists I have recently heard that eating a lot of instant noodles can cause cancer! Apparently, the was coating of the noodles is carcinogen, and the body takes 2 days to get rid of it. It is suggested that we allow three days break inbetween eating two packetsof instant noodles! Is this true? I am very concerned as I love to eat a lot of instant noodles. There is always a fear that some preservatives are carcinogenic. My advise is not to eat instant noodles too often but occasional consumption of instant noodles has been known to cause no harm. Why don't you read the article "Fat in an instant by eating instant fat' in the ProHighway Healthcare website. This article talks about the amount of fat that is in instant noodles but does not mention anything about carcinogens. Answered by: Dr Bella, Member of ProHighwayPanel of Medical Specialists I have seen an article that stated that consumption of excessive amounts Vitamin C may cause kidney Stones. My family especially my parents and my 12 years old child love to consume fruit juices. We usually juice up different kinds of fruits e.g. carrot and tomatoes with green apple. Based from the above,can you please tell me what kind of vitamins we will gain and are we taking too much Vitamin C? Is there any harm if we take this juice daily? From what you have mentioned regarding fruit juices, there is no reason why you should not continue to drink fruit juices. Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin and any excess of it will be excreted by the kidneys. Regarding excessive consumption of vitamin C causing kidney stones, this has not been properly confirmed and I would not place too much emphasis on it. There are many other probable causes of kidney stone formation. Continue on with your juicing. However, remember to drink your juice within half an hour of juicing so as not to destroy the vitamin content. Answered by: Dr Chew Weng Yew, Member of ProHighway Panel of Medical Specialists. Presently, I'm taking up bodybuilding. Since I could not consume the protein as sold in the market for bodybuilders, I've been consuming a lot of Soybean milk. Will high consumption of soybean milk result in high uric acid? Are there any side effects? As you are a male, I would say that the only problem you might have with regards to consuming large amounts of Soyabean milk would be the phyto-oestrogen (female hormones) that are contained in Soyabean milk. With regards to high uric acid, I think that this would not be a problem. As far as I know, Soyabean has not been known to cause gout. Gout usually occurs from taking foods such as seafood. However, you have not mentioned how much Soyabean milk that you are consuming in a day. Answered by: Member of Prohighway Panel of Medical Specialists