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Risk of stomach paralysis due to diabetes, weight loss drugs

Caution: Side effects found in most commonly used drugs Ozempic and Vegovi

   Due to diabetes and weight loss medicines, the patient may also get paralysis in the stomach. This information comes from a medical study which discussed the side effects of popular diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Vegovy.
According to researchers, these drugs may increase the risk of stomach paralysis, also known as gastroparesis. In this condition, the stomach muscles start becoming weak and the digestion process of food starts getting disrupted. According to the researchers, the weight loss drug Vegovi has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), while Ozempic is an already approved drug. It is used to manage blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes patients. However, Ozempic is sometimes prescribed for weight loss. Both of these are injections containing the protein semaglutide, which is similar to the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). these medicines known to cause gastrointestinal (GI) side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The study also reported stomach-related side effects, including gastroparesis and ileus and acute pancreatitis. This study from Kansas University was presented during a conference held in America.

Revealed in study on 1.85 lakh patients

The study included 1.85 lakh patients between December 1, 2021, and November 30, 2022, and analyzed the effects of the drugs. During this period, gastroparesis was seen in about half percent of the patients, on the basis of which researchers estimate that gastroparesis is one of the side effects of these medicines, the risk of which is about 66 percent. The study authors also found that 0.04 percent of patients prescribed a GLP-1 analog developed drug-induced pancreatitis and estimated that the risk of experiencing this condition increased by more than 350 percent.

18 percent patients affected
According to the researchers, a significantly higher incidence of nausea and vomiting was seen in nine percent of the patients, while 7.5 percent of them also had cases of gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Researchers say that due to the medicines, about 18 percent of the patients have at least one symptom which is gastroparesis symptom.
Courtesy: Amar Ujala

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Declining ability to think and understand

Risk of stroke due to excessive consumption of ice cream, chips and burgers

According to research, about 14 percent of adults and 12 percent of children in the world are victims of addiction to ultra-processed foods. The love that people have for these food items has increased almost as much as that for alcohol and tobacco.
Ultra-processed foods like fries, chips, burgers, candy, soft drinks and ice cream fries are making people physically and mentally ill. A study has revealed that excessive consumption of such foods increases the risk of stroke along with decline in the ability to think, read, learn and remember.
Study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital the results have been published in the journal Neurology. This study was conducted on 45 years old or more old Americans consisting of 30239 people and they were kept under observation for 11 years and researchers had basically tried to enquire about how much of their food was processed and these people did not have any history of decline in ability to think and learn and the also did not have a history of stroke before the study started but after the study 768 people had shown the symptom of decline in their ability to think and understand while 1108 people had symptom of stroke.

Stroke problem increased by 8 percent
According to research, about 14 percent of adults and 12 percent of children in the world are victims of addiction to ultra-processed foods. The love that people have for these food items has increased almost as much as that for alcohol and tobacco.
•     Every 10 percent increase in intake of highly processed foods increased the risk of memory problems by 16 percent. On the other hand, consumption of unprocessed food reduced the risk by 12 percent. Similarly, by consuming it, the risk of stroke increased by eight percent, while by reducing it, the risk of stroke increased by nine percent.

People should pay attention to what they eat
Professor Dr. W. Taylor Kimberly of Massachusetts General Hospital says that every person should not only pay attention to what he eats, but also consider how it is formed. Limited consumption of these food items can prove helpful in keeping the brain healthy.

30 lakh deaths every year due to excessive salt consumption
World Health Organization data also shows that every year 30 lakh people in the world die due to excessive salt (sodium) consumption more than 100,000 people are losing their lives. Along with this, the risk of blood pressure and heart related diseases is also increasing due to this.
What are ultra-processed foods?
When naturally obtained food products are processed at several levels so that they remain edible for several days or when their natural structure is changed by deep frying, such food products are called ultra-processed foods. These generally contain less sugar, fat and salt. and protein and fiber.

Courtesy : Amar Ujala

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Caution: Eating too much sugar can also cause kidney stones.

If you are fond of cold drinks, ice cream and cakes, then be careful. Eating foods high in sugar not only increases the risk of diabetes, but it also increases the risk of kidney stones by 40%. According to a report published in the research journal Frontiers, people of American and Asian origin are more likely to develop kidney stones due to eating foods high in sugar than people from other places. Dr. Shan Ein, the head of this research, says that this is the first time that kidney stones have been detected due to sweets. Eating sweets in limited quantities can prevent kidney stones.

The researchers found that people who got 25% of their energy from sugar were 88% more likely to develop kidney stones, while those who got only 5% of their energy from sugar had a much lower risk.

The poor are more likely to suffer from kidney stones than the rich
According to Dr Shan Ein, the poor are more likely to develop kidney stones than the rich. The reason for this is their food. The food of the poor is irregular and contains more sweets. In fact, a large part of their energy comes from sweet things. Due to this, the risk of kidney disease increases in them.

Courtesy: Dainik Bhaskar