Expert's advice: Cold weather is increasing, do not take medicine indiscriminately if you have a cold As the country, including Kathmandu, has started to experience extreme cold, experts have suggested not to buy medicine if you have a cold this season. Children and senior citizens especially need more care during the winter season. Experts have urged people to take necessary precautions, saying that children are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems, colds, throat infections, stomach aches, etc. during the winter season. Pediatrician Dr. Ramhari Chapagain of Kanti Children's Hospital says that respiratory problems, pneumonia, and 'cold diarrhea' (cold-related diarrhea) are more common during the winter. 'Nutritious food is needed to protect children from colds. Although children need nutritious food at any time, they need it more during winter than at other times. It helps in digesting common diseases,' he said. He also said that all the vaccines pro...
Eating fatty foods does not increase body fat Everyone gives the same advice to obese people. "Fat has increased, reduce fatty foods." Because of this, many people believe that fat is the root cause of obesity, not eating fat. Is fat really very harmful for the body? Does the body not need fat? Health experts say, 'This understanding is wrong, as the intake of other nutrients is necessary for the body. Similarly, fat is also one of the essential nutrients for the body. Nutritionist Kamna Acharya says that the body is not fat by eating fat, but not knowing how to eat properly can lead to obesity. Fat does not make the body fat as soon as it is eaten. And, in order to lose weight, fatty foods should not be removed from the diet,' she says, 'If you eat more fatty foods than the body needs, the body cannot use them and obesity can become a problem.' According to Harvard Medical School, if we eat more fat than we need, it definitely increases the body weight. Over...