AFVOA Newletters of Year 2006

Page 46 of 77 Brig NB Subramanian 24903934 Brig SP Balachandran 42184916 Air Cmde SK Jayarajan, AVSM,VSM 26445357 Col P Samuel Raj 26287127 Col A Krishnaswami, VrC, VSM** 24911233 Col N Viswanathan 24336659 Cdr SR Prasad 25364008 “People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within.” ~ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross Matters Health 39. 10 Causes of Obesity - contributed by Surg Capt CV Natarajan Researchers have put forth the following ten "additional explanations" for obesity: (a) Sleep debt. Getting too little sleep can increase body weight. Today's Americans get less shut-eye than ever. (b) Pollution. Hormones control body weight. And many of today's pollutants affect our hormones. (c) Air conditioning. You have to burn calories if your environment is too hot or too cold for comfort. But more people than ever live and work in temperature-controlled homes and offices. (d) Decreased smoking . Smoking reduces weight. Americans smoke much less than they used to. (e) Medicine. Many different drugs -- including contraceptives, steroid hormones, diabetes diabetes drugs, some antidepressants, and blood pressure drugs -- can cause weight gain. Use of these drugs is on the upswing. (f) Population age, ethnicity . Middle-aged people and Hispanic-Americans tend to be more obese than young European-Americans. Americans are getting older and more Hispanic. (g) Older moms. There's some evidence that the older a woman is when she gives birth, the higher her child's risk of obesity. American women are giving birth at older and older ages. (h) Ancestors' environment . Some influences may go back two generations. Environmental changes that made a grandparent obese may "through a fetally driven positive feedback loop" visit obesity on the grandchildren. (i) Obesity linked to fertility. There's some evidence obese people are more fertile than lean ones. If obesity has a genetic component, the percentage of obese people in the population should increase. (j) Unions of obese spouses. Obese women tend to marry obese men. If there are fewer thin people around -- and if obesity has a genetic component -- there will be still more obese people in the next generation. 40. First Aid in case of a possible Heart Attack. Reproduced below is a first aid procedure as downloaded from the Internet: Let’s say it’s 6.15pm and you’re driving home (alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job. You are really tired, and frustrated……., You are really stressed and upset…..