Saturday, 19 of May of 2012
Gestational diabetes is one of the most common health problems of pregnancy. It is a type of diabetes affecting between 2 and 7 percent of expectant mothers.
In many forms of diabetes, the pancreas does not produce enough insulin. However, in gestational diabetes, glucose stays in our blood instead of moving into our cells and getting converted to energy.
The human bone needs ample supply of calcium daily in order to maintain continuous growth and prevent bone related diseases such as osteoporosis. The amount of calcium the body needs depend on which age group a person belongs to. For growth purposes, children and relatively young people would need more calcium than those in their middle age. But for proper health maintenance, older people needs more amount of calcium than middle aged people.
Today, a lot of people, women especially, are aware of this term. But do people really know what Osteoporosis is? This article will focus on giving the simplest definition of what Osteoporosis is and how this affects women in particular.
Estrogen is known as a primary sex hormone for female. The estrogen -or oestrogens – is a group of steroid compounds named for their importance in the oestrus cycle. The level of estrogen for women is higher than that of a male especially if the woman is in her reproductive age.