Published on January 9, 2021 Panaji: A State-wide research study conducted by volunteers of social forum Goemcho Goenkar along with cardiac specialists and experts from Healthburg Multispecialty Hospital and Raksha Hospital, Mumbai led by Dr Pranav Kabra cardiac specialist and diabetologist, and six other doctors, along with other medical practitioners, consultants and paramedics has revealed that the incidence of heart disease in Goa has increased by more than 30 per cent in the last two years. The year-end, state-wide survey was part of Project Goemcho Goenkars various social activities and was conducted in the month of December 2020, wherein medical histories of nearly 2850 persons across the state were sampled and analyzed, said a spokesperson for Goemcho Goenkar. Dr Pranav Kabra (MD) was assisted by Dr Ashish Purohit (MD, Medicine), Dr Sufiyan and Dr Gausiya who conducted the survey and prepared the inputs for the report of Goemcho Goenkar. Continue reading →

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KEY POINTS When it comes to body fat, people often think of white fat that can be unhealthy. However, researchers have found that a certaintype of body fat may even protect people from common conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Apart from the white fat that most people are familiar with, there is anothertype of fat that scientists used to think only persisted in animals and in newborns: brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue (BAT). Continue reading →

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