The Hindu : Call for change in style of living

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Sunday, Sep 21, 2003

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Southern States - Kerala-Thiruvananthapuram

Call for change in style of living

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Sept. 20. The need for a change in style of living for avoiding health problems in the modern mechanical life was stressed by the speakers at a national seminar on coconut, coconut products in health and disease organised by the Kerala University Biochemistry Department here today.

Speaking at the seminar, the head of the department of Cardiothoracic surgery of the Sree Chithra Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, K. S. Neelakantan, said that as many as 40 per cent of the diseases occur due to smoking.

Use of alcohol and food habits also create problems.

However, regular exercises can check the occurrence of such diseases, he added.

The results of a comparative study of Coca-Cola and tender coconut was also presented in the seminar today.

The professor in the Biochemistry Department of the Kerala University, T. Rajamohan, said that the use of cola could lead to diseases such as ulcer, high blood pressure and other digestive disorders.

In the valedictory address, the Health Minister, P. Sankaran, stressed the need for popularising the benefits of coconut among the people.

Once steps are taken by the Government to process coconut water and distribute it, the use of several aerated drinks would come down, he added.

The director of the Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, G. M. Nair, also spoke on the occasion.

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