health risk

A novel study hints at a variety of potential perils associated with extensive travelling.

People jetting aroung on business trips are most likely to fall prey to serious health hazards including obesity, hypertension, and high cholesterol.

Catherine A. Richards, MPH, and Andrew G. Rundle, DrPH, of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University zeroed in on a study to assess and compare difference in health risks of employees travelling at various frequencies.

Research and its revelations

The study, conducted by researchers at Michigan State University's Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center, found that animals that were fed on a high-fat during puberty were more likely to show cancerous growth during adulthood.

According to experts, people who go overboard on the calcium to prevent and treat their osteoporosis are at an increased risk of coming down with a condition called milk-alkali or calcium-alkali syndrome that can result in a "dangerously high" level of calcium in the blood.

Excessively high levels of calcium in the blood, known as hypercalcemia, lead to blood pressure and impair kidney function. This also reduces the absorption of other essential minerals, such as iron, zinc, magnesium, and phosphorus, which are vital for the overall well-being of an individual.