Boredom, unhealthy habits and stress makes us overeat. Most of us also over eat because we harbour the false idea that we will not obtain enough nutrients by having small meals of raw fruits and vegetables.
This is an physiological disorder which results in carbohydrates being readily converted to glucose and the pancreas responds to this shift in blood sugar by secreting an excessive amount of the hormone, insulin. Insulin has an appetite stimulating effect. The person is driven to eat and if simple carbohydrates are chosen, the cycle continues.
A five-year-old boy who was bitten by a stray dog last month died at the Pariyaram Medical College Hospital here on Saturday despite being vaccinated.
As heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala, water in many rivers rose to dangerous levels prompting evacuation of hundreds of people living in low-lying areas and riverbanks.