Oral Health: Essential for Children to the Elderly In Nepal, oral cancer is more common in men over 50 years of age, and smoking is the main cause, and new cases have increased by 35.71 percent. 'In today's busy lifestyle, not all of us are able to keep our mouths healthy, which directly affects our overall physical health. Therefore, a healthy mouth is a healthy life.' The slogan of World Oral Health Day 2026 is 'A Happy Mouth is a Happy Life'. Due to their damaged teeth, they are afraid and hesitant to speak or laugh in front of a crowd of people. This also affects their mental health. On the other hand, they feel inferior and consider themselves weak. There are many problems that arise from not keeping their mouths healthy. Nowadays, various types of problems are seen in the teeth of young children to the elderly. Dental problems and pain also affect a person's eating and sleeping habits, which negatively affects their overall physical health. Today, abou...
Eating fatty foods does not increase body fat Everyone gives the same advice to obese people. "Fat has increased, reduce fatty foods." Because of this, many people believe that fat is the root cause of obesity, not eating fat. Is fat really very harmful for the body? Does the body not need fat? Health experts say, 'This understanding is wrong, as the intake of other nutrients is necessary for the body. Similarly, fat is also one of the essential nutrients for the body. Nutritionist Kamna Acharya says that the body is not fat by eating fat, but not knowing how to eat properly can lead to obesity. Fat does not make the body fat as soon as it is eaten. And, in order to lose weight, fatty foods should not be removed from the diet,' she says, 'If you eat more fatty foods than the body needs, the body cannot use them and obesity can become a problem.' According to Harvard Medical School, if we eat more fat than we need, it definitely increases the body weight. Over...