U.S. benchmark crude oil (U.S.) West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell slightly and traded near five-week highs. The gains came after U.S. economic data signaled the growth of the largest crude oil consumer in the world.

WTI fell after durable goods orders and home prices rose more than economists forecast. In addition, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said crude inventories rose 3.7 million barrels last week. While the Energy Department report showed an increase of 1.3 million.

Bloomberg launched on Wednesday (03/27/2013), WTI oil futures for May delivery fell 18 cents to USD96, 16 per barrel, down 18 cents, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Volume traded futures trade, down 12 percent below the average of 100 trading days.

While the European oil benchmark, London Brent for May delivery rose $ 1, 19 or 1.1 percent to USD109, 36 per barrel on the London-based Futures Europe ICE yesterday. The disparity between the two Minya crude closed at a premium USD13, 02 per barrel.

Durable goods orders, or bookings for goods in the U.S. rose 5.7 percent in February, the most since September. The median forecast of 80 economists surveyed said the increase is only 3.9 percent.

Another report showed new home sales in February recorded the two best month since 2008, and the residential real sestate, prices rose in January the highest since June 2006.

A healthy diet is key to diabetes prevention. Maybe you are just going to replace sugar and high carbohydrate foods with healthier foods but in fact it was not enough. A new study from the U.S. revealed that food processing methods also affect your risk of diabetes or not.

The team of researchers from the University of Illinois was able to prove that the food processing methods using high temperatures such as grilling or roasting and frying steeper risk of causing diabetes such as how to cook produce AGE (advanced glycation end products) or compounds that cause dangerous complications associated with diabetes.

AGE is a substance derived sugars produced naturally by the body in small amounts. This substance actually began to take shape in the womb and would continue to grow with age. But when a person has diabetes, automatically AGE his concentration will increase due to increased levels of glucose in the body.

Not only is produced by the body, AGE also contained in foods, especially those already exposed to heat. In particular, the food is processed in the higher temperatures produce AGE. It can be seen from the taste of food. These substances cause the streak feels good, especially on the part of the little burnt and make a crunchy brownies.

In addition to grilled or baked foods, foods that are pasteurized or sterilized with high heat can also form AGE. Similarly with foodstuffs such as fish and meat-fat and high protein foods naturally because it already contains AGE, but when cooked with high temperature then its AGE levels will also increase.

Instead of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and dairy AGE is relatively low, despite having cooked in such a way.

“Allegedly AGE can cause tissue damage that is usually seen in patients with complications from diabetes,” said one researcher Claudia Luevano-Contreras, a PhD candidate in nutrition at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA as reported by huffingtonpost.

Moreover, intake of foods containing high AGE also often associated with the presence of inflammation and oxidation in people with diabetes. In fact, inflammation is triggered by oxidative stress is at the root of many chronic health problems.

Not to mention the high AGE contained in foods can aggravate the condition of atherosclerosis, a dangerous plaques along blood vessels accumulate in people with diabetes.

According to information from the American Diabetes Association, AGE contribute to plaque buildup, hardening of the arteries to decrease the elasticity of blood vessels. And if all three actually occurred, the blood flow to the heart is reduced, automatic heart attack or other cardiovascular disease is only a matter of time.

Kidney is one organ that has an important role in maintaining the body’s metabolic system. The kidneys also function as a filter toxins and residual substances that are not needed by the body. Therefore always keep your kidney health.

Well, one way to maintain the health of the kidneys is to drink plenty of water. “Eating 2 to 3 liters of water a day so we can hit the speed of growth of the incident or the patient who is new to the case of the kidney,” said Dr.dr. Parlindungan Siregar, SpPD, KGH.

It was mentioned by him in commemoration of World Kidney Day at Grand Sahid Hotel, Jalan Sudirman, Jakarta, Wednesday (03/06/2013).

Water and kidneys have a very close relationship. With the intake of water it will inhibit urinary tract infections and stones in the urinary tract.

“The volume of urine will be increased so that the ability of bacteria to survive in the body is very small,” said Dr. Parlindungan.

Proper water intake is water, not tea, syrup, let alone coffee. Related to this, food and beverage manufacturer, Danone has done research on this. Dehydration or lack of fluids in the body can weaken cognitive function, namely the weakening of memory and concentration in the brain.

“Water is the healthiest way of hydration. 60 percent of the adult human consists of water, therefore water as essential nutrients must still be met,” said the Director of the Department Hydration & Health Danone Research, France, who also attended the event.

On the same occasion, dr. Dharmeizar, Sp.PD-KGH as Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Nephrology (PERNEFRI) refer to chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension can lead to chronic kidney disease. But this does not mean it can not be prevented.

“With adequate water intake then all can be overcome. Maintain your lifestyle from now because once the kidney is damaged it can not be normal again,” message Dharmeizar dr.

There are 8 steps you can do to keep your kidneys healthy. These steps that regular exercise, maintaining stable blood sugar levels, keep blood pressure within normal limits, eating healthy foods and beverages as well as keeping the weight, and drinking lots of water. The next way is by not smoking, taking drugs recklessly, and to check kidney function if it has one or more risk factors.

World Kidney Day is celebrated every Thursday in the second week of March. Purpose of this warning is to make the public more aware of the disease that can affect the kidneys, so it will be more fond of her kidneys. Happy World Kidney Day.

Breakfast is the most important time of the day. Unfortunately, many people miss was busy or did not have enough time. Though many diseases lurking when you rarely breakfast.

A healthy breakfast has several components, including whole grains, lean protein, low-fat milk and fresh fruits and vegetables. The combination of food groups that provide fiber, protein, complex carbohydrates and some fat, allowing your body to feel full longer, thus preventing you from snacking or overeating.

But not a few people who ignore the importance of breakfast because it was busy. Padalah some threatening health problems if you frequently skip breakfast, as reported by LIVESTRONG on Thursday (03/07/2013):

1. Obesity

Obesity and its complications such as diabetes, infertility and heart disease, are some of the greatest concerns of the 21st century. Mayo Clinic dietitian explains why tidaksarapan can lead to weight gain and obesity.

Breakfast helps control excess hunger throughout the day. Because you do not eat during the night while sleeping, breakfast does not mean adding a period of ‘fasting’ and can upset the balance of blood sugar and insulin production.

Skipping breakfast also triggers bad eating habits throughout the day, such as craving (craving) and eating fast food. In addition, breakfast can increase metabolism and boost your energy throughout the day. When you skip breakfast, your energy, and reduced physical activity levels decline.

2. Irregular Menstruation

Skipping breakfast is a common occurrence in the lives of students who are late to class. An August 2010 survey published in the journal ‘Appetite’, noting that the student who consistently skip breakfast more at risk of menstrual irregularities. These include menstrual dysfunction severity of painful and irregular menstrual blood.

3. The decline in cognitive abilities

According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control, school children who skipped breakfast were negatively impacted by decreased ability of school-age children to effectively solve the problem. Students who eat breakfast, have a high value in standardized test scores, rarely absent from school and more timely to class.

4. Bad mood

A survey noted that 26 percent of people who experience a good mood as well as a good diet, like breakfast on a regular basis. Involving mood swings irritability often occur due to low blood sugar, side effects from prolonged fasting or not eating.

Who never tasted shrimp this Windu? Almost all the people we believe, never tasted the delights of shrimp this one. Behind the delicacy of tiger shrimp, it has tremendous potential.

Tiger shrimp is one of the leading commodity in Indonesia. The name of the animal is the tiger prawns because of their large size. When compared with other types of shrimp, shrimp vaname eg, shrimp is preferred because the meat is savory and the larger size.

Tiger shrimp hatcheries have entered into Indonesia since tens of years ago. In addition to brackish water, shrimp can also be cultivated in freshwater. Hilal Hamdan, one of the entrepreneurs admitted shrimp, shrimp farming is mostly in freshwater. This step is also to reduce the risk of disease in seedlings.

Although it has a high economic value, shrimp or animal that has the Latin name Penaus monodon was found to have a small number of lives. “The figure could reach 10% of life,” said Hilal.

Hilal started membudidakan shrimp since the late 2000s in lamongan, East Java. That said, the shrimp farming is an inheritance from his grandparents. He manages a pool of about 5 acres divided into four plots.

Within a month, Hilal could pocket at least $ 25 million turnover. Each month, Hilal sold about 2 million head of tiger shrimp seeds. Meanwhile, he set a price of USD $ 40 dollars for every lip shrimp which he sells, whether in the form of fries or logs measuring 8 millimeters.

In addition to seeds, Hilal also sell shrimp for consumption on the market around lamongan affordable by the community. He also market shrimp to several places in Jakarta. sized shrimp 70 grams priced at Rp 25,000 per kilogram.

Of recognition Hilal, although the rate of life for small animals, but he could still make a profit is relatively large due care for the animals is quite minimal. “To care only spend Rp 5 million a month,” said Hilal.