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An- nouncing the lineup of films and the other activities of the festival, Christina Marouda, IFFLA Ex- ecutive Director, said in a state- ment: “We have been discussing honouring Tabu for a long time, and this year felt like the right time. Her work and personality embody everything that IFFLA is about -- being fearless, versatile, independent in spirit, unwilling to compromise, brilliant in the range of her performances, and NEW YORK, NY - Indian-Amer- ican television personality and food expert Padma Lakshmi has been appointed by the United Na- tions Development Programme (UNDP) as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, supporting the agency’s fight against inequality and discrimination around the world. UNDP announced Laksh- mi’s appointment, on the eve of International Women’s Day. In her new role, the Em- my-nominated television per- sonality and award-winning NEW YORK, NY- Eating a handful of nuts daily, particularly tree nuts, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among people with Type-2 diabetes, as- sociated with an increased risk for high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke, say researchers, in- cluding a Indian American. Tree nuts such as walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pistachios, pecans, macadamias, hazelnuts and pine nuts were strongly associated with reduced risk of coronary events, cardiac death and total mortality com- pared with peanuts. The results showed that eating even a small amount of nuts had an effect. While the exact biological mech- anisms of nuts on heart health are unclear, researchers noted that nuts appear to improve blood sugar control, blood pressure, metabolism of fats, inflammation and blood vessel wall function. “Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and a major cause of heart attacks, strokes and disability for people living with Type-2 diabetes,” said Prakash Deedwania, Professor at the University of California-San Francisco. “Efforts to understand the link between the two conditions are important to prevent cardiovas- cular complications of Type-2 diabetes and help people make informed choices about their health,” Deedwania added. In this study, reported in the Circulation Research jour- nal, the team used data from 16,217 men and women before and after they were diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes. People who increased their intake of nuts after being diagnosed with diabetes had an 11 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular disease, a 15 per cent lower risk of coronary heart disease, a 25 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular disease death, and a 27 per cent lower risk of all-cause premature death. Each additional serving per week of total nuts was asso- ciated with a three per cent lower risk of heart disease and six per cent lower risk of heart disease death. Padma Lakshmi Appointed UNDP’s Goodwill Ambassador Padma Lakshmi will fight against inequality around the world Tabu honored for brilliant performances author will mobilise support for the Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on fighting inequality, discrimination and empowering the disenfranchised. Lakshmi was named the Good- will Ambassador by UNDP Ad- ministrator Achim Steiner in a ceremony at the UNDP head- quarters in the city. “As we celebrate International Women’s Day... let’s remember that women and girls face some of the worst discrimination and hardships in the world,” Ms Lakshmi said at a press confer- ence held at UNDP headquarters. She said her main focus as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador will be to shine a spotlight on the fact that inequality can affect people in rich and poor countries alike. “Many nations have greatly re- duced poverty, but inequality has proved more stubborn,” she said. “Inequality is further com- pounded by gender, age, ethnic- ity and race. It especially affects women, minorities and others who face unimaginable discrim- ination in the societies in which they live.” Steiner said Lakshmi has a strong record of speaking out for those who have been left behind and of fighting discrimination. “We need more voices like hers to ensure we can meet the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals - our shared roadmap for peace and prosperity for people and the planet,” he added. Laksh- mi has been a judge and host, as well as executive producer, of Bravo Television’s Emmy award-winning series Top Chef. She is also a New York Times bestselling author. Tabu to be Honored At LA Indian Film Festival simply beautiful.” “With half of the festival’s 2019 lineup directed by female film- makers, this couldn’t be a stronger celebration of women in Indian cine- ma,” he said. While Tabu’s recently released film “Andhad- hun” will be the opening film of the festival, oth- er female filmmakers’ work will also be show- cased on the occassion. With several feature, shots and documenta- ries -- films will be shown in nine languages. ‘Taking The Horse To Eat Jalebis’ by Anamika Haksar, ‘Jonaki’ by Aditya Vikram Sen- gupta featuring veteran Bengali actress Lolita Chatterjee, ‘Nam- dev Bhau In Search Of Silence’ by Dar Gai, ‘The Sweet Requiem’ by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam among others. The short film “Maya” featuring Kirti Kulhari and Naveen Kasturia will also be screened at the festival. UCSF Prof. Finds Nuts Can Keep Diabetics’ Heart Healthy
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INDIA JOURNAL MARCH 15, 2019 •A9
Restaurant & Banquet
Now Hiring Cooks, Tandoori Chef & Servers.
Willing to train the right canDidate
To Go Orders
50% OffA LA CARTE
25% offBefore 8 pm
Unlimited Family Dinner$20 p/p (Mon-Thurs)
Conditions Apply. Cannot combine with any other offer.
Tray Catering $12.99 & Up
Cannot combine with any other offer.
Lunch Buffet $9.99 Students & Seniors (65 & UP)
Offer Valid till 3/31/19. Mon-Fri.Cannot combine with any other offer. ID Required.
FREE Cocktail/Drink MONDAYS & TUESDAY WITH PURCHASE OF ANY ENTREE. OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLY
7850 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620
(Reg. $13.99)
Offer Valid till 3/31/19. Cannot combine with any other offer.One coupon per table only.
Min $40 & Above
Valid EVERYDAY
&
PEOPLE
MUMBAI- National Award winning actress Tabu will be honored at the Indian Film Fes-tival of Los Angeles in April. An-nouncing the lineup of films and the other activities of the festival, Christina Marouda, IFFLA Ex-ecutive Director, said in a state-ment: “We have been discussing honouring Tabu for a long time, and this year felt like the right time. Her work and personality embody everything that IFFLA is about -- being fearless, versatile, independent in spirit, unwilling to compromise, brilliant in the range of her performances, and
NEW YORK, NY - Indian-Amer-ican television personality and food expert Padma Lakshmi has been appointed by the United Na-tions Development Programme (UNDP) as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, supporting the agency’s fight against inequality and discrimination around the world. UNDP announced Laksh-mi’s appointment, on the eve of International Women’s Day.
In her new role, the Em-my-nominated television per-sonality and award-winning
NEW YORK, NY- Eating a handful of nuts daily, particularly tree nuts, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among people with Type-2 diabetes, as-sociated with an increased risk for high cholesterol, heart disease and stroke, say researchers, in-cluding a Indian American.
Tree nuts such as walnuts, almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pistachios, pecans, macadamias, hazelnuts and pine nuts were strongly associated with reduced risk of coronary events, cardiac death and total mortality com-pared with peanuts.
The results showed that eating even a small amount of nuts had an effect.
While the exact biological mech-anisms of nuts on heart health are unclear, researchers noted that nuts appear to improve blood sugar control, blood pressure, metabolism of fats, inflammation and blood vessel wall function.
“Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and a major cause of heart attacks, strokes and disability for people living with Type-2 diabetes,” said Prakash Deedwania, Professor at the University of California-San Francisco.
“Efforts to understand the link between the two conditions are important to prevent cardiovas-cular complications of Type-2 diabetes and help people make informed choices about their health,” Deedwania added.
In this study, reported in the Circulation Research jour-nal, the team used data from 16,217 men and women before and after they were diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes.
People who increased their intake of nuts after being diagnosed with diabetes had an 11 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular disease, a 15 per cent lower risk of coronary heart disease, a 25 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular disease death, and a 27 per cent lower risk of all-cause premature death.
Each additional serving per week of total nuts was asso-ciated with a three per cent lower risk of heart disease and six per cent lower risk of heart disease death.
Padma Lakshmi Appointed UNDP’s Goodwill Ambassador
Padma Lakshmi will fight against inequality around the world
Tabu honored for brilliant performances
author will mobilise support for the Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on fighting inequality, discrimination and empowering the disenfranchised.
Lakshmi was named the Good-will Ambassador by UNDP Ad-ministrator Achim Steiner in a ceremony at the UNDP head-quarters in the city.
“As we celebrate International Women’s Day... let’s remember that women and girls face some of the worst discrimination and hardships in the world,” Ms
Lakshmi said at a press confer-ence held at UNDP headquarters. She said her main focus as UNDP Goodwill Ambassador will be to shine a spotlight on the fact that inequality can affect people in rich and poor countries alike.
“Many nations have greatly re-duced poverty, but inequality has proved more stubborn,” she said.
“Inequality is further com-pounded by gender, age, ethnic-ity and race. It especially affects women, minorities and others who face unimaginable discrim-ination in the societies in which they live.”
Steiner said Lakshmi has a strong record of speaking out for those who have been left behind and of fighting discrimination.
“We need more voices like hers to ensure we can meet the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals - our shared roadmap for peace and prosperity for people and the planet,” he added. Laksh-mi has been a judge and host, as well as executive producer, of Bravo Television’s Emmy award-winning series Top Chef.
She is also a New York Times bestselling author.
Tabu to be Honored At LA Indian Film Festival
simply beautiful.”“With half of the
festival’s 2019 lineup directed by female film-makers, this couldn’t be a stronger celebration of women in Indian cine-ma,” he said.
While Tabu’s recently released film “Andhad-hun” will be the opening film of the festival, oth-er female filmmakers’ work will also be show-cased on the occassion.
With several feature, shots and documenta-
ries -- films will be shown in nine languages. ‘Taking The Horse To Eat Jalebis’ by Anamika Haksar, ‘Jonaki’ by Aditya Vikram Sen-gupta featuring veteran Bengali actress Lolita Chatterjee, ‘Nam-dev Bhau In Search Of Silence’ by Dar Gai, ‘The Sweet Requiem’ by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam among others. The short film “Maya” featuring Kirti Kulhari and Naveen Kasturia will also be screened at the festival.
UCSF Prof. Finds Nuts Can Keep Diabetics’ Heart Healthy
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