Obesity
Mar 29, 2025
Eli Lilly, an American drug giant, just recently released Mounjaro in India. It is a drug that helps people lose weight and control their diabetes. Tirzepatide is the chemical name of the once-a-week...
Mar 06, 2025
Dragon Fruit, also known as Pitaya or Strawberry Pear, is a vibrant tropical fruit with a wide range of health benefits. Its unique texture and appearance make it a solid addition to any meal.
Mar 06, 2025
Obesity is one of the health concerns that's grappling the country right now. Renowned doctor Nageshwar Reddy, who was recently conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, emphasized the need for the country...
Feb 10, 2025
Obesity is one of the existing conditions that’s bothering scores of people in India.
Apr 15, 2024
Gurugram, April 15 (IANS) Obesity, low vitamin D levels, and lack of physical activity are increasing rare childhood hip joint disorders among children aged 10-12, said doctors on Monday calling for...
Nov 14, 2022
Hormones play an important role in our health. They act as the chemical messengers that carry specified information from the endocrine glands to the target end organs and help in maintaining health...
May 29, 2022
Childhood obesity is now a major concern in India. It is more common in children in modern times. This causes many people to become obese. Not to mention that they are plagued with many health...
May 06, 2022
Obesity is a known risk factor of Covid-19 infection. According to a new study, severely obese people may have a significantly weaker immune response to Covid vaccination than those who are normal...
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Apr 06, 2022
HYDERABAD: As per a compendium by the Council for Social Development (CSD) for 2019-20 it was reported that 51 percent of women in Hyderabad are either overweight or obese with Body Mass Index more...
Mar 04, 2022
World Obesity Day 2022: As per the World Health Organization (WHO), 2.8 million people die each year as a result of obesity and excessive body w
Nov 19, 2021
Quite shocking right? But that’s the fact. Infertility issues have risen to a large extent in both men and women. There is a significant rise in male infertility in India.
‘Fat Accumulation In Lungs’, Major Risk Of Asthma In Obese People
Oct 21, 2019
Researchers have found that fatty tissues accumulate in the airway walls, particularly in people who are overweight or obese
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Oct 14, 2019
Researchers have found that being overweight before the age of 40 could increase the risk of various cancers in adults
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Nov 16, 2018
If you are unable to exercise, a hot water treatment may help improve inflammation and blood sugar (glucose) levels, particularly in overweight men, suggests a new study.
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Oct 28, 2018
Conversely, fruit fly larvae without that mutation thrived on the high protein diet, but dropped in frequency when put on carbohydrates, the report said.
Changing Meal Timings Can Help Shed Fat: Study
Aug 30, 2018
“Reduction in body fat lessens our chances of developing obesity and related diseases, so is vital in improving our overall health,” Johnston said.
Obesity
Aug 17, 2018
Obesity invariably leads to various other ailments; diabetes, blood pressure,heart attacks, strokes, different kinds of carcinogenic ailments & reduced longevity.
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Jun 17, 2018
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects a person’s joints, causing pain and disability and can also affect internal organs.
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May 27, 2018
The results found that the for the search term ‘obesity’, the mean RIS consistently decreased with each quartile.
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Feb 28, 2018
It’s not only junk food, but a combination of unhealthy behaviours like sedentary lifestyle in teenagers that increases the risk of being overweight.
Obesity
Feb 25, 2018
Scientists have identified how gut bacteria can increase the risk of obesity in some people.
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Feb 21, 2018
A 52-year-old woman weighing 200 kg, who underwent a six-hour lifesaving bariatric surgery has lost 30 kg and is currently recuperating well.
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Jan 02, 2018
In a bid to cut down obesity, men and women living in Britain are being urged to reduce their intake of calories to just 1,600 a day, according to new health guidelines.
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Dec 26, 2017
Of these 30 studies included, 20 were in children -- 17 prospective and 3 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) -- and 10 were in adults -- 9 prospective and 1 RCT.
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Dec 20, 2017
Avoid obesity and its related health problems like diabetes, hypertension and hormonal disorders by changing few habits.
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Nov 27, 2017
Highlighting major links between environment and health, a study released here on Monday held lifestyle diseases like obesity,
Cinnamon fights against obesity by improving metabolism and inducing fat cells to burn
Nov 22, 2017
An essential oil that gives cinnamon its flavour, appeared to protect mice against obesity and hyperglycemia or abnormally high blood glucose level
The authors conducted a meta-analysis to calculate the weighted mean difference between the intervention and control groups.
Nov 19, 2017
The authors conducted a meta-analysis to calculate the weighted mean difference between the intervention and control groups.
Previous studies have shown that children born to overweight mothers may be at an increased risk of developing obesity, a major cause behind various diseases
Nov 10, 2017
The new study conducted by University of New South Wales on mice showed that NMN drug increases energy metabolism in children to reduce the negative effects of maternal obesity
Sounding alarm bells, The Global Nutrition Report 2017 says India faces a serious challenge stemming from both under-nutrition and obesity leading to various health, social and economic problems.
Nov 07, 2017
Sounding alarm bells, The Global Nutrition Report 2017 says India faces a serious challenge stemming from both under-nutrition and obesity leading to various health, social and economic problems.
The findings showed that people who never smoked and were not obese lived four-five years longer than the general population
Jul 21, 2017
The findings showed that people who never smoked and were not obese lived four-five years longer than the general population
Fathers’ participation in physical child care activities was associated with reduced likelihood that their children would become obese from age 2 to 4
Jun 22, 2017
The study, published in the journal Obesity, used data from a survey conducted in a nationally representative sample of children in the US
As per World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight, of these over 600 million were obese
Mar 11, 2017
‘Uncontrolled weight, obesity can lead to renal failure’
Women who lift heavy loads at work may be at risk of harming their fertility
Feb 08, 2017
Women who lift heavy loads at work may be at risk of harming their fertility
Generation X - people born between 1965 and 1974
Nov 24, 2016
The rate of stroke has more than doubled among Generation X - in the past 20 years, owing to a significant increase in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes.
According to the Indian medical statistics, obesity has gripped 30 per cent of the school-going children due to the sedentry lifestyle and lack of physical activities
Sep 11, 2016
According to the Indian medical statistics, obesity has gripped 30 per cent of the school-going children due to the sedentry lifestyle and lack of physical activities
The new research warned that being obese or overweight may lead to eight more types of cancer than previously thought.
Aug 25, 2016
Obesity May Cause Eight More Types Of Cancer: Study
Obesity may advance brain ageing by 10 years at midlife
Aug 04, 2016
Obesity may advance brain ageing by 10 years0
fried food
Jul 31, 2016
Stop eating fried food to reduce waistline
According to the study published in the journal Molecular Metabolism, parental obesity can have harmful effects on future generations.
Jul 19, 2016
Grandfather’s obesity may affect grandchild’s health
