Body weight

What Does Hypothyroidism Look Like In Men?

Men with an underactive thyroid often experience persistent tiredness and a lack of energy. This fatigue can be overwhelming and may not be alleviated by adequate rest, impacting daily activities and productivity. 

Jun 10, 2024, 11:30 AM IST

Examining Your Health: 7 Ways to Measure Your Fitness Other Than Body Weight

While body weight is an important health indicator, it is not the only one! Better sleep, frequent mood swings, energy levels, and other elements are all vital health markers. Here are some ways in which you can monitor your health better.

Apr 15, 2023, 15:01 PM IST

Weight Loss: Avoid These 7 Common Mistakes When Trying to Lose Weight

Weight loss journey is a long-term process and people tend to make mistakes that can harm their progress, scroll down to read do and dont's of weight loss

Feb 23, 2023, 15:32 PM IST

Richa Chadha loses 15 kilos, says actors are expected to look a certain way

Actress Richa Chadha has posted a video talking about her body weight and the expectations show business has towards actors.

Feb 15, 2022, 16:37 PM IST

Eating disorder remains underdiagnosed in men: Study

Men are almost five times more likely to remain underdiagnosed than females on eating disorders -- which also delays their treatment options, finds a study.

Mar 14, 2018, 16:32 PM IST

How much good fat is a good amount?

Consumption of omega-3 fatty acids -- found naturally in foods including salmon, walnuts and soybeans -- has shown to lower blood pressure and increase good cholesterol (HDL) in children eight to 15 years old.

Apr 09, 2017, 17:10 PM IST

Coconut oil: Side effects you need to know!

We all know that coconut oil gives many health, nutritional and beauty benefits.

Jan 05, 2017, 23:48 PM IST

Consumer forum asks health club to pay Rs 1 lakh to man for false promise of reducing body weight by 10 kg

However, after a month, his body weight had reduced only by 100 grams.

Dec 29, 2016, 14:13 PM IST

Prevent arthritis in women with these simple ways!

Arthritis is a painful medical condition in the form of inflammation of joints that leads to severe pain, swelling and stiffness.

Sep 29, 2016, 23:21 PM IST

Pregnant women consider weight gain as baby weight

Women when pregnant prefer to consider weight gain as temporary and believe that they would re-attain their former body weight eventually, a new study has found.

Aug 25, 2016, 23:55 PM IST

Ex 'Bigg Boss' contestant Diandra Soares opens up on braving weight issues, slams body shamers

She ruled the ramp and has been a supermodel with success standing at her doorstep. 

Aug 12, 2016, 14:17 PM IST

BMI an inaccurate health indicator; mislabels millions of healthy people as 'obese'

The study led by UCLA psychologists has found that the use of BMI to assess a person's health has led to more than 54 million Americans as 'obese' and 'unhealthy', even though they are not.

Feb 05, 2016, 13:08 PM IST

Sugar-sweetened drinks increase body's visceral fat

The researchers did not observe this association with diet soda, which is often promoted as low in calories and sugar.

Jan 12, 2016, 11:30 AM IST

Why dieting helps you get sounder sleep

You may want to switch to a healthier diet as a recent study has suggested that weight loss through diet changes can improve sleep at any body weight.

Dec 17, 2015, 23:40 PM IST

Eat pears to cut body weight this season

The season to cherish sweet pears is here, but if you doubt whether to add this fruit to your grocery list or not, then according to a recent study consumption of pears lowers body weight.

Dec 09, 2015, 17:10 PM IST

Frequent self weighing can lead to depression in women

Adolescent obesity is a public health concern, but body dissatisfaction and weight concerns are predictors of eating disorders.

Nov 10, 2015, 13:40 PM IST

Eat home-made food to cut diabetes risk

Eating meals prepared at home may reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, a recent study reveals.

Nov 09, 2015, 18:01 PM IST