World Anti-Obesity Day: Stay flab-free and healthy with these amazing tips!
Overweight and obesity are a major risk factor for noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes.
Nov 26, 2016, 16:12 PM IST
Beware! Mothers who smoke during pregnancy may make children obese
Expectant mothers should not smoke during pregnancy as it increases the risk of children being obese.
Nov 11, 2016, 19:14 PM IST
Obese and lean children have different gut bacteria
Children and teenagers who are obese have different microorganisms living in their digestive tract than those who are lean, according to a new study.
Sep 22, 2016, 20:48 PM IST
Here's why teenagers become obese at puberty!
The study also found that teenagers exercise less during puberty, adding to the calorie excess that underlies obesity.
Sep 09, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Being obese or underweight ups risk of asthma in adolescents
Asthma is a lung condition in which a person's airways become inflamed, narrow and swell and produce extra mucus.
Sep 06, 2016, 08:49 AM IST
Being obese can cause 13 types of cancer, say scientists
The findings showed that for most of the cancers on the newly expanded list, the higher the body-mass index, or BMI, the greater was the risk of developing cancers.
Aug 25, 2016, 14:48 PM IST
Humiliation bothers obese air travellers the most!
Feelings of shame and humiliation bother obese air passengers more than tight seat belts and tiny seats, says a study.
May 27, 2016, 09:06 AM IST
Better diet, exercise can benefit older overweight, obese diabetics
When you live with diabetes, regular exercise and better diet can help older overweight and obese adults improve glucose control, body composition, physical function and bone quality, according to a new study.
Apr 02, 2016, 12:05 PM IST
Heart attack patients getting more obese: Study
The study analysed heart disease risk factors among more than 3,900 patients who were treated for ST-elevation myocardial infarction, or ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) - the most severe and deadly type of heart attack - at Cleveland Clinic in the US between 1995 and 2014.
Mar 26, 2016, 18:27 PM IST
Young women in poor neighbourhoods at high obesity risk
Adolescents, especially young women, who grow up and live in poor neighbourhoods are more likely to become or remain obese in adulthood than their peers who live in more affluent localities, says a study.
Mar 15, 2016, 15:42 PM IST
Being overweight can dampen your memory!
The study found a link between high body mass index (BMI) and poorer performance on a test of 'episodic memory'.
Feb 26, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
Breakfasting can help obese stay active
Increasing activity is one of the most important ways to improve health in our increasingly sedentary population, so the researchers suggest this could be a key benefit.
Feb 14, 2016, 12:09 PM IST
Are you obese? Cut down on siting time to reduce heart disease risk
Sedentary behaviour is associated with poor cardiovascular health and diabetes in adults with severe obesity, independent of how much exercise they perform.
Jan 13, 2016, 17:22 PM IST
Being 'lean and unfit' better than 'fat and fit'
With the limitation that the study cohort included only men, and relative early deaths, this data does not support the notion that 'fat but fit' is a benign condition.
Dec 21, 2015, 09:40 AM IST
Weight loss can protect knees
Obese people who lose a substantial amount of weight can significantly slow the degeneration of their knee cartilage, according to a new study.
Nov 30, 2015, 18:55 PM IST
'2 out of 5 Indian kids don't have healthy body mass index'
The study highlights how Indian schools are lagging in adequate playtime and fitness regime.
Nov 26, 2015, 10:21 AM IST
Fat around belly deadlier than being obese
Researchers found that normal-weight adults with central obesity have the worst long-term survival rate compared with any group, regardless of BMI.
Nov 11, 2015, 14:24 PM IST
It's you, not junk food
Candy, soda and fast food, which are often painted as the prime culprits in the national discussion of obesity, are not making Americans fat, according to a new study.
Nov 07, 2015, 10:25 AM IST
Most women unaware of alcohol's role in breast cancer
Most of the women were unable to name any risk factors for breast cancer at all.
Nov 03, 2015, 16:28 PM IST
Beware, your job could make you fat!
The sedentary lifestyle and stressfull environment that comes with longer working hours can make us gain excess weight.
Oct 30, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
