A healthy diet, more exercise can beat diabetes
September 12th, 2012 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 12 (IANS) A few simple changes in daily life can ultimately prove to be a major help in preventing two in three cases of diabetes while saving a ... Read more...
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Apple compound may help burn fat, reduce obesity
June 21st, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 21 (IANS) A waxy compound found in apple peel may help reduce obesity and its associated health problems by increasing the amount of muscle and brown fat, two ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Many obese kids in Britain facing strokes
June 12th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 12 (IANS) Obese children as young as six in Britain are suffering strokes or being treated at hospitals for weight problems, a media report said Sunday.
Specialists say ... Read more...
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11-year-old girls now have larger waistlines, than in ’70s
April 14th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) An average 11-year-old girl now has a waistline that is nearly four inches larger than what was of girls in the late 1970s.Rising levels of obesity ... Read more...
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UK young girls’ waistlines 4 inches larger now than 30 yrs ago!
April 14th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 14 (ANI): A new study has raised the alarm over rising levels of obesity in the UK - it found that the waistlines of young girls are four inches larger ... Read more...
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Obese mums-to-be ‘risking their babies’ lives’
April 3rd, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 3 (ANI): Pregnant mothers who are obese are risking their babies' lives, according to a new study.Researchers from Teesside University, Durham and Newcastle Universities found that more than one lakh ... Read more...
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Graphic symbol for love is first to be added to Oxford English Dictionary
March 25th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 25 (ANI): The "heart" symbol for love has become the first graphical entry in the Oxford English Dictionary in its 127-year history.The heart symbol, as in I "heart" New York, ... Read more...
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Study: One in 20 pregnant women is ‘dangerously obese’
December 7th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study that was published today has revealed that about 5 percent of all pregnant women in UK is severely obese.The study claimed that their ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
A hormone to help you live longer, but only if you are rich!
October 21st, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London, Oct 21 (ANI): If a new study is to be believed, a hormone called DHEAS makes you live longer - but only if you are wealthy enough.In the meantime, leading a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Walking, cycling linked to healthier weights
August 25th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): A new study has suggested that people are more likely to have healthy weights if they live in places where walking and cycling are more common.The research, however, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fat employees take more time off work
August 9th, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 09 (ANI): Obese employees take more leaves from work for illness than their slimmer counterparts, a new UK study has revealed.This has become another incentive for employers to combat expanding ... Read more...
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Rural to urban migration linked to increased obesity, diabetes risk in India
April 28th, 2010 - 11:13 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): People who migrate from rural to urban areas are more likely to become obese compared to individuals who do not move, a new study in India has found.What's ... Read more...
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Environment can subdue kids’ natural urge to exercise
April 22nd, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Children may inherit the urge to exercise, but their environment often stops them from doing so, say researchers.
In a study of over 100 pairs of twins, the ... Read more...
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New biomarker may help predict pancreatic cancer risk in the obese
February 4th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): Scientists from Jefferson Pancreatic, Biliary and Related Cancers Centre have identified an inflammatory marker that may help detect pancreatic cancer in obese patients.Studies have shown that obesity is ... Read more...
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Brit kids’ fitness levels ‘declining’
December 22nd, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 22 (ANI): A new British study has found that most kids are staying away from physical activity and this idle lifestyle is making children unhealthy even if they are not ... Read more...
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Living near fast food joints ‘raises obesity risk’
June 18th, 2009 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 18 (ANI): A new study has confirmed what many people already knew: living near fast food restaurants can raise your chances of becoming obese.While writing in the open access journal ... Read more...
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Eating at buffets sans the exercise can make you obese
December 20th, 2008 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 20 (ANI): People who eat out often at buffets and cafeterias and find their community unpleasant for physical activity are more likely to get obese, says a new study.Ross ... Read more...
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Feasting plus sloth fathers obesity in US hinterland
December 20th, 2008 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Feasting at buffets and cafeterias plus lack of activity is the cause for obesity in the US hinterland, a new study shows. "It's not that people don't want ... Read more...
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The household waste diet that reduces waistlines as well!
November 1st, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 1 (ANI): Forget the Atkins and the Cambridge diet and give way for WI the newest way to reduce waste and waistlines in the UK.National Love Food campaign by ... Read more...
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Gene sequence that can make Indian Asians fatter than others discovered
May 5th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by admin
London , May 5 (ANI): Your expanding belly, the subsequent weight gain and a tendency to develop type 2 diabetes can now be attributed to a gene sequence, more common in ... Read more...
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Unhealthy lifestyle could put younger women at risk of heart disease (Re-issue)
May 4th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by admin
London, May 4 (ANI): Drinking, smoking and overeating could put younger women at risk of heart disease, according to experts.Researchers at Oxford and Liverpool universities have found that deaths from ... Read more...
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Unhealthy lifestyle could put younger women at risk of heart disease
May 1st, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by admin
London, May 1 (ANI): Drinking, smoking and overeating could put younger women at risk of heart disease, according to experts.Researchers at Oxford and Liverpool universities have found that deaths from ... Read more...
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Researchers adapt drug dosage to increasing obesity levels
March 11th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 11(ANI): With increasing levels of obesity, researchers are continuously facing a challenge to determine the drug dosage adjusted with different body sizes and compositions.Queensland University researchers are currently working ... Read more...
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Men must take note of studies linking obesity and erectile dysfunction risks
March 10th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, March 10 (ANI): An Adelaide University expert says that fat men must take note of studies that have suggested that obesity increases the risk of erectile dysfunction.Professor Gary Wittert, the ... Read more...
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Restaurant availability impacts obesity both negatively and positively
January 10th, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 10 (ANI): A new study has found that the availability of more fast food restaurants compared to full service restaurants near the house can contribute to higher levels of obesity.The ... Read more...
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Researchers reveal strong link between obesity and colorectal cancer
December 15th, 2007 - 1:31 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): A new analysis conducted by The George Institute for International Health in Sydney, Australia, has shown a clear link between obesity and colorectal cancer.According to the report, obese ... Read more...
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