‘Soft drinks not linked to childhood obesity’
June 17th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 17 (IANS) Soft drinks and other sweetened beverages don't contribute to childhood obesity, though it may increase the risk factor among boys aged 6-11 years, says a new ... Read more...
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Dementia linked to midlife weight crisis
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 3 (ANI): A new study has revealed that people who are overweight or obese in midlife have 80 pc higher risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Obese adults now half a billion worldwide
February 4th, 2011 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 4 (IANS) As the prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled since 1980, the worldwide bloated adult population is now half a billion strong. A study shows that in 2008, more ... Read more...
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1 in 10 of world’s adults obese: Study
February 4th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 04 (ANI): A new major study has revealed that the worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly doubled since 1980.The study looked at all available global data to assess how body ... Read more...
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Lazy lifestyles ‘killing people’
November 30th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 30 (ANI): Queensland authorities have said that it's high time that people realize their lazy lifestyles are killing them.The Health of Queenslanders 2010 biennial report showed escalating rates of obesity, ... Read more...
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How behaviors toward food early in life can lead to obesity
October 28th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): A new study has shed light on understanding how behaviors toward food early in life can lead to obesity.When it comes to understanding where tendencies to overweight and ... Read more...
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Study indicates that young girls are entering puberty earlier
August 9th, 2010 - 10:54 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – A study conducted by the Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers indicates that young girls are entering puberty earlier as a result of hormonally active environmental ... Read more...
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Hindus recommend launching Yoga in USA schools to tackle obesity crisis
July 21st, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada, July 21 (ANI): In view of country facing obesity crisis, Hindus are suggesting introducing Yoga in nation's elementary, middle, and high schools and making it part of the curriculum.Acclaimed Hindu statesman ... Read more...
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An Investigation Declares That Mississippi Is The American State With Most Obese Children
May 8th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 8, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The obesity plague during infancy is punching some American states more harshly than the others, threatening to further exacerbate geographic inequalities in health. This data ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Inadequate sleep can make you fat
May 4th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Inadequate sleep is a risk factor for childhood obesity, especially among boys, says a new study.The research, presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, ... Read more...
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Researchers predict 98 percent rise in type-2 diabetes
February 19th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Obesity among adults is continuing to rise, implying worrisome increases in conditions like heart disease and cancer by 2020 and 98 percent rise in type-2 diabetes by 2050, ... Read more...
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Fat hormone linked to Alzheimer’s disease
December 16th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Dec 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a new medical study, a hormone that helps to prevent over-eating may also protect against Alzheimer’s disease.Researchers from Boston University Medical Center in the US ... Read more...
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People with higher protein hormone levels at lower risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s
December 16th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): Higher levels of a protein hormone, called leptin, which is produced by fat cells and involved in the regulation of appetite, could lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease ... Read more...
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Obese kids aged 12 showing early signs of heart disease: EU study
September 1st, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 1 (ANI): Overweight and obese kids as young as 12 are showing early signs of heart disease, warn Spanish researchers.During a study, scientists in Barcelona analysed 80 obese and overweight ... Read more...
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Energy-burning brown fat’s presence in adults offers new obesity treatment strategy
April 17th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 17 (ANI): Swedish researchers have found that adults use brown fat to convert energy into heat, a finding that may lead to novel treatments for overweight and obesity.Sven Enerback, ... Read more...
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Kids lacking self-control more likely to gain extra weight by their pre-teen years
April 7th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Kids lacking an ability to regulate their behaviour, or to delay gratification in exchange for a larger reward, are more likely to become overweight by their pre-teen years, ... Read more...
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Replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with water may curb childhood obesity
April 7th, 2009 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Children and adolescents can be prevented from consuming an average of 235 excess calories per day by replacing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) with water, according to a ... Read more...
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Lifestyle changes that can cut colorectal cancer incidences
April 6th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 6 (ANI): Changes in five lifestyle factors can help significantly reduce the incidences of colorectal cancer, especially among men.One of the recommendations made by Professor. Donald Maxwell Parkin of ... Read more...
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Vegetarians ‘at higher risk of eating disorders’
April 1st, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Vegetarians may have a healthier diet, but they are at an increased risk of having eating disorders, say researchers.Researchers from at University of Minnesota, University of Texas and ... Read more...
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Kids living in greener neighbourhoods are more active
March 13th, 2009 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): A new study has found that kids living in greener neighbourhoods are more active.
Researchers from Universite de Montreal, Canada have shown that the presence of nearby parks ... Read more...
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Hysterectomies don”t make women fat
November 13th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 13 (ANI): According to a new research, women who have hysterectomies do not put on weight, however, overweight ladies do tend to have more of such operations.A hysterectomy is ... Read more...
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Researchers call for making corner stores snacks for kids healthier
October 5th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 5 (ANI): Considering that chips, soda, candy, and other products at the corner store have become a major part of school kids lives these days, health experts are trying ... Read more...
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Corner stores prompt school kids to eat on the sly
October 4th, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) The friendly neighbourhood corner store, with its chips, soda, chocolates and other snacks, is always tempting school kids to tuck in something. Temple University (TU) and The Food ... Read more...
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Why mums high-fat diet contributes to obesity in their kids
October 1st, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): A new study, by researchers at the University of Cincinnati and the Medical College of Georgia, has revealed why a mother''s high-fat diet contributes to obesity in ... Read more...
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Nearly 86% Americans could be obese by 2030
July 29th, 2008 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): Nearly 86 pct of the American adults could be overweight or obese by 2030, warn researchers.Based on the data collected over the past three decades from nationally ... Read more...
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58pct of Worlds population will be obese by 2030
July 13th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington , July 13 (ANI): With waistlines increasing rapidly around the world, a group of researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine predict that by 2030, almost ... Read more...
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Drinking juice not linked to being overweight in kids
June 3rd, 2008 - 11:20 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): Kids who drink 100-percent juice are no more likely to be overweight than children who do not drink juice, finds a new study.In fact, they may have ... Read more...
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Men are in denial about obesity
April 14th, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, April 14 (IANS) A survey of obese people has thrown up interesting facts - almost half of the males are in complete denial while only about a third concede they were ... Read more...
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Obese children more likely to suffer breathing-related problems during surgery
February 23rd, 2008 - 2:13 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 23 (ANI): Obese children have a higher likelihood of having problems with airway obstruction and other breathing-related functions during surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, suggests a study from the University ... Read more...
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Are the health risks of obesity exaggerated?
February 1st, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Two experts have challenged skeptics who say that the obesity epidemic is not as grave or widespread as we think.
Two prominent skeptics have been confronted by two obesity ... Read more...
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