New York: Obesity results in stiffer breast tissue that promotes the growth of cancer, a new study says.Obesity leads to a stiffening of the meshwork material that surrounds fat cells in the breast, called the
London: Grandparents are often extremely fond of their grandchildren but a study says that affection from grandparents may lead to childhood obesity.Grandparents tend to indulge, overfeed and protect grandchildren in their care from physical chores,
New Delhi: Crime against children in cities like Delhi and Mumbai are disappointing and smart cities will not be a reality if the children are not safe, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju
New York: Children consume more high-calorie food such as cookies and candy after observing egg-shaped cartoon characters that they perceive to be overweight, a study said.Children tend to perceive ovoid, or egg-shaped, characters as overweight
Are you gaining weight instead of putting efforts to loose it? Are the strict diet charts and gym exercises falling flat in your case?Don't worry! You are not the only one facing this problem. Gaining
While the news is abuzz that a Telugu actress Aarthi Agarwal died due to a failed liposuction surgery let us get to know that actually what liposuction surgery is. How can it change a common
New York: Are you wondering how to make your adolescent kid avoid eating unhealthy in the evening? Researchers have found that high-protein afternoon snacks, particularly soy foods, reduce unhealthy evening snacking in teenagers, thereby preventing
New York: The commonly prescribed antibiotics can lead to changes in the gut bacteria of kids and make them vulnerable to infectious diseases, allergies and other autoimmune disorders, and even obesity, later in life, warns
New Delhi: India has the third-highest number of obese and overweight people (11 percent of adolescents, and 20 percent of all adults) after US and China, a recent study mapping global malnutrition trends has revealed.The
New York: High-fat diet can affect brain health and promote changes in your behaviour, including increased anxiety, impaired memory, and repetitive behaviour, warns a new study.The findings published in the journal Biological Psychiatry suggest that
New York: With obesity turning into a growing concern for the state, not just for affected individuals, researchers have reviewed which policy decisions have actually helped reduce obesity over the years.The findings detailed in the
Changing your sleep routine can cause you to pile on the pounds. Sleeping for one hour less or an hour more has the same detrimental effect on a human body, according to a study.The study
New York: It's a common notion that alcohol consumption can lead to obesity but a latest study claimsthat drinking red grape juice or wine in moderation could improve the health of over-weight people by helping
Los Angeles: Low carb diets may be used as a weight loss tool by some people, but dieticians and nutritionists warn that the tactic may be contributing to a reduction in fibre intake and thus,
London: Using advanced genome sequencing technologies, researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which white fat cells from humans get reprogrammed to turn browner, thereby helping to burn fat.Browning of white adipose tissue increases the energy
London: Do you want to help trim yours and your family's waistlines? One can save over a month's worth of calories every year by ditching 'ready meals' and instead taking a Do it Yourself (DIY)
Sydney, July 15: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, with around 2.8 million people dying each year as a result of being overweight or obese, according to international health experts.Globalisation has brought fast food culture
Berlin: Researchers treating mice with Viagra have made an amazing discovery -- the drug potentially busts the unseemly fat around the abdomen, besides lowering risk of other obesity related complications.Sildenafil -- better known as Viagra
London, Oct 26: Defective taste buds prompt obese children to gorge on larger portions of food, which actually blunts their ability to distinguish the five tastes of bitter, sweet, salty, sour and savoury.They compensate for
The blame for rising obesity rates has been pinned on many things, including a more calorific diet, the spread of processed food, a lack of exercise and modern man's generally more stressful lot. Something else
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