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The study is published online in Obesity Reviews. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's the kind of personality which may make a person fat

New research shows impulsive personality increases BMI and here are ways to change that.

22 March 2018 10:57 AM IST

If a person is too sick because of being overweight, then the surgery will have more post-operative complications and the family must know of these conditions too.

Survey finds 47 per cent slum dwellers overweight

This is also an alarm bell as about half of the surveyed population was young (between the ages of 25 to 44 years only)

9 May 2018 7:00 AM IST

Findings suggest that our early social lives may have a small protective influence on our physical health in adulthood. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out how childhood friendship can benefit health in adults

Boys who spent more time with friends as children tended to have lower blood pressure and lower BMI as men in their...

29 March 2018 8:27 AM IST

In women, abdominal obesity is commonly seen post-childbirth and mostly in the pre-and post-menopause stage.

Have a heart

Both men and women are equally prone to heart attacks, yet women frequently remain undiagnosed and untreated for a host...

13 Aug 2018 5:08 AM IST

Individual weight loss approaches worked well for some people and not for others. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dieters lose 10 times more weight by simply imagining themsleves...

Researchers found simply imaging yourself as being slimmer can be enough to help dieters achieve their weight-loss...

29 Sept 2018 11:27 AM IST

Frequently individuals are encouraged to lose weight because this will lead to better physical health, but for many this is not motivating enough (Photo: AFP)

Mental health may be affected negatively by higher BMI

The effect is present from age 40 through to age 70, and in both men and women.

26 Sept 2018 8:51 PM IST

Every sugar-laden drink that a woman consumes during this period adds 0.15 kg/m2 fat mass to her child (Photo: Pixabay)

Fizzy drinks during pregnancy may cause children to be obese

Consumption of even two sugary drinks a day during second trimester increases a child's BMI and waist circumference.

15 July 2017 5:51 PM IST

According to IFA Global, a forex and treasury solution firm, the Indian rupee is the third best performing Asian currencies this year, up 4.63 per cent in the March quarter, its best quarterly gains since September 2012.

Rupee to weaken by end of 2017 to around Rs 66/USD: report

Rallying oil prices all over the world harbour bad news for rupee as India is a large net oil importer.

9 July 2017 12:21 PM IST

If you are looking for a good mid-range smartphone but dont fancy a massive 5.5-inch form factor, the K8 Plus is a good smartphone to choose as a daily driver.

Bedtime smartphone use may cause weight gain in kids: study

Findings suggest a vicious cycle of technology use - poor sleep and rising body mass indexes (BMIs).

8 Dec 2017 8:33 PM IST

Diabetes and being overweight or obese were a factor in 5.6 percent of new cancer cases worldwide in 2012. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diabetes and obesity both tied to higher risk of cancer

Many cancer cases worldwide may happen at least in part because people are overweight or have diabetes, a new report...

14 Dec 2017 11:38 AM IST