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Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's link between weight loss, breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Women with weight loss greater than or equal to 5 per cent had a 12 per cent lower breast cancer risk.

9 Oct 2018 3:16 AM

Infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with indices of central obesity and weight gain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Skipping breakfast may cause weight gain, obesity

Infrequent breakfast consumption is associated with indices of central obesity and weight gain.

25 April 2018 3:04 PM

Researchers found that higher level of physical activity protected from future depression in children, adults and older adults globally. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise may lower risk of depression: study

The evidence is clear that people that are more active have a lesser risk of developing depression.

25 April 2018 10:56 AM

People with obesity are almost just as likely to develop atrial fibrillation as people with hypertension or diabetes (Photo: AFP)

Belly fat may be putting your heart at risk, says study

Body mass index which is weight relative to height in kg/m2, is used to categorise adults as underweight, normal,...

21 April 2018 4:04 AM

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Kids less likely to be obese if mothers stick to healthy lifestyle:...

Risk of obesity was 56 per cent lower in children of women with a healthy body weight.

5 July 2018 12:49 PM

There has been a rise in patients coming in for obesity treatment and bariatric surgeries. (Representational Image)

A weighty problem

Poor food and living habits are contributing to obesity, which in turn can lead to a host of ailments, including cancer.

11 Feb 2019 7:06 PM

Overweight teens are likely to develop cardiomyopathy in adulthood that can cause heart failure. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Obesity in teenage can result in heart failure in adulthood

Overweight teens more likely to develop heart disease in adulthood: Study.

28 May 2019 5:30 AM

World Banks first Human Capital Index (HCI) in 2019 ranked India at 115 among 157 countries.

Malnutrition-free India by 2022: Is it a realisable goal?

Over 800 women die every day in childbirth, and 20 per cent of them are from India.

24 Sept 2019 7:43 PM

TDEE value can be obtained by measuring the total amount of calories that a person exhausts every day.

TDEE calculator is essential to embracing a successful weight loss...

Calculating TDEE is the first step towards getting a good physique and retaining optimum health and shape

30 March 2021 3:18 PM

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 1:30 AM

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 2:57 AM

Lets bust some obesity myths! (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds obesity increases risk of cancer in adolescents

Research found how obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms...

28 March 2018 5:42 AM