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Youths who were teased about their weight, increased their body mass by 33 per cent more each year. (Photo: Representationa/Pixabay)

Teasing children about weight can be harmful

Teasing about weight associated with more weight gain in kids: Study.

30 May 2019 3:16 PM IST

The benefits of vegetarian diets are much greater for men than women. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Vegetables more beneficial to men than women

Veggies can prevent heart disease, obesity in men.

29 May 2019 10:35 AM IST

Miranda Taylor, 20, weighed 265 pounds and had obesity surgery. She lost more than 100 pounds, along with severe depression, pre-diabetes and an obesity-related hormonal condition. (Photo: AP)

Obesity surgery more beneficial for teens than adults

Teens that undergo weight correction surgery lose much more weight as compared to adults who do the same.

17 May 2019 6:03 PM IST

More than half of the global rise over these 33 years was due to increases in BMI in rural areas. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Rural areas have more obesity cases than urban areas

Global obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities: Study.

10 May 2019 10:17 AM IST

The game automatically customised the training to focus on the sweets that each participant tended to eat and adjusted the difficulty according to how well they were resisting the temptation of sweets. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Brain training' game to resist sweet temptation

Researchers develop computer game that can train brain to eat less sugar.

10 May 2019 9:59 AM IST

The research found that meals including avocado not only resulted in a significant reduction in hunger and an increase in how satisfied participants felt, but also found that an intestinal hormone called PYY was an important messenger of the physiological response. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Avocados, as a substitute for carbohydrates can aid weight loss

Avocados can help in suppressing hunger without adding calories.

10 May 2019 10:00 AM IST

Researchers found that lower SES was associated with higher psychological distress, and higher distress was associated with higher emotional eating, which in turn predicted higher BMI. (Representational/Pexels)

Psychological distress associated with emotional eating and obesity

Researchers draw link between psychological distress, emotional eating and obesity.

9 May 2019 12:14 PM IST

The ketogenic diets in the study included no caloric restrictions, just guidance about what to eat and what to avoid. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Studies show Keto diet beneficial for armed forces

Obesity in military officers can be solved by keto diet.

5 May 2019 12:21 PM IST

People with a lower body mass index (BMI) therefore have a higher amount of brown fat. (Photo Representational/Pixabay)

Coffee can possibly fight diabetes and obesity

Could coffee fight obesity? Yes and even diabetes.

26 Jun 2019 10:51 AM IST

Genetic differences in taste or olfactory receptor sensitivity may help account for the extreme reactions that some products get. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Food in today's marketplace 'too sweet': Study

Food available in today's marketplace is "too sweet", suggests a new study.

26 Jun 2019 9:28 AM IST

Optimising dads health and minimising his exposures will likely increase the chances of a healthy epigenetic outcome for his future children. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Parental obesity impacts health of offspring

Can father's obesity effect offspring's health?

25 Jun 2019 9:20 AM IST

Excessive amounts of the acid also shorten and damage pathways that neurons use to communicate with the rest of the body. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Processed food: Key reason for rise in autism

Researchers draw link between processed foods and rise in autism.

21 Jun 2019 9:47 AM IST