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Study found that infants living in households with disinfectants being used at least weekly were twice as likely to have higher levels of the gut microbes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Household cleaning products may make children overweight

Associations with altered gut flora in babies 3-4 months old were strongest for frequent use of household disinfectants.

18 Sept 2018 9:10 AM IST

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Combat obesity with this effective treatment

Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity.

17 Sept 2018 6:29 PM IST

People do just 90 minutes of physical activity a week, which is an hour less than the minimum recommended by health officials. (Photo: Pixabay)

Adults spend 8 times longer watching on-demand TV than exercising,...

The average person now spends 12 hours a week streaming programmes on platforms such as Netflix.

25 Sept 2018 8:32 AM IST

Women are more prone to cancer caused by obesity including breast and womb cancer (Photo: AFP)

Obesity may become leading cause of cancer among women by 2043

The development will be driven by a combination of rising obesity rates and a reduction in smoking rates.

24 Sept 2018 6:43 PM IST

Metabolically healthy obesity is not a stable or reliable indicator of future risk for cardiovascular disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Obesity to cause more cancer in women than smoking, warn health...

Being overweight is responsible for 7.5 per cent, or 13,200 cases of cancer in the UK alone.

24 Sept 2018 1:29 PM IST

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Caffeinated energy drinks a big no-no for children

Young people in high-income countries consume more sugar and calories than required amount.

21 Sept 2018 3:05 PM IST

Loneliness is a feeling associated with our relationships with people while depression is a general sense of feeling about everything. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's why loneliness is so dangerous for your health

Harvard doctor explains what loneliness does to the brain and hormonal system and why people need to spend time...

21 Sept 2018 9:08 AM IST

Findings also suggest an increase in muscle mass gained from strength-based exercises could help boost childrens metabolism and energy levels. (Photo: Pixabay)

Strength-based exercises may help kids fight obesity

Taking part in exercises that cause muscles to contract, and strengthen muscles and bones, reduce children's body fat...

20 Sept 2018 9:28 AM IST

Obesity is a contributor to cancer risk, but how it actually causes cancer is still a question that has not been fully explained (Photo: Pixabay)

Study shows thicker waistline may up cancer risk

According to research, certain protein released from fat in the body can cause a non-cancerous cell to turn into a...

26 Aug 2017 10:00 AM IST

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Turns out, slow and steady wins weight loss race

A study's findings suggest that initial weight change is much more important in predicting who will succeed in weight...

28 Aug 2017 5:02 PM IST

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Underweight people 5 times more likely to die after common heart...

Here's what they found.

27 Aug 2017 12:51 PM IST

Tony Westaway took to an alternate lifestyle to lose a whopping 82 kgs (Photo: Facebook)

Grandfather loses 82 kgs to become Slimming World's Man of the Year

Tony Westaway lost weight after being told he was too big to fit in a plane seat

26 Aug 2017 4:42 PM IST