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Battling child obesity

Namrata Shirodkar, actress and a parent of two, stresses that the cause is diet.

3 Feb 2017 12:45 AM IST

Low socioeconomic status is one of the strongest predictors of premature mortality worldwide (Photo: AFP)Life
Obesity damages health less than low social rank

People on the bottom rung of the socioeconomic ladder may live two years less on average than those at the top.

1 Feb 2017 2:11 PM IST

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Gaining weight can be prevented with high-fat diet

A person gains weight mainly because fat cells get bigger.

6 Dec 2017 9:42 AM IST

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Being overweight increases risk of dementia, suggests study

Here's how it impacts the body.

3 Dec 2017 11:05 AM IST

Teachers rated them as less academically able as early as elementary school (Photo: AFP)Life
Girls discriminated against by teachers due to weight

This may reflect findings that obesity is more stigmatised among women than among men or individuals of other races.

8 Feb 2017 8:30 PM IST

Losing weight is one way out but in some cases even that is less effective (Photo: AFP)Life
Obesity is responsible for most penis disorders

Apart from making the penis appear smaller, obesity causes infections due to warm and moist conditions.

7 Feb 2017 3:36 PM IST

The surgery alters the activity of thousands of genes as there is a complex relationship between the gut and the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Weight loss surgery alters brain to reduce excessive eating

Gastric surgery reduces the size of the stomach due to which patients do not feel the urge to eat

7 Feb 2017 12:50 PM IST

The chances of obese women taking longer to conceive during pregnancy were as high as 59 percent. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Obese women may take longer to conceive, says study

Couples' obesity may reduce fertility chances when they are trying to conceive

6 Feb 2017 6:58 PM IST

Obesity risk increased even when children \usually\ had a regular bedtime, as opposed to \always.\ (Representational Image)Life
Sticking to a routine may cut obesity risk in kids: study

Researchers also found that the absence of a regular preschool bedtime was an independent predictor of obesity at 11.

24 April 2017 8:06 PM IST

The greatest number of preventable life-years lost were due to obesity (Photo: AFP)Life
Obesity can be more damaging than smoking

To estimate the number of life-years lost to each modifiable risk factor, researchers examined the change in mortality.

23 April 2017 6:09 PM IST

The painkillers can now help in the treatment of postoperative and chronic inflammatory pain. (Photo: Pixabay)Life
Common painkillers may double obesity risk, says study

Medications commonly used to treat pain, like gabapentinoids such as gabapentin, pregabilin and opiates, double risk of...

7 Dec 2017 4:15 PM IST

In the past 25 years, obesity rates have climbed rapidly among European children and teens.Life
Obesity in children rising with media accessibility, say doctors

Mass media effects children's health and physiologically, having an impact on socio-cultural functioning and...

15 Dec 2017 9:00 AM IST

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