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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

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Obesity can boost infection risk post bypass surgery

The findings will help researchers develop tools to help decrease the risk of infection.

21 Jun 2017 8:51 AM IST

Sleeping-in on weekends may keep body weight in check (Photo: Pixabay)

Sleep-in to reduce risk of obesity

Study suggests people who sleep more on weekends tend to be better able to keep body weight in check.

19 Jun 2017 1:34 PM IST

The study is published online in the journal Preventive Medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

19-year-olds as inactive as 60-year-olds

The study also identified different times throughout the day when activity was highest and lowest.

18 Jun 2017 9:54 AM IST

Cravings will go away if you wait them out. (Photo: Pixabay)

Midnight cravings wreaking havoc on your weight? This should help

These simple techniques might just help.

18 Jun 2017 9:13 AM IST

The tax that will be levied in April 2018 will be on sugary drinks that would make

New UK sugar tax could reduce obesity and diabetes

A new study says that increasing the tax will reduce the consumption of sugary drinks

16 Dec 2016 2:23 PM IST

One of the studies involved inviting volunteers to an actual buffet and allowing them to eat from a choice of foods (Photo: AFP)

Social inferiority causes craving for fatty foods

Often feelings of inferiority that cause economically challenged people to eat unhealthy foods.

22 Dec 2016 7:39 PM IST

A small proportion of people in the healthy BMI range are fat inside (Photo: AFP)

Three genes tell how people are obese yet healthy

Higher levels of fat in the blood supply increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes and can lead to fatty deposits around the...

22 Dec 2016 2:34 PM IST