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Improving diet quality can reduce genetic risk of weight gain

Researchers also note that genetic predisposition is no barrier to successful weight management.

11 Jan 2018 3:34 PM IST

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This could be the reason behind winter weight gain

Researchers made the discovery while investigating how to bioengineer fat cells to produce insulin to help diabetes...

11 Jan 2018 1:55 PM IST

The research found that opening windows or doors before going to bed can reduce carbon dioxide levels in bedrooms and improve sleep quality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Extending sleep patterns result in reduction of sugar intake

Experts say sleep is a modifiable risk factor for various conditions including obesity and cardio-metabolic disease.

11 Jan 2018 8:11 AM IST

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Sleeping for longer may lead to better food choices: Study

Sleep habits can be changed with relative ease in healthy adults using a personalised approach.

10 Jan 2018 1:47 PM IST

Its also important for patients to become involved in their own health care (Photo: AFP)

Chances of disability after joint surgery higher in people with...

Physicians may need to pay a little more attention to, and maybe counsel, not just obese patients but elderly patients...

10 Jan 2018 11:08 AM IST

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Gene mutations behind obesity identified

Knowing what specific mutations cause obesity allows scientists to create drugs that target them specifically.

9 Jan 2018 8:00 PM IST

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Sugar could be responsible for obesity and diabetes epidemics

Gary Taube, journalist and author, investigates this global issue.

8 Jan 2018 2:57 PM IST

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This drug may cut fat without sacrificing food intake

Here is what a new study has found.

7 Jan 2018 12:57 PM IST

Pride at having a big belly has been replaced by the six-packs of the metrosexual male. The affluent began cutting flab with the of help of dieticians and gyms

Having a gym in vicinity could make you slimmer

Living far away from fast food outlets also appeared to help people maintain a lower weight and trimmer waist.

6 Jan 2018 10:20 AM IST

According to a research the drug significantly reduces body weight and blood cholesterol levels. (Photo: Pixabay)

New drug that cuts fat without suppressing appetite developed

As fat cells grow larger, they begin to over express a protein that acts as a metabolic brake that slows down fat cell...

5 Jan 2018 5:16 PM IST

Most people who order takeout usually purchase fast food, which is high in sodium, fat, and calories. (Photo: Pixabay)

Regular carry-out meals linked to higher body and blood fats in kids

Most people who order takeout usually purchase fast food, which is high in sodium, fat, and calories.

2 Jan 2018 10:15 AM IST

White and Asian American children had significantly lower rates of obesity than kids of other racial and ethnic groups. (Photo: Pixabay)

US childhood obesity rates rising again

Parents can create a bastion of protection for children in the home, by keeping junk foods out.

28 Feb 2018 9:06 PM IST