Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever

US teens started spending more time with their friends as smartphone usage surged

Union Budget 2019-20: Status quo remains for children

Allocation needed to be increased after being nearly stagnant for years

These eggs are low cholesterol, rich in omega 3 fatty acids

Entepreneurs experiment with hen feed to produce eggs that appeal to fitness freaks

COVID-19 lockdown desperation: Odisha migrants take sea route to return

Workers risk rough seas in cramped boats to return homes

Look back at the decade: Youth unrest

What explains the restlessness that marked the second decade of the new Millenium.

This chemical controls whether you would be fat or fatter

Genes interact with obesogens in the environment to make a person fatter 

Global population set to touch 9.7 billion in 2050: UN

India will be the most populous country in the world by 2022

That sinking feeling: A review of Inside a Dark Box

Inside a Dark Box is a peek into what depression can feel like to an individual

COVID-19 warriors: How Synergy Sansthan has been dispelling myths

A non-profit in Madhya Pradesh is helping tribal people fight COVID-19 

FSSAI launches Eat Right campaign to curb consumption of sugar, salt and fat

The objective is to combat negative nutritional trends and fight lifestyle diseases

Eggplant controls type 2 diabetes

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Look back at the decade: 2010-2019

Developments that shaped the world in the second decade of the new millenium

Diet, lifestyle, environmental changes linked to massive cancer cases spike in under-50 adults globally

79% surge in cancer cases from 1990 to 2019, finds report

Gandhi at 150: He walked 18 kms a day and avoided using cars, rickshaws

He was ahead of his times in choosing sustainable transport for his tours and travel

COVID-19: What will be the new normal

Each country has shown that it is for itself in this crisis — A dog-eat-dog world

Southeast Asia’s double whammy—child malnutrition and obesity

WHO/UNICEF report does a reality check on region’s 'double burden'

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UK advertising committee widens restrictions on food and drinks ads

National plan on non-communicable diseases

India’s diabetes burden likely to increase

First phase nation-wide study finds diabetes prevalence highest in Chandigarh

Rising trend

Poor and the young are new victims of hypertension

Nutritional crisis: India has most ‘zero-food’ children at 6.7 million; third highest prevalance among 92 LMICs

Children aged 6-23 months going without milk, solid or semisolid food in 24-hour period are ‘zero-food’

Pedal Power

In India, bicycles are acknowledged as a main tool for guranting enrolment in school in rural areas, especially for a girl child. It is a symbol …

Fibre is your body’s natural guide to weight management

Rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fibre packaging instead