मोटी हो रही हैं शहर की लड़कियां और महिलाएं, अध्ययन में सामने आए रोचक पहलू

एक अध्ययन में पाया गया है कि बीते 17 वर्ष के दौरान भारत में…

Socioeconomic status during childhood linked to eating habits as adults

Research states that students from a relatively impoverished environment eat more than those who come from a wealthier background

मोटापा हो सकता है कैंसर का एक कारण, शोध में किया गया दावा

एक अध्ययन से पता चला है कि यदि कोई व्यक्ति 40 वर्ष की आयु स�…

जानें, क्यों बढ़ता है उम्र के साथ लोगों का वजन

एक अध्ययन में उन कारणों का खुलासा किया गया है, जिसमें उम्…

Chemical used in plastic packaging may cause obesity: research

The chemical Bisphenol A hampers the functioning of a hunger-related hormone and can lead to overeating

Waste-to-hip ratio affects the brain too

Study finds that those with higher ratios of obesity and waist-to-hip ratio had the lowest brain volume

What's driving the worldwide obesity epidemic?

The proportion of adults who are overweight or obese increased from 29 per cent in 1980 to 37 per cent in 2013

Nearly 30% people in the world are overweight or obese

United States is home to the biggest chunk of obese population - 13 per cent, India and China together account for 15 per cent

सुस्त होते जा रहे है बच्चे, स्वास्थ्य पर पड़ सकता है बुरा असर

स्ट्रेथक्लाइड विश्वविद्यालय द्वारा किये नए अध्ययन के �…

Obesity in rural areas driving global pandemic: Study

The study reported among low- and middle-income countries, the rise of BMI in rural areas is at par or faster than the cities

UK’s obesity epidemic worse than feared, says study

National Obesity Forum recommends hard-hitting public health campaigns to tackle the problem

Obesity decoded

It's more about how the body feels, than how it looks

Obesity news, fat ads

भारत में मोटापा बढ़ रहा है, जबकि दुनिया में भूख पीड़ित बढ़ रहे हैं: अध्ययन

जैसे-जैसे दुनिया भर में लोग भूख से पीड़ित हो रहे हैं, भार�…

Violence, conflict push up global hunger crisis

After witnessing a steady decline for over a decade, hunger increased in 2016 and now affects 815 million people worldwide

Finding ways to fight obesity? Coffee could be your fix

A research finds that coffee helps burn brown fat and has anti-obesity characteristics

Bulge bunkum

I paid through my skin

Only to find out that weight loss clinics are a sham

Most baby food products in South Africa have high sugar content

Study sample included commercially available baby foods targeted at children under 12 months and sold in supermarkets and other major retailers …

Obesity and breast cancer: A wakeup call

Adopting a comprehensive approach of addressing lifestyle-related risk factors with regular breast cancer screenings are some of the very …

World Obesity Day: WHO asks media to end biased portrayal of obesity

On World Obesity Day, the global health body asked media outlets to end use of biased language, imagery and instead portray obesity in a fair,&…

Africa’s untapped goldmine of food biodiversity

The sustainability of agrobiodiversity is vital in meeting the food and nutrition needs of present and the future generations in Africa

Slim or obese? Brain decides

Insulin receptor in brain controls satiety, energy expenditure

For a good night's sleep

Most urban Indians dread bedtime. Sleep disorders ensure that 93 per cent of the people living in cities don't sleep well or worse, are not able …

Ready to bloat

Anti-obesity drug market set to get bigger