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Precarious works associated with high BMI: Reserach
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A study from the University of Illinois Chicago links precarious work with increases in body mass index. The study adds to a growing body of evidence that precarious work may contribute to poor health outcomes.
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Study gives insights into how excess weight, obesity linked with increase
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research, being slightly underweight has probably been associated with a higher mortality risk than being overweight or obese, which increases the risk of death by anywhere between 22 per cent and 91 per cent--significantly more than previously believed.
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Free sugars associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease: Stud
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a study, a greater intake of free sugars - both added sugars and those present naturally in honey and fruit juice - is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The findings back up the global dietary recommendation to keep free sugar consumption under 5% of t
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Study: Free sugars linked with higher risk of cardiovascular disease
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An increased diet of free sugars - both added sugars and those found naturally in honey and fruit juice linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study. The findings support the global dietary recommendation to limit free sugar consumption to less than 5 per cent
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Study reveals mid-life obesity connected to risk of physical frailty in o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers found that carrying far too much weight, including a midriff bulge, from middle age onwards has been linked to an increased risk of physical frailty in old age.
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Study reveals reducing calories may be more effective than intermittent fa
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the senior study author Wendy L. Bennett, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, although 'time-restricted eating patterns' - known as intermittent fasting - are popular, rigorously designed studies have not
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Researchers reveal how obesity increases risk for dementia
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A significant global public health concern, dementia now affects 50 million individuals and is projected to reach more than 150 million cases by 2050. An ongoing global problem is obesity, which is typically assessed by body mass index (BMI). Previous research has revealed that obesity in mi
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Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders: St
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders, according to a new study.
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Study reveals new ways to help in safety planning of plastic, reconstructi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers examined the individual anatomy of the nasolabial triangle using computed tomography. They suggested potential strategies for the three-dimensional dispersion of blood arteries. It will assist in the safe planning of plastic surgery and reconstructive operations.
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Quality of early childhood neighbourhood residence may be related to BMI t
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, residing in neighbourhoods with higher opportunity or lower vulnerability in early life, particularly at birth, may be associated with a lower mean BMI trajectory and a lower risk of obesity throughout
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Study reveals association between BMI, risk of dementia
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
From the 50 million cases that exist today, it is predicted that there will be more than 150 million dementia cases worldwide by 2050. Body mass index (BMI) is a common way to measure obesity, and it's still a problem around the world.
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Study: Obesity associated with poor brain development in children
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers revealed the connection between poorer brain health and higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health conducted in the United States.
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