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Study finds how exercise more important than diet to maintain weight loss
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Physical activity helps maintain significant weight loss more effectively than diet, according to a recent study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Health and Wellness Centre (AHWC) at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.
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Higher BMI linked to longer healing time post breast reduction surgery
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Higher Body Mass Index is a risk factor for delayed wound healing in patients undergoing breast reduction surgery (reduction mammaplasty), according to a study published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery® the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (
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Researchers discover brain proteins that may play important role in body w
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Body mass index, or BMI, variation in the population may be caused by genetic variables to the extent of 50-75 per cent. Researchers from Universite Laval and the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center have discovered 60 distinct proteins produced in the brain that may be important
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Brain function changes during dieting: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and Harvard Medical School have now shown in mice that communication in the brain changes during a diet.
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Obesity diagnosis may result in significant weight loss without surgery or
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Imagine getting the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without having to go under the knife -- a new class of compounds may be able to do just that. These potential treatments significantly reduce body weight and blood glucose levels in laboratory animals.
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Nirvasa's digital healthcare offerings: Searing through delivery barriers
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Healthcare and regular people always had a drift that seemed unbridgeable. While the relationship between the two was meant to be close due to its "trader and the trade" nature, the truth remains that healthcare is still unattainable and aspi
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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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Digital Healthcare: Transforming India's Healthcare Landscape, Beyond Just
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): Lifestyle and body weight related wellness issues have been on the rise for quite some time, more so, in the post-COVID era. Much of this can be attributed to physical inactivity due to work from home constraints, distancing guidelines or just sh
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Study reveals child's weight has little effect on mood, behavioural disord
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new study, childhood BMI is unlikely to have a significant impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders.
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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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Child body weight has limited effect on mood, behavioural issues: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in eLife, childhood BMI is unlikely to have a significant impact on children's mood or behavioural issues.
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Type 2 diabetes risk is associated with sleep problems: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Christmas season starts to ramp up, University of South Australia researchers are reminding people to prioritize a good night's sleep as new research shows that troubled sleep may be associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
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