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UN report highlights nutritional gaps in Pakistan's food system
Updated : 1 month ago IST
A UN assessment warns that although Pakistan has adequate calorie availability, diets remain unbalanced. Shortages of fruits, vegetables, pulses, and legumes contrast with excess cereals, sugars, and oils. Experts link this imbalance to rising chronic diseases and urge policy shifts to make
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Weight Management Crisis in India: NFHS Survey Statistics
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 17: India is facing a fast-evolving weight-management challenge that is no longer limited to big cities or high-income households. National data now show a clear rise in overweight and obesity across adults, with implications for household health, prod
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Study by Indian Body, Center for Chronic Disease Control Reiterates Link B
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5: A new study by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) for the first time concurrently estimated the daily salt and iodine consumption levels of the adult population in India and examined the effect of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended salt
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India and Obesity: SMSRC Insights Report reveals the weight of opportunity
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3: India stands at an inflexion point in its battle with obesity. For many years, obesity remained peripheral to mainstream clinical focus, overshadowed by diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory illness. New real-world evidence from the latest "S
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WHO issues a global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating ob
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Obesity affects people in every country and was associated with 3.7 million deaths worldwide in 2024. Without decisive action, the number of people with obesity is projected to double by 2030.
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Why India Needs Proactive Self-Care Now More Than Ever: Nutriwave Explains
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1: A dramatic shift is taking place in the disease landscape in India. For instance, there is a clear trend towards an older population and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and ailments associated with nutritional deficiencies. This trajectory signals
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Obesity, related chronic diseases costing Indian economy $28.9 billion ann
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Obesity and related chronic diseases account for a growing share of India's health burden, costing the economy an estimated $28.9 billion annually, said a report by Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI).
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As obesity and chronic diseases rise, AI poised to revolutionise healthcar
Updated : 4 months ago IST
While speaking at the Health Summit, Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman, CII Steering Group on Health & Healthcare Council and CMD, Medanta - The Medicity, said, "Providing quality healthcare to all citizens is a key priority for Governments worldwide and particularly for India, with its popu
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AI holds immense potential to transform healthcare delivery, says CII Heal
Updated : 4 months ago IST
As India battles rising rates of obesity, cancer, and chronic diseases, experts at the 22nd CII Annual Health Summit said Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become a key tool in reshaping how healthcare is delivered. The Summit, held in New Delhi under the theme "Adding Life to Years in the
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USFDA moves to accelerate biosimilar development and lower drug costs
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced major steps to make it faster and less costly to develop biosimilar medicines, lower-cost "generic" alternatives to biologic drugs used to treat serious and chronic diseases.
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Historic Launch of PRISM by Sai Ganga Panakeia Ltd: A New Era in Polyscien
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 30: Recently, the Novadigm Founders of Sai Ganga Panakeia Limited (SGP), in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and the National Integrated Medical Association (NIMA), organized a landmark international conference to inaugurate the PRISM (Polyscientific Re
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Nagaland University study identifies natural compound with potential for D
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Nagaland University researchers have identified a naturally-occurring plant compound called 'Sinapic acid' as a powerful therapeutic agent capable of significantly accelerating wound healing in diabetic conditions.
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