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Study re-evaluates dieting research to redefine weight loss culture
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): Decades of dieting research have recently been re-evaluated during a study to redefine the way researchers and the public define and understand the culture of weight loss and dieting.
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Obesity might protect against death in severe bacterial infection
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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In severe bacterial infection, obesity protects against death
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a new study suggests that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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Weight-loss maintainers sit less than weight-stable people with obesity: S
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, people who are successful at weight-loss maintenance spend less time sitting during the week and weekends compared to weight-stable individuals with obesity.
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Study finds co-workers influence our food choices
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston [US], April 23 (ANI): The findings of a new large study on hospital employees suggest that people in our social networks influence the food we eat, both healthy and unhealthy. These findings may help guide efforts to improve population health.
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Demi Lovato's eating disorder comedy pilot gets NBC order
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): American singer-actor Demi Lovato's comedy series about a group of people with eating disorders is getting a pilot order at NBC.
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Rise in eating disorders noticed during COVID-19 induced lockdown: Study
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 14 (ANI): The COVID-19 induced lockdown could be linked to an increase in symptoms associated with eating disorders, suggest the findings of new research.
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COVID-19 lockdowns linked to rise in eating disorder symptoms: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 12 (ANI): A new research indicated that lockdowns to help curb the spread of COVID-19 could be linked to an increase in symptoms associated with eating disorders.
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Study finds anorexia may stunt young women's growth
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 25 (ANI): Girls with anorexia nervosa (an eating disorder causing people to obsess about weight and what they eat) can have stunted growth and may not reach their full height potential, according to a new study.
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Young people leave it too late to seek help for eating disorders
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 19 (ANI): A new study has found that young people are leaving it 'too late' to seek help for eating disorders, citing fear of losing control over their eating or weight, denial, and failure to perceive the severity of the illness as reasons not to get professiona
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Study discloses barriers young adults face to seek help for eating disorde
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): Factors such as fear of being a burden to others, embarrassment, concern about other's take, have been identified as some of the barriers that restrict young people to seek professional help for eating disorders.
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Individuals find their bodies more attractive when they see themselves in
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], Mar 21 (ANI): In a recent study a group of researchers found that individuals perceive their own body more negatively when embodied in it, compared to viewing their exact same body except as an outsider.
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