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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The death trap Obesity is responsible for 20 per cent of cancer deaths in women and 14 per cent in men. The death rate increases 10 per cent for every 5 unit increase in BMI (Body Mass Index). 40 per cent of the cancers diagnosed since 2014 ar
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Study links excess weight during pre-school to higher bone fracture risk
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], April 8 (ANI): There is a higher risk of bone fractures to pre-school children who are overweight than normal-weight pre-schoolers, suggests a recent study.
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Excess weight, body fat cause cardiovascular diseases: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 16 (ANI): Turns out, excess weight does more harm to the human body than we might think. According to a recent study, excess weight and body fat cause a range of heart and blood vessel diseases.
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Planning a baby? Here's why you should watch your weight
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): Excess weight and obesity in pre-pregnancy period bring changes in breast milk that can impact infant growth, a study claims.
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Excess weight, body fat cause cardiovascular disease, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): Recent findings show that as body mass index (BMI) and fat mass increase, the risk of blood vessel diseases also increases.
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Excess weight before 50 associated with a higher risk of pancreatic cancer
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 1 (ANI): People who put on excess weight before the age of 50 are at a higher risk of dying from pancreatic cancer than excess weight at older ages.
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Belly fat can hamper your lung function
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): Apart from the other disadvantages of having excess weight around the waist, love handles may even restrict lungs.
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Poor sleep, physical inactivity up risk of obesity
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 22 (ANI): Obesity is a disease characterised by excessive body fat. People, who are medically obese, usually are affected by behaviour, genetic and environmental factors that are difficult to control with dieting.
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More the excess weight, lower the sperm count, quality
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 22 (ANI): Obese men have lower sperm counts and poorer quality sperm than their normal-weight peers, according to a recent study.
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Excess weight ups risk of complications after joint replacement surgery
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A study has found that obese patients, who are undergoing shoulder joint replacement surgery, are at increased risk of complications, including the need for 'revision' surgery.
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