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Study finds increase in obesity among three and four-year-olds during pand
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The study, published in the European Journal of Public Health, is based on data concerning 25,049 children aged three to five who have undergone regular health checks at child health centres. The counties taking part were Dalarna, Jonkoping, and Sormland.
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Rise in infant BMI observed during pandemic: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): A study that examined body mass index (BMI) in mainly Medicaid younger patients in Norfolk, Virginia, two years before and one year after the pandemic began and discovered a significant increase in BMI during that time.
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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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