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Nation celebrates Chhath Puja
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 6 (ANI): Chhath Puja is being celebrated in several states today. Thousands of devotees celebrating the festival gathered on the banks of the Yamuna river, lakes and canals in the national capital early this afternoon to pay obeisance to the Sun God on the third day o
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Summer breaks lead to childhood obesity, not school year: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 3 (ANI):A new study says that increase in overweight and obesity rates among young children occur during summer vacations, not during the school year.
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Discrimination with obese people escalates health risks
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 23 (ANI): The scientists have in a recent study found that how society treats an overweight person lays impact on his health.
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Consuming high-fat diet results in changes in brain: Study
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Washington D.C [US], Oct.23 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists have discovered a new mechanism that regulates obesity.
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Foster care children are at greater risk of mental, physical health proble
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 17 (ANI): The children, who are brought up under foster care system, are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems - ranging from learning disabilities, developmental delays and depression to behavioral issues, asthma and obesity, sugges
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Preventing child obesity in the next generation must start before concepti
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 14 (ANI): The key to preventing obesity in future generations is to make their parents healthier before they conceive, suggests a recent research.
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Stressed marriage could result in your waist expanding: Study
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 14 (ANI): A recent research carried out at the University of Michigan examined how the negative quality of marriage can be a contributing factor to weight gain, possibly leading to obesity, when couples are stressed.
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Obesity in mothers could lead to high blood pressure risk in offsprings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Exposure of babies to high levels of the satiety hormone, Leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure and this activation may lead to a lifelong increased risk of high blood pressure and kidney disease
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Scientists establish link between cesarean birth and obesity in infants
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): A recent study conducted at the Purdue University on an indigenous group of Maya people fortified the link between Cesarean births and obesity in children.
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Kids indulge in overeating courtesy television ads
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): Exposure to food ads on television leads to overeating among children, especially those genetically predisposed to obesity, finds out researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
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Perceived obesity leads to lesser body satisfaction for women
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): In a first of its kind study, scientists examined healthy individuals and their brain activity about the perception of their respective bodies and found that the way they perceive their bodies directly trigger neural responses which can lead to body dissa
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Here's how you can lose weight- surgical vs non-surgical procedures
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.4 (ANI): The modern India is struggling with high stress levels, insomnia, and serious health issues like obesity, hypertension, blood pressure and diabetes.
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