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Mother's obesity may interfere with child's brain development, says study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): Obesity in expectant mothers may be a contributing factor in hindering the development of the babies' brains, according to a new study.
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Study links obesity to social ties in older women
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], August 1 (ANI): Older women who lack social ties, or are single, widowed, divorced or separated have a greater likelihood of being obese, according to new UBC research.
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Fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition, exercise counselling
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], July 11 (ANI): A recent study suggests that obese men who are fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counselling as compared to the men without children.
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Study suggests fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition, exerc
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], July 6 (ANI): Overweight, obese men who are fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counselling as compared to the men without children, suggests a new study published by Elsevier in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviour.
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Popular chemotherapy drug likely to be less effective in overweight, obese
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 4 (ANI): Treatment with docetaxel, a common chemotherapy drug, might have lesser benefits for breast cancer patients who are overweight or obese, according to new research.
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Nancy Pelosi calls Trump 'morbidly obese', says he shouldn't take hydroxyc
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday criticized President Donald Trump for taking hydroxychloroquine--an anti-malarial drug which is believed to be helpful in keeping away from coronavirus infection but has not been approved by scientists, adding that he
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Ova of women who are overweight have lesser levels amount of omega-3 fatty
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], May 2 (ANI): A new study has found that the reproductive eggs or the ova of obese women have lesser levels of omega-3 fatty acids.
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Higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): While obesity comes with a multitude of health issues, a recent study has found that men who had a history of obesity in their late teens are at a higher risk of a blood clot (thrombus) in a leg or lung in their adult life. The risk rises successively and
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The ova of obese women have lower levels of omega-3 fatty acids
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], April 30 (ANI): The ova of women who are overweight have lower levels of omega-3 fatty acid, suggests a new study.
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Study shows higher thrombus risk in men with obesity in adolescence
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 29 (ANI): A recent study shows that men with a history of obesity in their late teens are, in adult life, more at risk of a blood clot (thrombus) in a leg or lung. The risk rises successively and is highest in those who were severely obese in adolescence.
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Cases of depression in obese adults increase: Study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 12 (ANI): A significant increase has been observed in the cases of depression among obese adults, suggests UK based study. According to the study, the risk of developing depression also rose with the highest body weight.
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Higher rates of depression in obese adults
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 8 (ANI): In a UK based study on adults who were overweight, the incidence of new cases of depression saw a significant increase. The risk of depression also rose with higher weight.
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