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Pre-pregnancy obesity ups autism risk in newborns
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 25 (ANI): Women beware! Being overweight or obese before getting pregnant can increase the risk of developing autism or behavioural problems in newborns, a recent study warns.
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Childhood cancer survivors twice as likely to suffer high BP
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 22 (ANI): People, especially overweight or obese men, who have survived childhood cancer, are more than twice as likely to suffer from high blood pressure as adults.
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Children who snore likelier to grow up into obese adults
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 19 (ANI): A team of researchers has shed some light on the vicious cycle of childhood obesity and snoring.
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Short-term probiotics can help shed those extra kilos
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 18 (ANI): Probiotics, which are becoming increasingly trendy, can actually help obese adults to beat the bulge, according to a recent study.
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For obese older adults, daily living may get tougher post heart surgery
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that obese older adults, who survive cardiac surgery, may have an increased risk for functioning poorly.
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Shedding extra kilos with diet, exercise ups blood flow in diabetics
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Older adults with diabetes may want to cut their calorie intake and up physical activity as a recent study has suggested that doing so can improve their blood circulation.
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Did you know human tongue has a sixth sense, and it loves pasta?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], October 27 (ANI): If you cannot resist eating bread, pasta or potatoes then your taste buds need to be blamed, warns a recent study.
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Bariatric surgery cuts heart failure risk in overweight, obese people
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Good news! Bariatric surgery and the weight loss that follows it can significantly allow the heart to return to its natural shape and function in people who were once overweight.
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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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Engineered proteins lower body weight in rats, primates
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Oct. 19 (ANI): An engineered protein is a protein that has been produced as by scientists, through deliberate design.
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Working in night shift ups risk of obesity
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 04 (ANI): You may want to avoid doing those overnight shifts, as working in late night shifts is linked to 29 percent increase in risk of becoming obese or overweight, warns a study.
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Eating hazelnuts, walnuts daily can stave off obesity risk
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): People who regularly eat nuts - peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts - are less likely to be overweight or obese, said a study.
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