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Obesity during pregnancy doubles risk of fatty liver in teens
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 10 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, alert! Here's another reason for adapting a healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy, as a study has warned that newborns, who had obese mothers at the start of pregnancy, were twice as likely to develop non-alcoholic fatty li
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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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Beware pregers! Drinking coke may up risk of obesity in your kid
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Beware would-be-mommies! A study has found that daily consumption of artificially-sweetened beverages during pregnancy could result your child being obese.
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Gaining 1.74 kg/year can make women obese in late 40's
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study finds that women gaining 1.74 kg per year in early 20's can make them overweight or obese in 40s.
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Overweight diabetic patients have more severe abnormalities in brain struc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], May 1 (ANI): Overweight and obese people with early-stage type 2 diabetes have more severe abnormalities in brain structure and cognition than normal-weight people with type 2 diabetes, researchers suggest.
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Mothers drinking colas increase risk of obesity in kids
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 27 (ANI): Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should avoid taking diet high in fructose-containing sugars as it increases the risk of their kids being obese or diabetic.
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Turns out, being obese is worse than smoking
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 23 (ANI): You may want to shed those extra kilos as a recent study has found obesity as a top cause of preventable life-years lost.
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I don't feel obese: Pink's empowering message for new moms
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 02 (ANI): Pink is not taking too much stress on losing baby weight!
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Targeting immune cells in obese can treat diabetes, hypertension
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 20 (ANI): In over-weight people, immune cells prevalent in the fatty tissue get reduced in number which may contribute to cause diabetes and hypertension, according to a recent study.
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Bariatric surgery prior to hip, knee replacement cuts post-operative compl
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 15 (ANI): A study reveals bariatric surgery performed on morbidly obese people prior to hip or knee replacement can reduce in-hospital and 90-day post-operative complications.
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De-stress your way to a slim body
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 5 (ANI): Stress is capable of packing a double hit as it can make you obese over time, but now a recent study suggests that if you want to avoid those extra kilos, then it's time to stop counting calories and simply relax.
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Severely obese people less likely to spend last days in hospice care
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 8 (ANI): A study finds people who are morbidly obese are less likely to spend their last days in a home providing care and are more likely to die at home.
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