Genes, environment play roles in childhood obesity

Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 18 (ANI): In the preschool years, children begin to learn from their environment about...

US tops the chart in worldwide obesity

New York [U.S.A.], June 13 (ANI): A recent study shows that more than two billion adults and children across the...

Obesity during pregnancy doubles risk of fatty liver in teens

Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 10 (ANI): Mothers-to-be, alert! Here's another reason for adapting a healthy...

Excess weight ups risk of complications after joint...

Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): A study has found that obese patients, who are undergoing shoulder joint...

Beware pregers! Drinking coke may up risk of obesity in your kid

Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): Beware would-be-mommies! A study has found that daily consumption of...

Gaining 1.74 kg/year can make women obese in late 40's

Washington D.C. [USA], May 7 (ANI): A study finds that women gaining 1.74 kg per year in early 20's can make...

Overweight diabetic patients have more severe abnormalities...

Atlanta [US], May 1 (ANI): Overweight and obese people with early-stage type 2 diabetes have more severe...

Mothers drinking colas increase risk of obesity in kids

Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 27 (ANI): Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers should avoid taking diet high in...

Turns out, being obese is worse than smoking

Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 23 (ANI): You may want to shed those extra kilos as a recent study has found obesity as a...

I don't feel obese: Pink's empowering message for...

New Delhi [India], April 02 (ANI): Pink is not taking too much stress on losing baby weight!

Targeting immune cells in obese can treat diabetes, hypertension

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 20 (ANI): In over-weight people, immune cells prevalent in the fatty tissue get reduced...

Bariatric surgery prior to hip, knee replacement cuts...

Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 15 (ANI): A study reveals bariatric surgery performed on morbidly obese people prior to...