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Light exposure during sleep in older adults linked to high blood pressure,
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): A new study has found that people who were exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, have high blood pressure and diabetes compared to adults who were not exposed to any light during the night.
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Do you know long-term weight loss possible with anti-obesity medications?
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of researchers discovered that overweight and obese individuals maintained an average weight loss of 10.6 per cent for over 3-5 years with the support of a lifestyle change programme and anti-obesity medications.
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Anti-obesity medication along with lifestyle changes can result in 10% wei
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Atlanta [US], June 21 (ANI): A new study conducted by the Endocrine Society has found that overweight and obese individuals reported an average weight reduction of 10.6% more than 3 to 5 years with a program of lifestyle change in combination with anti-obesity medicines.
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Study suggests long-term weight loss possible with anti-obesity medication
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): A new study has found that overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6 per cent over 3 to 5 years with a programme of lifestyle changes in combination with anti-obesity medications.
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Exercise molecule burns away hunger
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a molecule in the blood that has been shown to reduce food intake after exercise in mice, racehorses and humans, and to trigger weight loss in obese mice.
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New study suggests center-based childcare may less likely to be overweigh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): According to a new study, children who attended centre-based childcare between 1 and 4 years of age had a lower body mass index (BMI) and were less likely to be overweight or obese in later childhood than children who had non-parental childcare that was home-b
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Researchers reveal why not all obese people develop type 2 diabetes
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Portland (Oregon) [US], June 4 (ANI): Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new analytical method that answers a long-standing question about type 2 diabetes: why do some obese patients develop the condition while others do not.
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Correction in blood sugar levels can improve fertility issues: Research
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): Reproductive hormone levels in obese females may be partially restored by lowering blood glucose levels, leading to improved fertility, according to the findings of a new study published in the 'Journal of Endocrinology'.
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Research: Correcting blood sugar levels can improve obesity-related fertil
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): According to a new study reproductive hormone levels in obese females may be partially restored by lowering blood glucose levels, leading to improved fertility,
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Study details how chemical compound can promote healthy ageing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Baton Rouge (Louisiana) [US], April 22 (ANI): According to a new study, a chemical compound named BAM15, mitochondrial uncoupler, can prevent sarcopenic obesity, or age-related muscle loss accompanied by an increase in fat tissue.
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Did Covid lockdown trigger obesity in children? Indian Medical bodies to s
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): With obesity turning into an emerging health crisis across the nation, the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) will be conducting another study on such an issue in all the age groups to collect data from several parts of the country and monitor the r
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Manipal Hospital Millers Road conducts walkathon to spread awareness about
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): Nearly 8 million women and 4.4 million men are obese in India. Keeping this in mind, Manipal Hospital Millers Road flagged off a walkathon marking World Obesity Day with the aim of spreading awareness about obesity and its ill effects.
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