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Obese? Blame your grandparents
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 12 (ANI): In the first study to examine the relationship between grandparent and grandchild abdominal obesity, investigators found a link between the two.
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Children's poor sleep quality associated with obesity: Study
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 27 (ANI): Dear parents, the quality of your kid's poor sleep can affect his eating habits and weight, according to a study.
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Early baldness, greying of hair ups heart disease risk in men
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): Male-pattern baldness and premature greying of hair is linked to more than five-fold risk of heart disease before the age of 40 years than obesity, warns a recent study.
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Replacement of BPA on water bottles may not cause obesity: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 10 (ANI): Those common chemicals that manufacturers use to make plastic food containers, water bottles and other consumer products, instead of BPA, do not contribute to obesity, says a study.
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How helpful is fasting on alternate days?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], May 3 (ANI): The two weight-loss techniques that are trending these days are alternate-day fasting or counting daily calories. A new obesity study suggests either approach can be effective for weight loss.
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Tax on soft drinks can cut childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [England], Dec. 18 (ANI): Imposing sugar tax on soft drinks and other sugary drinks can potentially improve health of thousands of adults and children by reducing rates of obesity, diabetes and tooth decay, reveals a study.
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Enzyme deficiency in brain linked to extreme hunger, severe obesity: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 14 (ANI): U.S. researchers have found that the deficiency of an enzyme -prohormone covertase (PC1) - in the brain is linked to neuro-hormonal abnormalities, a genetic condition that causes extreme hunger and severe obesity beginning in childhood.
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Meat is equal to sugar in regard to obesity: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London, Aug. 8 (ANI): A new study says that meat intake is as harmful as sugar in the growing prevalence of global obesity.
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