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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital: From Malnutrition to Milestones - Understanding
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 20: Sri Ramakrishna Hospital’s expert pediatricians give an in depth explanation about the nutritional deficiency in children and how it impacts a child’s well-being. Along with providing various tips to encourage healthy eating in children to balance th
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Study finds how dietary restraint reduces effects of genetic risk of obesi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to new research, persons with obesity risk genes tend to feel more hungry and lose control over their eating, while practicing dietary restrictions may help to reverse this.
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Study shows how racial discrimination increases risk for childhood obesity
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per a new study, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a wider waistline later in life.
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Racial discrimination raises risk of childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a larger waistline later in life, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. According to the findings, racial prejudice, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as familial poverty,
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Study challenges use of Body Mass Index, warns obesity more widespread tha
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Israeli researchers are challenging the prevailing use of the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of obesity, suggesting that body fat percentage is a more accurate indicator of an individual’s overall health. The findings further suggest that one-third of people currently considered normal-w
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Racial discrimination increases risk for childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a wider waistline later in life. The findings suggest that, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as family poverty, racial discrimination may
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Damage to gut bacteria linked with chemo-induced weight gain in breast can
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a relationship between chemotherapy-induced changes in gut bacteria and the harmful weight gain seen in breast cancer patients, perhaps leading the way to helping survivors avoid obesity-related illness later in life.
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Obesity associated with adverse outcomes in leukemia treatment: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Scientists are focusing on how body weight can impact health outcomes as the obesity epidemic in the United States spreads. AYAs with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) may have worse treatment outcomes when their body mass index (BMI) is higher, according to recent research highlighted in B
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Did you know dietary restraint reduces effects of genetic risk of obesity?
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Obesity risk genes cause people to feel hungrier and lose control of their eating, although practising dietary constraints may help to reverse this.
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School nurses might be important in lowering childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
School nurses do far more than heal skinned knees and take temperature readings. According to a Rutgers study published in the journal Paediatric Nursing, they may also be important in lowering childhood obesity.
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Study reveals widely consumed vegetable oil leads to unhealthy gut
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
High use of soybean oil has been associated with obesity and diabetes, as well as autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression. Add ulcerative colitis, a kind of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterised by chronic inflammation of the large intestine, to the growing list.
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Supportive communities may help increase breastfeeding rates for moms: Stu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
While formula feeding is a safe and convenient option for babies, research has shown that natural breastfeeding has several health benefits for both mother and child. Breastfeeding can help mothers heal faster after giving birth and lessen their cancer risk. The nutrients enhance babies' imm
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