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Friends Adult Diapers launches India's first extra-thin Absorbent Disposab
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI/PRNewswire): India's No 1 adult diaper brand, Friends, the flagship brand of Indian diapering giant Nobel Hygiene Pvt Ltd, has launched the country's first 'slim' disposable absorbent underpant - Friends UltraThinz. This new product is designed speci
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Recent study finds out connection between obesity and colorectal cance
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Obesity is known to raise the risk of colorectal cancer. Research from the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) suggested that the significance of this link has probably been grossly underestimated. The reason is that many patients unintentionally lose weight before being told they have colo
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Study: Nutrition has greater influence on gut microorganisms than defensin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A multitude of variables impacts the makeup of the gut microbiota, including diet and the body's synthesis of the intestinal defence molecule defensins, which was found by researchers at Ume University in Sweden. Instead, scientists determined that these molecules may have a role in preventi
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Study finds obesity as risk factor for colorectal cancer
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The risk of colorectal cancer is known to increase with obesity. This association has likely been severely underestimated thus far, according to research from the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ). The cause is that a lot of people accidentally lose weight prior to receiving a colon cance
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Study: Diet has much stronger impact than defensins on gut microbes
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The composition of the intestinal microbiota is influenced by a variety of factors, including nutrition and the body's production of the intestinal defence molecule defensins, which has been discovered by researchers at Ume University in Sweden. Instead, they discovered a potential function
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Obesity linked to increased risk of complications after surgery: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Overweight and obesity are not just complicated and dangerous disorders, but physicians and researchers are still learning how they affect health outcomes ranging from heart and musculoskeletal health to disease risk, including cancer.
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Food high in fat and sugar might cause psoriasis: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the study, which was written up in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, dietary factors rather than obesity itself may be responsible for skin inflammation and the onset of psoriasis. Psoriasis is a common chronic skin condition that generates scales and red patches of skin
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Bariatric surgery might cut risk of obesity-related cancers: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2023, just 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow-up, compared to 8.9% of those who did not have a weight-loss treatment.
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Study finds how high-fat diet has dramatic consequences on metabolism
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Everyone understands the significance of eating a nutritious diet, particularly while pregnant. The metabolism is drastically impacted by a high-fat diet. Obesity, diabetes, chronic liver disease, and perhaps even cancer can result from it. Previous studies have shown that eating a lot of fa
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Kids spend more hours before screen on holidays compared to school tenure:
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers have found that primary school children are less active, more likely to be on screens, and tend to have a worse diet than on holidays rather than during the school tenure. The study was published in the journal 'Pediatric Obesity'.
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Why India is making such a big deal out of millets
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A concentrated campaign to enhance the production and consumption of millets, which are rich in carbs, proteins and vitamins, can change the entire paradigm of the food and health industry globally.
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Study: Hormone neurotensin predicts ablility to maintain weight loss
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In many nations today, 50 per cent of the population is overweight, and the percentage is rising. Many people are successful in losing weight. Maintaining weight loss is the difficult part.
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