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Vitamin D deficiency associated with chronic inflammation: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], August 8 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation, providing an important biomarker to identify people at higher risk of or severity of chronic illnesses with an inflammatory component.
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Children's health can be impacted as global temperatures rise, says new re
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Youngsters are likely to suffer the brunt of the worsening health effects of rising global temperatures due to record levels of obesity and physical inactivity, a new comprehensive analysis of recent studies on the topic gave a clear warning.
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Wearable activity trackers encourage weight loss
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], July 24 (ANI): According to a new study by Australian researchers, millions of people worldwide believe that fitness trackers, pedometers and smart watches motivate them to exercise more and lose weight.
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Migraine drugs might be beneficial for weight loss: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): According to a study conducted on obese mice, a prescribed category of migraine drugs named Tripants is considered to be helpful in treating obesity.
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Researchers show effectiveness of migraine drugs in weight loss
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): Triptans, a commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, may also be useful in treating obesity, a new study suggests.
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Do you know small intestinal microbiome prevents obesity and type 2 diabet
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 11 (ANI): According to a new study each person's gut is home to 500 to 1,000 different bacterial species, which might total 100,000 trillion germs. Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine used mouse models to examine how diet and feedi
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New research says eating avocado daily can help lower cholesterol
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): A recent study has indicated that consuming one avocado per day for six months had no impact on waist circumference, belly fat, or liver fat in those who were overweight or obese. It did, however, cause harmful cholesterol levels to slightly decline.
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Study finds childhood socio-economic stress might be associated with obesi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Stressful childhood environments are a precursor for obesity later in life according to a University Alberta study that challenges the notion that advertising junk food is at the root of the obesity epidemic.
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Childhood obesity occurring at greater frequency, younger ages: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Despite numerous public health initiatives to encourage healthy behaviours and improve living conditions the rates of new cases of obesity in elementary school are higher and are occurring earlier in childhood than they were even a decade earlier, according to
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Fatty food may damage cognitive function: Study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Australia [Oceania], July 8 (ANI): Eating fatty meals may not only increase the waistline but also damage cognitive function, according to an international study led by UniSA neuroscientists Professor Xin-Fu Zhou and Associate Professor Larisa Bobrovskaya.
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Sri Ramakrishna Hospital: Is childhood obesity the new emerging epidemic i
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Sri Ramakrishna Hospital's top paediatricians provide a detailed explanation of the statistics of childhood obesity, the impact of the condition on the child's health, and various interesting ways to control or manage the cond
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Study: Avocados help lower cholesterol levels
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 6 (ANI): According to a new study, eating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or obesity. However, it did lead to a slight decrease in unhealthy cholesterol levels.
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