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Research: Risk of dementia linked to faster accumulation of cardiovascular
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): Cardiovascular disease risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking are believed to play key roles in the likelihood of developing cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.
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Vigorous exercise during diet can reduce your craving for fatty foods: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pullman [Washington], April 21 (ANI): In hopes of easing things up for human dieters, during a recent study, researchers found that rats on a 30-day diet who exercised intensely resisted cues for favoured, high-fat food pellets.
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Consuming a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy may reduce preeclamp
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], April 20 (ANI): According to new research, following a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy was associated with a reduced risk of developing preeclampsia. Black women appeared to have the greatest reduction of risk.
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Study explains harmful effects of ultra-processed foods on adolescents
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sao Paula [Brazil], April 17 (ANI): Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods is strongly associated with an increased weight gain. Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo have calculated the impact of adolescents consuming ultra-processed foods on the risk of obesity.
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Obesity increases heart failure risk among women with late menopause: Stud
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sacramento (California) [US], April 16 (ANI): According to a new study led by the University of California, obesity significantly increases heart failure risk among women who experience late menopause at age 55 or older.
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Researchers design method to overcome obesity by using laser-activated dye
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): A team of researchers from the American Chemical Society have augmented a procedure in laboratory animals by coating an implant with a laser-activated dye that kills cells producing ghrelin, the hunger hormone.
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Brown adipose tissue is less active in boys with obesity compared to boys
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], April 15 (ANI): A new study has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less active in boys with obesity compared to boys with normal body mass index (BMI).
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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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Adolescents consuming ultra-processed foods are at risk of obesity: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Sao Paula [Brazil], April 13 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Sao Paulo have calculated the impact of adolescents consuming ultra-processed foods on the risk of obesity.
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Long-term follow-up reduces type 2 diabetes risk: Study
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Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): A recent study at NTNU (The Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and St. Olav's Hospital Centre of Obesity has found that long-term follow-up reduces type 2 diabetes risk.
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Research suggests long-term follow-up reduces type 2 diabetes risk
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): Though type 2 diabetes is an inherited disease, habits can affect the risk of getting it. Obesity due to fatty and high-calorie foods, often in combination with limited activity, increases the risk considerably.
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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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