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Medicines, surgery helpful in treating obesity-related high blood pressure
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): A recent study by an international team of researchers show that weight-loss medications and surgical procedures show promise for reducing the long-term effects of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) in people who are overweight or have obesity
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Researchers call for focus on fitness rather than weight loss for tackling
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 25 (ANI): Obesity is associated with a number of health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and problems with the bones and joints. But weight cycling, commonly called yo-yo dieting, is also associated with health problems, including mus
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In the last three months, I have managed to do two bootcamps, says Arjun K
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 25 (ANI): Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, who has been pushing his body to achieve the desired physique, revealed that he recently travelled outside Mumbai to do two intense bootcamps with his trainer Drew Neal.
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Researchers call for focus on fitness over weight loss for obesity-related
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Arizona [US], September 21 (ANI): The prevalence of obesity around the world has tripled over the past 40 years, and, along with that rise, dieting and attempts to lose weight also have soared.
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Arjun Kapoor speaks about venturing into food, fitness space
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Maharashtra (Mumbai) [India], September 21 (ANI): Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, who battled obesity since childhood and has gone through a remarkable physical transformation, recently said that he will soon be venturing into the food and fitness space.
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For obesity-related high blood pressure, meds, surgery may help
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Weight-loss medications and surgical procedures show promise for reducing the long-term effects of high blood pressure (also called hypertension) in people who are overweight or have obesity.
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AIIMS study observes long term effect of COVID-19 on lifestyle; suggests '
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi in a study observed obesity and allied comorbidities pose an enormous healthcare burden that requires a lifestyle modification by counselling and support from the
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Study finds primary cause of current obesity epidemic
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A new study has claimed that much of the blame for the current obesity epidemic lies on modern dietary patterns characterised by excessive consumption of foods with a high glycemic load: in particular, processed, rapidly digestible carbohydrates.
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Study claims overeating is not the primary cause of obesity
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): A new study has claimed that overeating isn't the main cause of obesity. Instead, much of the blame for the current obesity epidemic lies on modern dietary patterns characterised by excessive consumption of foods with a high glycemic load: in particular,
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Young adults at highest risk of developing obesity: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 11 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at UCL, the University of Cambridge, and Berlin Institute of Health at Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin suggests that adults between ages 18 to 24 are at the highest risk of developing obesity in the next decade of their life
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Consuming a high-fat diet disturbs body clock: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 11 (ANI): According to a new study, when rats are fed a high-fat diet, this disturbs the body clock in their brain that normally controls satiety, leading to over-eating and obesity.
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Study identifies potential target for treating systemic inflammation in ob
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 8 (ANI): A study led by researchers at the University of Chicago and Indiana University has determined that a protein called elF5A is necessary for driving inflammation in macrophage cells in obesity. Blocking DHPS, the enzyme that modifies and activates elF5A, led
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