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BMI may not be best obesity indicator to assess risk for lung cancer: Stud
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): The method used to calculate how obesity is measured may affect whether it is considered a risk factor for lung cancer, suggest the findings of new research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO).
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Regulation of brain circuit signals can help with obesity
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Similar to any good story, feeding has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The process starts with appetite prompting the search for food, continues with eating the food and finally ends when satiation hits and the consumption of food is stopped.
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Obesity might protect against death in severe bacterial infection
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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Warning labels, limits on sugar, salt in junk food can curb alarming rise
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Recently during a multistakeholder session on childhood obesity in India, public health experts and doctors highlighted the need for urgent policy action to establish strong limits for salt, sugar, saturated fats and other harmful ingredients in packaged and
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Regulating brain circuit signals might help with obesity
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Like a good story, feeding has a beginning, a middle and an end. It begins with appetite prompting the search for food, continues with eating the food and it ends when satiation hits and the consumption of food is stopped.
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In severe bacterial infection, obesity protects against death
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a new study suggests that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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Weight-loss maintainers sit less than weight-stable people with obesity: S
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, people who are successful at weight-loss maintenance spend less time sitting during the week and weekends compared to weight-stable individuals with obesity.
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New, effective treatment for vitamin D deficiency: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], May 20 (ANI): A new study demonstrates 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 is an effective treatment for vitamin D deficiency in some specific patients.
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How life turned out for patients after 10 years of obesity surgery: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 13 (ANI): A team of researchers interviewed patients about their experiences ten years after undergoing obesity surgery. The results show that the effect on eating and weight regulation persisted, whereas other problems, such as feelings of guilt about still not being
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Obese girls at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): A new study has found that girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia).
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A new approach for treating obesity: boosting body heat production
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 11 (ANI): A receptor that helps conserve energy when food is scarce may be the key to a safer approach to treating diet-induced obesity, research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has revealed.
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Combining BMI with body shape better predictor of cancer risk
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI): A new research being presented online this year, suggests that a measure of body shape should be used alongside body mass index (BMI) to help determine the risk of obesity-related cancers.
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