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Why People With Obesity Are More Prone To COVID 19 Like Infections: Treat
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 24 (ANI/Mediawire): People with obesity who contract COVID-19 are 48% more likely to die, 74% more likely to be needing an ICU, and 113% more likely to be admitted to a hospital than the people with normal weight. These startling statistics were
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Do you know - Excess weight can increase the risk of Cancer?
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): The death trap Obesity is responsible for 20 per cent of cancer deaths in women and 14 per cent in men. The death rate increases 10 per cent for every 5 unit increase in BMI (Body Mass Index). 40 per cent of the cancers diagnosed since 2014 ar
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Diabetes + Obesity = Diabesity: The Enemy Within You
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/Mediawire): Imagine a secret enemy base, living and operating from your home territory! Seemingly inactive and harmless, but quietly working round the clock on executing deadly attacks on your city. The excess fat in obesity patients is similar.
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Health of fathers-to-be is linked to risk of pregnancy loss
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that more than a quarter of pregnancies might be ectopic or end in miscarriage or stillbirth if the father-to-be is unhealthy and has three or more medical conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure or hig
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Stem cell treatment for vascular diseases can be predicted through real-ti
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 18 (ANI): In recent years, the number of high-risk groups for ischemic diseases such as critical limb ischemia where tissues of the toe may decay is increasing due to an increase in the number of people with obesity, diabetes, and hypertension which are triggere
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Study suggests exercise may protect bone health after weight loss surgery
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Although weight loss surgery is a highly effective treatment for obesity, it can be detrimental to bone health. A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research suggests that exercise may help address this shortcoming.
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Obesity contributes to 40 pc mortality gap between black and white women w
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): In an analysis of women with early breast cancer, black women had higher rates of obesity and other health conditions that can affect survival, compared with white women.
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Genetic variant in children may reduce leptin production resulting in obes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 6 (ANI): Children of African ancestry are at a higher risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone, leptin, a recent study has found.
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Weight-loss surgeries may weaken bone health, suggests study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], December 6 (ANI): Researchers from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts claims that common weight-loss surgeries for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy may lead to harmful effects on bones.
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Overweight, obese adults often don't accept weight problems: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): More than 40 percent of US adults were overweight and nearly 10 percent with obesity did not consider themselves to be overweight, suggests a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) data.
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Obesity increases risk of early hip fracture in postmenopausal women: Stud
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 5 (ANI): A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that obese women have an increased risk of hip fracture earlier than others, well before the age of 70.
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Study suggests obesity increases risk of early hip fracture in postmenopau
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Obese women have an increased risk of hip fracture earlier than others, well before the age of 70, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.
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