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Overweight or obese adults often don't recognise they have a weight proble
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) data found that more than 40 per cent of US adults were overweight and nearly 10 per cent with obesity did not consider themselves to be overweight.
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Popular weight-loss surgery may lead to weaker bone health in teenagers, s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 29 (ANI): While many adolescents consider going for weight loss surgeries, researchers have found one of the surgery's common side effects noticed on them. They found that common weight loss surgery for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy
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Study sheds light on possible factors leading to obesity
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 29 (ANI): Research-based on 5,425 citizens' responses to a questionnaire survey has illuminated that obesity causes are linked to various factors in addition to the individual's current socio-economic circumstances, including childhood experiences, particularly those
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Child weight gain linked to ability to produce leptin: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): Children having African ancestry are more prone to developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Researchers find hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): In recent research, scientists have discovered a hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates.
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Study links early weight gain in children with ability to produce hormone
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 28 (ANI): A recent study has found that young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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Researchers find popular weight-loss surgery in teenagers weakens bones
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 27 (ANI): A common weight loss surgery for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy has harmful effects on bones, according to a new study.
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Hormone found to switch off hunger could help tackle obesity
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates, says a new study.
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Research shows bariatric surgery may reduce severity of COVID-19 in patien
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission.
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Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce hormone leptin
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 23 (ANI): Young children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin.
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'Age should be no barrier to the lifestyle management of obesity', study f
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 22 (ANI): Obesity is also linked to increased mortality and poor well being which makes it important for people with bad eating habits to pay more attention to their lifestyle.
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Administering antibiotics to children younger than 2 years can lead to chi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 21 (ANI): Antibiotics administered to children younger than two are associated with several ongoing illnesses or conditions, ranging from allergies to obesity, researchers from Mayo Clinic have found in a retrospective study.
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