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Is sugar responsible for obesity and diabetes epidemics?
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.], Jan. 08 (ANI): Gary Taubes, journalist and author, argues that sugar could be a fundamental cause of the global obesity and diabetic epidemics, with detrimental effects on the human body.
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Bariatric surgery during adolescence may help in later life
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Bariatric surgery, when performed in adolescence, significant improves cardiovascular disease risk factors later in life, according to a study.
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Eating more fibre can help you trim your waistline
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec 31 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that eating more fibre can help trim one's waistline and combat obesity.
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Body's own built-in bathroom scales can regulate fat
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], December 28 (ANI): According to a recent research, a group of researchers have found a previously unidentified body fat regulatory system.
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Study explores impact of obesity on bone marrow cells
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], December 28 (ANI): In a new research, a group of scientists have managed to find the pernicious effect of obesity on the long-term health of blood-making stem cells (hematopoietic stem cells).
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Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to overweight, obesity in children, adults?
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 26 (ANI): Yes, you read it right! Analysis of new studies, including 250,000 people, has confirmed that sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to overweight and obesity in children and adults.
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Gaining weight can be prevented with high-fat diet
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 6 (ANI): Good news for people who wish to eat fat and lose weight at the same time, as team of researchers has identified a pathway to prevent fat cells from growing larger that leads to weight gain and obesity.
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Early baldness, greying of hair ups heart disease risk in men
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): Male-pattern baldness and premature greying of hair is linked to more than five-fold risk of heart disease before the age of 40 years than obesity, warns a recent study.
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Diabetes reason behind rise in cancer cases worldwide: Study
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 30 (ANI): According to reacent study, a team of researchers have found that cancers related to metabolic diseases, especially diabetes and obesity, have an increasingly high incidence, according to Express.co.uk
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Obesity among youth is challenging: Vandana Luthra
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Obesity is a global pandemic which needs to be addressed with about 2.7 billion overweight adults worldwide today sitting on the borderline of becoming obese by 2025, VLCC founder Vandana Luthra said on the sidelines of the Anti Obesity Day observed on Novemb
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Parents should limit children's screentime to prevent obesity, suggests st
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 27 (ANI): While there is nothing wrong with children watching the television, a new research suggests this should be capped at 90 minutes in order to reduce the risk of obesity in later years.
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Women's health worsened, while men's improved over time
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 26 (ANI): A study of health trends among women and men aged 25-34 from 1990-2014 has showed that women's health has worsened, while men's health has improved.
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