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Obesity increases risk of blood cancer: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 19 (ANI): A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that obesity increases the risk of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood.
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Bullying in school leads to obesity in adult age
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 13 (ANI): Getting bullied in school days may increase the risk of obesity in adults.
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Skipping breakfast, insufficient sleep increases risk of obesity
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Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 12 (ANI): According to a new research, child obesity is linked to multiple factors such as mothers smoking in pregnancy, children skipping breakfast and not having a regular bedtime or sufficient sleep.
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Summer breaks lead to childhood obesity, not school year: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 3 (ANI):A new study says that increase in overweight and obesity rates among young children occur during summer vacations, not during the school year.
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Consuming high-fat diet results in changes in brain: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Oct.23 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists have discovered a new mechanism that regulates obesity.
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Foster care children are at greater risk of mental, physical health proble
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Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 17 (ANI): The children, who are brought up under foster care system, are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems - ranging from learning disabilities, developmental delays and depression to behavioral issues, asthma and obesity, sugges
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Preventing child obesity in the next generation must start before concepti
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 14 (ANI): The key to preventing obesity in future generations is to make their parents healthier before they conceive, suggests a recent research.
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Stressed marriage could result in your waist expanding: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Oct. 14 (ANI): A recent research carried out at the University of Michigan examined how the negative quality of marriage can be a contributing factor to weight gain, possibly leading to obesity, when couples are stressed.
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Obesity in mothers could lead to high blood pressure risk in offsprings
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [India], Oct. 13 (ANI): Exposure of babies to high levels of the satiety hormone, Leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure and this activation may lead to a lifelong increased risk of high blood pressure and kidney disease
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Scientists establish link between cesarean birth and obesity in infants
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 13 (ANI): A recent study conducted at the Purdue University on an indigenous group of Maya people fortified the link between Cesarean births and obesity in children.
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Kids indulge in overeating courtesy television ads
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): Exposure to food ads on television leads to overeating among children, especially those genetically predisposed to obesity, finds out researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
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Perceived obesity leads to lesser body satisfaction for women
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 12 (ANI): In a first of its kind study, scientists examined healthy individuals and their brain activity about the perception of their respective bodies and found that the way they perceive their bodies directly trigger neural responses which can lead to body dissa
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