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Overweight people’s brains have different 'appetite control centre’: Study
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Researchers have demonstrated that the hypothalamus, a crucial part of the brain that regulates appetite, differs in the brains of obese and overweight individuals from those of people who are of a healthy weight.
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Hobit’s HobFit takes the fitness world by storm, attracting 50,000+ Waitli
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1: Obesity is a global problem. However, its prevalence in India is growing faster than the world average. According to a 2021 study by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, around 40 per cent of Indians are overweight. One out of every four Indians is sufferin
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Study reveals how BMI not alone be sufficient indicator of metabolic healt
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to studies, body mass index (BMI) is not a full indicator of metabolic health, and a substantial number of U.S. individuals with normal BMI are nevertheless obese.
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Fewer teenagers now consider themselves to be overweight: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A study of over 745,000 adolescents from 41 countries in Europe and North America discovered an increase in the number of teenagers who underestimate their body weight. Tracking data from 2002 to 2018, the peer-reviewed findings, published in Child and Adolescent Obesity, show a significant
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'Will never fall into rut of following norm to be a leading lady": Bhumi P
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
From debuting as an overweight girl to playing a lesbian girl on screen, actor Bhumi Pednekar relentlessly proved her potential as an unconventional and versatile actor. Recently, the 'Govinda Naam Mera' actor opened up about choosing scripts and roles.
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Study suggests diet that can improve blood pressure, sugar levels and weig
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a study, adults who are overweight or obese and have diabetes type 2 or prediabetes are at a higher risk of developing serious health issues. Experts disagree on the best dietary regimens and supportive measures to suggest, though.
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Kids gut bacteria predict whether they will be overweight at 5 years old:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The composition and amount of gut bacteria in kids at 3.5 years old predict body mass index (BMI) at age 5, regardless of whether they were born prematurely or not, according to new research.
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"Shape up or go to police lines": Haryana govt's message to overweight, po
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The 'overweight police personnel and officers can join back the duty after they gain fitness through exercise.
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Study discovers combining swallowable gastric balloon, anti-obesity drug b
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers discovered a new treatment for overweight and obesity that combines the world's first and only procedureless swallowable gastric balloon--which is placed without surgery, endoscopy, or anaesthesia and naturally passes out of the body after approximately 16 weeks and the commonly
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Obesity linked to increased risk of complications after surgery: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Overweight and obesity are not just complicated and dangerous disorders, but physicians and researchers are still learning how they affect health outcomes ranging from heart and musculoskeletal health to disease risk, including cancer.
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Study: Hormone neurotensin predicts ablility to maintain weight loss
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In many nations today, 50 per cent of the population is overweight, and the percentage is rising. Many people are successful in losing weight. Maintaining weight loss is the difficult part.
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CAPF candidates lose over 10 kgs weight in 3 days, CBI registers FIR
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR against two Chief Medical Officers of the Border Security Force (BSF) and six others on Tuesday for allegedly manipulating the medical records of overweight candidates in the recruitment of Medical Officers in Central Police forces.
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