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Study suggests long-term weight loss possible with anti-obesity medication
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): A new study has found that overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6 per cent over 3 to 5 years with a programme of lifestyle changes in combination with anti-obesity medications.
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New study suggests center-based childcare may less likely to be overweigh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): According to a new study, children who attended centre-based childcare between 1 and 4 years of age had a lower body mass index (BMI) and were less likely to be overweight or obese in later childhood than children who had non-parental childcare that was home-b
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Excess weight almost doubles risk of womb cancer, researchers find
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 19 (ANI): New research shows that lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman's risk of developing womb cancer.
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Credit Suisse downgrades Indian equities due to surge in crude oil prices
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Global brokerage firm Credit Suisse on Tuesday downgraded Indian equities markets to 'underweight' from 'overweight' saying the high crude oil prices would lead to inflationary pressures and hurt the current account.
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Losing weight reduces risk of growths linked to colorectal cancer, says st
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Oxford [England], February 1 (ANI): Doctors, nutritionists, dieticians, friends and family always encourage obese and overweight people to lose weight for health reasons. But what if losing weight reduces the risk of cancer? A new study has shed some light on this.
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Researchers discover overweight dogs benefit from high protein, fibre diet
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Illinois [US], January 29 (ANI): In a study of overweight dogs being fed a high-protein, high-fibre diet for 24 weeks, researchers have found that the dogs' body composition and inflammatory markers changed in ways parallel to those seen in humans on similar diets.
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Study finds overweight dogs respond well to high-protein, high fibre diet
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Illinois [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study of overweight dogs fed a high-protein, high-fibre diet for 24 weeks found that the dogs' body composition and inflammatory markers changed over time in ways that parallel the positive changes seen in humans on similar diets.
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Study reveals that metabolic adaptation delays time to reach weight-loss g
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Silver Spring (Maryland) [US], January 27 (ANI): One of the key factors that often disheartens women who begin their journey to weight loss is the time it takes for their body to show the results. A recent study has highlighted this issue and the reasons for it.
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Study finds obesity more prevalent now in people with type 1 diabetes
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): Although type 1 diabetes is traditionally considered a disease of lean people, overweight and obesity are becoming increasingly more common in individuals with type 1 diabetes. A new study has said that people with type 1 diabetes should be screened regular
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Researchers find good night's sleep may mitigate infant obesity
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 1 (ANI): Newborns that sleep longer and wake up less throughout the night are less likely to be overweight in infancy, according to a recent study led by an international team of researchers.
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A good night's sleep may mitigate infant obesity: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): New research has found that newborns that sleep longer and wake up less throughout the night are less likely to be overweight in infancy.
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Overweight kids may develop heart complications: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Georgia [US], December 15 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of Georgia, obesity could affect badly on children's cardiovascular systems both now and down the line.
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