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Brown adipose tissue is less active in boys with obesity compared to boys
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Ontario [Canada], April 15 (ANI): A new study has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less active in boys with obesity compared to boys with normal body mass index (BMI).
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Exercise may protect brain volume by keeping insulin, BMI levels low: Stud
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Caen [France], April 15 (ANI): A new study has found that exercise can help protect brain cells. It has been suggested that the role exercise plays in maintaining insulin and body mass index levels may help protect brain volume and thus help stave off dementia.
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Five childhood risk factors predict heart attacks, strokes in adulthood, r
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], April 11 (ANI): Research has identified five childhood risk factors that can predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood after being tracked for up to half a century in the world's largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study.
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High BMI in upper teens a risk for severe COVID-19: Study
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], March 14 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Gothenburg has found that men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens have an elevated risk of severe COVID-19 and can require hospitalisation later in life.
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Pregnancy weight gain linked to growth patterns in daughters: Study
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Texas [US], February 9 (ANI): People often say obesity is hereditary. But how much of it is true? According to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, rapid weight gain in the first and final months of a pregnancy may play a key role in the development of excess fa
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Study finds lifestyle affects child's BMI more than their mother's weight
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bristol [UK], February 5 (ANI): A team of researchers have found that an increased Body Mass Index of a mother before and during pregnancy is not a major cause of high BMI in their offspring -- indicating that obesity is more likely to be a result of lifestyle factors.
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Study finds obesity linked to increase in female reproductive disorders
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Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new study has found an etiological link between obesity and a range of female reproductive disorders, but the extent of this link differs among conditions.
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Child's BMI more influenced by lifestyle that their mother's weight, says
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Bristol [England], February 1 (ANI): Obesity has always been looked at as genetic. But are genetics really to blame or is lifestyle the real culprit? Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have shed light on this.
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New study explores if body weight affects mortality risk of excessive drin
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], January 25 (ANI): It is not an unknown fact that alcoholism is linked to the mortality rate of an individual, but now a study has revealed the correlation between the weight of an alcoholic individual and their death rate.
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A start-up that pays its people to keep a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI)
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI/PNN): Benepik, a Gurugram-based start-up, has introduced unique health benefits and is probably one of the firsts in the industry. According to the new policies, it will pay its employees to keep a Healthy Body Mass Index (BMI). As part of this, BMI will be
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Involuntary job loss affects BMI, health behaviours in males: Study
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Canterbury [UK], September 26 (ANI): Involuntary job loss affects the Body Mass Index (BMI) of men and behaviours differentially across the life cycle, suggests the findings of a new study by the University of Kent.
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Study suggests BMI, health behaviours in males affected by involuntary job
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Canterbury [UK], September 23 (ANI): The findings of a new study by the University of Kent suggest that involuntary job loss affects the Body Mass Index (BMI) of men and behaviours differentially across the life cycle.
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