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Shree Slimming contributing in this pandemic to reduce a major ris
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Jagadhri (Haryana) [India], June 15 (ANI/PNN): Obesity is a huge healthcare concern because it is associated with several chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, stroke and certain types of cancers.
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People with 'healthy obesity' still at higher risk of diabetes, CV
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A new study has found that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person with obesity is actually healthy (referred to as metabolically healthy obesity), since they face an increased risk of diabetes, heart diseases, strokes, and respiratory di
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BMI may not be best obesity indicator to assess risk for lung canc
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): The method used to calculate how obesity is measured may affect whether it is considered a risk factor for lung cancer, suggest the findings of new research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO).
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Regulation of brain circuit signals can help with obesity
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Similar to any good story, feeding has a beginning, a middle, and an end. The process starts with appetite prompting the search for food, continues with eating the food and finally ends when satiation hits and the consumption of food is stopped.
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Obesity might protect against death in severe bacterial infection
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a higher BMI can be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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Warning labels, limits on sugar, salt in junk food can curb alarmi
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Recently during a multistakeholder session on childhood obesity in India, public health experts and doctors highlighted the need for urgent policy action to establish strong limits for salt, sugar, saturated fats and other harmful ingredients in packaged and
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Regulating brain circuit signals might help with obesity
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Like a good story, feeding has a beginning, a middle and an end. It begins with appetite prompting the search for food, continues with eating the food and it ends when satiation hits and the consumption of food is stopped.
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In severe bacterial infection, obesity protects against death
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Though overweight and obesity are risk factors for many diseases, a new study suggests that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections.
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Weight-loss maintainers sit less than weight-stable people with ob
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, people who are successful at weight-loss maintenance spend less time sitting during the week and weekends compared to weight-stable individuals with obesity.
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New, effective treatment for vitamin D deficiency: Study
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], May 20 (ANI): A new study demonstrates 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 is an effective treatment for vitamin D deficiency in some specific patients.
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How life turned out for patients after 10 years of obesity surgery
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 13 (ANI): A team of researchers interviewed patients about their experiences ten years after undergoing obesity surgery. The results show that the effect on eating and weight regulation persisted, whereas other problems, such as feelings of guilt about still not being
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Obese girls at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood:
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): A new study has found that girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia).
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