Obesity

Increased age at onset of obesity was associated with a lower risk of diabetes, with a 13 percent lower risk of developing T2D per one-year delay in onset. (Photo: ANI)

Early exposure to obesity can increase risk of type 2 diabetes

Longer exposure to obesity linked with increased risk of type 2 diabetes: Study.

24 Dec 2019 11:38 AM

The report, compiled in collaboration with the World Health Organization. (Photo: AFP)

Double burden of malnutrition: obesity and premature death

Report reveal that double burden of obesity, undernourishment stalks world.

16 Dec 2019 7:36 PM

The heaviest kids also had slightly worse scores on computer-based tests of executive function. (Photo: AP)

Is obesity a result of that brain difference?

Brain differences may be tied to obesity, kids' study says.

12 Dec 2019 3:21 PM

While many in Asia still do not get enough calories to thrive, in the Pacific the problem is too many empty calories. (Photo: AP)

People in Asia-Pacific are still malnourished; aims to eliminate hunger by 2030

UN: Nearly a half-billion in Asia-Pacific still going hungry.

12 Dec 2019 2:12 PM

The results have been published in the journal PLOS ONE. (Photo: ANI)

What is going to determine our quantity of food intake?

How much will we eat in the future?

10 Dec 2019 11:02 AM

The study was published in British Dental Journal. (Photo: ANI)

Effect of obesity on non-surgical periodontal care

Study explores relationship between obesity and gum disease.

08 Dec 2019 1:21 PM

Adaptations to weight loss include hormonal changes, increase in appetite, decrease in metabolic rate, and thermo genesis activity. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Designating obesity as chronic disease can benefit people living with obesity

Obesity a chronic disease, maintaining lost weight more important.

03 Dec 2019 9:22 AM

There is a positive correlation between brain changes and hormones such as leptin and insulin. (Photo: ANI)

Inflammation shows signs of brain damage in obese adolescents

Researchers using MRI reveals brain damage in obese teens.

26 Nov 2019 9:06 AM

The study was published in the journal, 'Obesity.' (Photo: ANI)

Food outlets near schools can be cause of obesity among children

Studies reveal that proximity to food joints puts children at higher risk of being obese.

25 Nov 2019 12:15 PM

Obesity and smoking are currently considered among the two most important preventable causes of poor health in developed nations. (Photo: ANI)

Smoking, obesity can negatively impact bone health

Here's if obesity and smoking may impact healing post-fracture surgery.

24 Nov 2019 1:52 PM

The study published in -- Pediatrics -- shows that large, rapid weight loss is the best predictor of medical and psychological problems in patients with atypical anorexia, not their body weight at diagnosis. (Photo: ANI)

Atypical anorexia nervosa: New category of eating disorder

Studies reveal that eating disorder can hide behind normal body weight.

18 Nov 2019 9:50 AM

From uttapam to sprouted dal parantha - a book by UNICEF tells how to tackle problems of underweight, obesity and anaemia among children by consuming nutritious food that costs less than Rs 20. (Photo: istockphoto/ Greenapture)

From uttapam to sprouted dal parantha: UNICEF's recipes for healthy children

The book has been based on the findings of the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey 2016-18.

17 Nov 2019 2:59 PM

Using rigorous statistical analysis and machine learning, accurate prediction models were created and integrated into the new Individualized Diabetes Complication (IDC) Risk Calculator. (Photo: ANI)

Web calculator can now predict complications from diabetes, obesity

Risk calculator predicts risk of death, complications from diabetes and obesity.

06 Nov 2019 11:00 AM

Non-nutritive sweeteners were introduced into the food supply more than 60 years ago to mimic the taste of sucrose (table sugar) without adding calories. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Non nutritive sweeteners affect children’s weight and risk of diabetes

Study looks at impact of non-nutritive sweeteners on children.

29 Oct 2019 9:17 AM

. The impacts of obesity, however, manifest differently in men and women. (Photo: ANI)

Obesity has greater risk of death from non-communicable diseases

Obesity aggravates major leading causes of death, but risks are different for men, women.

27 Oct 2019 1:17 PM

The research also suggests that this increase in fat alters the normal structure of the airways and leads to inflammation in the lungs.

Obesity can lead to fat accumulation in the lungs

Studies reveal that fat accumulates in the lungs of overweight and obese people.

19 Oct 2019 2:00 PM

Because breakups can be stressful and emotional, it could potentially trigger emotional eating. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Did you know that emotional eating does not trigger weight gain

Emotional eating does not trigger weight gain: Study

19 Oct 2019 12:06 PM

Earth's average surface temperature is set to rise another two or three degrees by 2100. (Photo: AFP)

UNICEF reports excess weight as the new form of child malnourishment

According to UNICEF 1-in-3 young children undernourished or overweight.

15 Oct 2019 11:36 AM

Mother's condition during pregancy affects the offspring's health. (Photo: Representational/ Pixabay)

Offsprings of obese mothers likely to be obese too

Maternal obesity speeds up aging in offspring: Study.

11 Oct 2019 1:17 PM

Obesity is also a key influencer when it comes to sex hormones and asthma. (Photo: ANI)

Asthma associated with levels of sex hormones

Women with asthma have lower levels of testosterone: Study.

01 Oct 2019 12:17 PM