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- Secret for longer life could be hiding in your legs: Simple test to predict longevityA Harvard- and Stanford-trained doctor has highlighted growing research showing that leg strength may be a stronger predictor of lifespan t...15 Dec, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
- Doctors swear by this simple ‘String Test’ that instantly reveals your metabolic healthA simple 'String Test' can now reveal your metabolic health, according to doctors. By folding a string used to measure your height in half ...25 Nov, 2025, 01.22 AM IST
- Doctors reveal simple test to check if your waistline is putting you at risk for heart disease, diabetes, & dangerous metabolic issuesA simple String Test, popularized by Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley, assesses metabolic health by measuring waist-to-height ratio. This quick home...23 Nov, 2025, 11.33 PM IST
- SC asks UPSC to conduct fresh medical test of candidate discarded in 2014 on grounds of obesityNearly a decade after being deemed "temporarily unfit" for a civil servant position due to obesity, the Supreme Court intervened, ordering ...02 Aug, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
- Review of BMI testing for 1884 police personnel starts at Jorhat, Silchar & Guwahati: Assam PoliceThe Assam Director General of Police (DGP) has started reviewing body mass index (BMI) testing for 1884 police personnel in Jorhat, Silchar...02 Jan, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
- BMI is not always a reliable predictor of health: 4 alternative ways to predict longevityBMI is an internationally recognised screening method for sorting people into one of four weight categories: underweight (BMI less than 18....11 Sep, 2023, 07.16 PM IST
- Assam police starts fitness test for its 67,000-strong forceAssam police have carried out fitness tests for their 67,000-strong force with body mass index (BMI) tests at 36 locations across the state...16 Aug, 2023, 09.39 PM IST
- It's time to change your daily routine: Late-night dinners can increase the risk of obesity, says studyIndia's population is rapidly growing toward being overweight and obese.10 Oct, 2022, 03.53 PM IST
- Overweight or underweight, new Lancet study reveals Covid-19 vaccine protects all body typesResearchers compared the risk of severe disease in vaccinated versus non-vaccinated people.01 Jul, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
- Modi government now prepares fitness challenge for school childrenTo be termed as ‘Khelo India National Fitness Assessment Programme’, the Centre plans to get all government, private, aided and unaided sch...09 Jul, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
- Do you make hasty decisions? You may be at risk of becoming obeseThe findings demonstrate that having an impulsive personality is the key factor that links brain patterns of impulsivity and a high BMI.25 Jan, 2017, 06.00 PM IST
- Maharashtra MLAs, MLCs to undergo BMI test"Obesity is a serious disease. We will conduct the test for MLAs and MLCs whose working hours are erratic. The test will be helpful to them...01 Dec, 2016, 05.37 PM IST
- ‘Global iron ore to stay at $50-70/tonne for 3-6 months’However, by 2018, the prices may re-test lows due to an over-supply in the seaborne iron ore market, driven by strong production in Austral...07 Nov, 2016, 06.06 PM IST
- Beware! Being overweight can cause poor memoryObesity can not only lead to difficulty in remembering but may also hamper decision making skills.27 Feb, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
- Over 50% of Asian-Americans with diabetes undiagnosedMore than half of Asian Americans with diabetes are undiagnosed - highest among all ethnic and racial subgroups studied in the US.09 Sep, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
- Midlife obesity may spur risk for earlier Alzheimer'sNew research says people's weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, but when.01 Sep, 2015, 06.52 PM IST
- DGCA lays down fresh guidelines for cabin crew fitnessDGCA today laid down fresh guidelines to assess the fitness of cabin crew and made it mandatory for them to undergo medical examination on ...07 May, 2014, 02.15 AM IST
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