Obesity & diabetes are world's next health "tsunami", warns ebola discoverer Peter PiotA leading virologist warns of a global tsunami of obesity and diabetes, surpassing viral threats. India faces significant vulnerability as ...
06 Mar, 2026, 12.35 PM IST
Lupin shares in focus after licensing pact with China’s Gan & Lee for GLP-1 drugLupin Ltd has secured exclusive rights in India for Bofanglutide, a novel fortnightly GLP-1 receptor agonist, through a licensing agreement...
30 Dec, 2025, 08.41 AM IST
WHO backs GLP-1 treatments to tackle obesity epidemicThe World Health Organization has unveiled new recommendations indicating that revolutionary weight-loss drugs could play a vital role in a...
01 Dec, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
From kids to adults, no one is safe: UNICEF reveals alarming spike in obesity across India, & the urgent steps needed to fight itIndia, grappling with persistent undernutrition, now faces a surge in childhood obesity, surpassing underweight as the primary malnutrition...
11 Sep, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Can genetics predict obesity? New study may help spot risk in kids before it is too lateA new study introduces ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores that double the effectiveness of predicting adult obesity risk compared to c...
24 Jul, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
Nearly 44 crore Indians will likely be obese by 2050: PM Modi sounds alarm over obesity report; calls it 'dangerous'Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted rising obesity rates in India and urged citizens to reduce cooking oil consumption. A Lancet repor...
07 Mar, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Lose weight now! India's economy paying the price for your beer bellyChina, India, and the US will face significant health and economic challenges by 2050, with over 3.8 billion adults projected to be overwei...
04 Mar, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
World Obesity Day: Doing and eating all the healthy things but still not losing weight? These 'healthy' habits could be blamedWorld Obesity Day on March 4 highlights the risks of obesity and how certain perceived 'healthy' habits can lead to weight gain. These incl...
04 Mar, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
India's obesity crisis: Tackling the hidden epidemic with awareness, but systemic change is keyIndia is grappling with the world's third-highest obesity rate, which has tripled in the past decade. The Government of India has launched ...
26 Feb, 2025, 11.30 PM IST
Tech mogul Bryan Johnson connects America’s obesity epidemic to India’s air pollution crisis. Does he have a point?Tech millionaire Bryan Johnson abruptly ended a podcast in India due to severe air pollution. He later talked about it in his Tweet compari...
04 Feb, 2025, 08.35 PM IST
Is America dying sooner? Life expectancy to stall by 2050 due to obesity and drugsA recent study reveals that the US will see only minimal improvements in life expectancy by 2050, falling behind many high-income nations. ...
07 Dec, 2024, 07.20 PM IST
Study finds that more than a billion people globally are obeseA Lancet study reveals alarming global trends in malnutrition, indicating that over one billion individuals worldwide are affected by obesi...
01 Mar, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
World Obesity Day 2023: Here are 7 food items that can help you in your weight loss journeyA careful diet combined with some exercise is the key to living a healthy lifestyle. Yet, selecting appropriate food products for weight re...
04 Mar, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
Exposed to traffic noises for a prolonged period of time? It may up obesity riskSustained exposure to noise pollution is a widespread public health problem.
19 Nov, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
Decoded: Gene mutations related to obesity identified, offering new treatment possibilitiesResearch into genetic causes of obesity could be valuable in finding ways to treat them.
09 Jan, 2018, 06.43 PM IST
- 268 million kids to be overweight globally by 2025: Study
London, Oct 9 (IANS) In an indication that no policy interventions have proven very effective at changing current obesity trends, researche...
09 Oct, 2016, 09.52 AM IST
- Crash dieting doesn’t help; walk your way to a healthy physique
The scenario is fast changing in India with obesity emerging as a major lifestyle threat.
23 Aug, 2008, 12.00 AM IST