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Economic Survey flags ultra-processed foods, rising obesity as threat to productivityIndia faces a growing threat to productivity. The Economic Survey highlights the rapid rise of ultra-processed foods and increasing obesity...
Crores of children at risk from the food you are feeding them, Economic Survey 2026 warnsEconomic Survey 2026: India's Economic Survey 2026 flags a major health crisis: rising obesity. Unhealthy diets, ultra-processed foods, and...
Obesity drugs gain weight in labs: Several clinical trials by big and small pharma cos underwayDriven by the success of Wegovy and Mounjaro, numerous pharma companies are developing anti-obesity drugs, with over 170 in various stages....
IIM Ahmedabad, Novo Nordisk India partner to strengthen obesity care ecosystemThe Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and Novo Nordisk India have partnered to strengthen India's obesity care ecosystem. The...
Diabetes in India: Embracing a holistic perspective to combat a growing epidemicDiabetes is a rising health issue in India, with millions affected by the disease and its precursors. Addressing lifestyle factors such as ...
India is the 'cancer capital' of the world: Apollo Hospitals' reportIndia sees a rise in NCDs, notably cancer cases. Apollo Hospitals' report emphasizes urgent interventions for diabetes, hypertension, obesi...
Apollo launches India's first pediatric health assessment on chronic, lifestyle diseases in childrenApollo launches the Pediatric ProHealth Programme to address the rise of non-communicable diseases in children. The program customizes test...
Over 11% Indians diabetic, 36% have hypertension: Lancet survey showsA nationwide survey published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal has found that 11.4% of Indians have diabetes, rising from 7.5...
India has over 100 mn diabetics & 136 mn pre-diabetics, says new ICMR study; Goa tops the list, UP records lowest prevalenceIndia is the 'diabetes capital of the world', according to a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research that shows the country now has...
Apollo Hospitals launches AI-driven personalised preventive health profileApollo's 'ProHealth' program is backed by a predictive algorithm that captures one’s health status, predicts potential health risks and ind...
Obesity main reason in women over 35 for poor diabetes control & increased heart disease risk, says studyThe Apollo study said that diabetes was high in southern, eastern parts of the country.
View: India's healthcare policies need to prescribe bitter medicineWhile the forthcoming budget will hopefully address gaps to ramp up hospitals, train healthcare workers and detect new mutants, much more i...
As heat of COVID-19 recedes, TN to focus on tackling non- communicable diseasesNearly, 40.2 percent of the surveyed adults aged between 18 and 69 years reported having over three risk factors for developing NCDs, as pe...
Operational guidelines launched for integration of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with NPCDCS"Over the last two decades global burden of NASH has more than doubled. Globally, NASH caused 40 lakh prevalent cases of compensated cirrho...
View: India’s rising obesity problemWhile obesity is still at a nascent stage in India, it very much remains an issue that needs tackling by policymakers. The foremost task is...
Obesity hurting your health and pocket? Here's how to manage costs and well-beingThe burden of obesity in urban India is increasing alarmingly and around 21% of the total population is over weight.
Tax on sugary drinks & junk food in India soon, to curb obesity, diabetesThe tax could also be implemented in countries like Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, where the growing consumption of such products is fuelling obes...
Celebrities should be allowed to advertise junk food: CSECelebrities should not be allowed to advertise junk food given the rising number of diabetic and obese people in the country.
Probability of death by non-communicable diseases has gone up in India: World Health OrganisationThe latest report on NCDs conducted by the WHO states that the four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic re...
- Global threat: 60% of deaths caused by chronic diseases
Three out of every five deaths in 2008 were caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer, stroke, diabetes and cardiovascular dis...