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90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...- Tata 1mg turns Ebitda positive across core units as diagnostics crosses Rs 600 crore in ARRThe company said its diagnostics business crossed an annualised revenue run rate of more than Rs 600 crore during the year, growing over 40...
- CEOs are getting ruthless about worker performanceCorporate leaders are increasingly prioritizing results over employee comfort, with CEOs like Unilever's Fernando Fernandez demanding "volu...
- 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...
- Intense Lilly, Novo rivalry throws India weight-loss drug race wide openEli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are in a race to dominate India's booming obesity drug market. They are using aggressive marketing, doctor outre...
- 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...
- Govt to release nutrient guidelines for all age groups soonThe government in India will soon release nutrient guidelines. These guidelines will cover all age groups. They will specify minimum requir...
- 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...
- 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...
- How India's expanding waistline is shrinking its economyIndia faces a looming economic crisis due to rising obesity rates. The issue threatens to increase the nation's economic burden from $28.95...
- 80 cm for women, 90 for men: Researchers find new measure for obesity in India and it has nothing to do with your weightNew obesity criteria for Indians now include waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. Abdominal obesity is indicated when waist excee...
- Ebbw Vale: The UK's 'Fattest Town' battling obesity and fast food deliveriesEbbw Vale in Blaenau Gwent, Southeast Wales, is facing startling levels of obesity with reports of takeaways delivered to homes "three time...
- 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...
- UK to ban junk food TV adverts before 9pm in child obesity campaignThe new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods online as part of a wi...
- Unhealthy diet, lack of physical activities lead to drastic rise in obesity among adults and kidsMen and women with BMI over or equal to 25.0 kg/m2 were counted as obese.
- Parents, watch what you feed! India has the highest number of world’s obese kids, after ChinaGlobally, over two billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese.
- India has second highest obese children in world: StudyThe findings represent "a growing and disturbing global public health crisis," according to a study published in The New England Journal of...
- Single gene variation linked to obesityThe study suggests that a less common version of the BDNF gene may predispose people to obesity by producing lower levels of BDNF protein.
- One in three people malnourished globally: IFPRIThe strategies or policy interventions available to resolve malnutrition are not being implemented due to lack of money, skills, or politic...
- Stressed parents can make kids obese: StudyThe study suggests there is a relationship between long-term exposure to three specific types of family stressors and children becoming obe...
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