Plastic Treaty 2025: Will world leaders finally address the $1.5 trillion health crisis in Geneva?Global plastic treaty talks in Geneva 2025: Global leaders are meeting in Geneva to discuss a treaty on plastic pollution. A new report hig...
05 Aug, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
Your samosa, jalebi now under govt scanner: New 'oil and sugar boards' to reveal what’s insideThe health ministry is initiating an awareness campaign by installing "oil and sugar boards" in central institutions like AIIMS Nagpur, hig...
17 Jul, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
Cipla eyes entry into India's weight management market amid rising demand and global competitionCipla is set to enter India's weight management market, addressing the increasing demand for obesity solutions, while also strengthening it...
13 Jul, 2025, 11.35 AM IST
₹14,000 per month weight-loss shot is here to cash in on India’s obesity crisisEli Lilly Weight Loss Drug: India's obesity crisis is intensifying, with big pharma companies like Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk competing to ...
21 Mar, 2025, 04.48 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
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
India’s dirty air worse than cancer? 'Age-reversing' CEO warns: 'Babies exposed from birth...' as we normalise an emergencyBiotech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson prematurely ended his podcast with Nikhil Kamath due to poor air quality in the recording room, exemplif...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.24 AM 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
World Obesity Day: India among top three most obese nations, 70% population overweight, says studyA Lancet study reveals alarming obesity rates in India, with 70% of urban population overweight. India ranks third globally in obesity, fol...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.45 PM IST
Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic showers money on US obesity doctorsNovo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company renowned for its diabetes medicines, is now positioning itself as the world's leading weight-...
02 Dec, 2023, 09.49 PM IST
Words can be heavy: 5 things overweight people are tired of hearingIt doesn't cost anything to be nice you know?
17 Nov, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
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...
21 Jul, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
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.
13 Jun, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
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...
13 Jun, 2017, 05.46 PM IST
India should limit foreign investment in junk foodPepsiCo’s announcement on investing another $5.5 billion in India by 2020 does not bode well for India’s long- term public health.
30 Nov, 2013, 05.48 AM IST
- Obesity contributes to fuel crisis: research
Chubby drivers and bulky passengers in their own ways contribute to the ongoing fuel crisis.
26 Oct, 2006, 07.18 PM IST