Lack of sleep, chronic stress, poor diet? Harvard-trained doctor shares 6 daily habits that may silently harm healthModern lifestyles, marked by poor sleep, stress, and unhealthy habits, silently increase the risk of chronic diseases. Harvard-trained gut ...
05 May, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
SNAP shake-up this week: New rules could change who qualifies—check before you lose outMore than 150,000 households face impact as SNAP benefits eligibility restrictions 2026 roll out with stricter rules this week. Florida has...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Semaglutide patent expiry: India’s next big public health inflection pointThe expiry of a key patent for semaglutide in India opens doors for affordable weight-loss and diabetes drugs. Indian pharmaceutical compan...
19 Mar, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
351 million adults at risk from this one problem: Why 1 in 4 Indians could face diabetes, heart disease & moreIndia faces a growing obesity crisis, with a quarter of adults overweight or obese, fueling a rise in chronic diseases like diabetes and he...
09 Oct, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
Novo, Lilly weight-loss drugs should be first option obesity treatments, European doctors saySemaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic, and tirzepatide, sold as Zepbound and Mounjaro by Lilly, are so effective ...
02 Oct, 2025, 03.15 PM IST
224 health risks lurk behind obesity: Doctor explains the science you can’t afford to ignoreObesity is a growing health crisis affecting millions. It links to diabetes, heart issues, and even cancer. Body Mass Index helps assess we...
08 Sep, 2025, 07.03 PM IST
America’s weight problem: Which US cities are the most affected by obesity and growing in all the wrong ways?A survey reveals that Makalen in Texas is the most obese city in America. Around 45 percent of residents are obese. Another 31 percent are ...
10 Apr, 2025, 06.37 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
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
From psychology to surgery, how China plans to cut down belly fatChina's new guidelines to standardise obesity diagnosis and treatment aim to tackle the escalating health crisis, with over half of adults ...
22 Oct, 2024, 11.27 AM IST
Indian govt needs to trim citizens' waist size for the sake of economyIndia's Economic Survey 2023-24 warned that increasing obesity rates could hinder the country's economic potential. Experts urged the gover...
19 Aug, 2024, 12.37 PM IST
Nutrition advocacy NAPi calls for amending regulations for ads of unhealthy foodsConsequences of such advertising are increased intake of unhealthy food products associated with obesity and diabetes, the report said. “In...
05 Jul, 2024, 09.00 PM IST
43 lakh children in anganwadi centres identified as obese or overweight: Official dataAround six percent of children aged 0-5 in India were identified as obese or overweight, according to official data collected from anganwad...
17 Sep, 2023, 05.30 PM IST
Sedentary lifestyle, poor eating habits led to a spike in obesity cases in IndiaThe number of overweight children increased from 2.1% to 3.4%.
30 Nov, 2021, 08.59 AM IST
World Obesity Day: Drinking water before meals is an effective strategy to lose weightDowning a couple of glasses of water before eating a meal may help people eat less without even trying.
11 Oct, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Want to lose weight? Drink water before mealsDowning a couple of glasses of water before eating a meal may help people eat less without even trying.
10 Oct, 2016, 04.54 PM IST
Alcohol, junk food & a care-free city life is pushing the youth towards obesityObesity can result in grave health consequences like heart diseases, joint problems, kidney problems, sleep apnea and depression to name a ...
04 Sep, 2016, 03.03 PM IST