The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has officially recognized Type 5 diabetes, also known as Severe Insulin-Deficient Diabetes (SID...

A recent US study has found that weight loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic may increase the risk of abdominal paralysis, characterize...

For India, there is the 'double burden' of malnutrition and obesity. Also, there is the high burden of non-communicable diseases like heart...

A Lancet study reveals alarming obesity rates in India, with 70% of urban population overweight. India ranks third globally in obesity, fol...

The new study, published in The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia journal, confirms that the classification system is applicable on a g...

Also, India has slipped to 101st position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 of 116 countries, from its 2020 position of 94th and is beh...

A millets-based diet can help manage blood glucose levels.

The BMI calculator uses technology to determine if a person is underweight, overweight or obese.

The petition, filed through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, claimed that FSSAI neither conducts 'Health Impact Assessment' nor implements 'He...

While obesity is still at a nascent stage in India, it very much remains an issue that needs tackling by policymakers. The foremost task is...

Calorie restriction reduces average daily caloric intake below what is typical, without compromising on nutrition.

With 46.6 million children who are stunted, India tops the list of countries followed by Nigeria (13.9 million) and Pakistan (10.7 million)...

Ischaemic heart disease that is greatly influenced by air pollution has gone up from rank 5 to number 1, diabetes from rank 22 to rank 5 an...

A new report released on Tuesday has concluded that air pollution is the second leading risk factor for disability-adjusted life years (DAL...

India has done well in curbing stunting, but the growing number of overweight people, particularly those prone to diabetes, may be a cause ...

"We will use such occasions to communicate with citizens on how to deal with that disease at the prevention and curative levels."

Pulses have captured the attention of the United Nations. The General Assembly of the UN has voted to declare 2016 as the "International Ye...