Emcure cuts semaglutide injection price by average 47%The starting dose price is cut by 55% to Rs 3,999 per month (four weekly doses). The innovator semaglutide is available in a once-weekly pe...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
Emcure slashes prices of weight management drug Poviztra by up to 55%Emcure Pharmaceuticals is making its weight management drug Poviztra more accessible. The price of the semaglutide injection will be cut by...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
WHO backs GLP-1 treatments to tackle obesity epidemicThe World Health Organization has unveiled new recommendations indicating that revolutionary weight-loss drugs could play a vital role in a...
01 Dec, 2025, 08.12 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
From kids to adults, no one is safe: UNICEF reveals alarming spike in obesity across India, & the urgent steps needed to fight itIndia, grappling with persistent undernutrition, now faces a surge in childhood obesity, surpassing underweight as the primary malnutrition...
11 Sep, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
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...
24 Jul, 2025, 07.17 PM IST
India cannot allow obesity, diabetes to weaken youth: Jitendra SinghUnion Minister Jitendra Singh emphasized the urgent need to address the rising epidemic of type-2 diabetes and obesity in India, especially...
09 Mar, 2025, 06.33 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
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
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
Overeating may not be the main cause of your obesity. Here's whyAccording to studies, obese people are at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
06 Oct, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
Exposed to traffic noises for a prolonged period of time? It may up obesity riskSustained exposure to noise pollution is a widespread public health problem.
19 Nov, 2018, 12.38 PM IST
Children with asthma are more likely to become obeseHowever, children who used asthma inhalers when they had an attack were 43 per cent less likely to become obese.
20 Jan, 2017, 03.32 PM IST
Did you know that corporates can play a key role in obesity control?Statistics estimate that one out of every five Indians suffer from obesity .
22 Nov, 2016, 01.51 PM IST
- Summer breaks make American kids obese: Study
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) American children are at greater risk of becoming overweight or obese during summer vacation than during the schoo...
03 Nov, 2016, 08.37 AM IST
- 268 million kids to be overweight globally by 2025: Study
London, Oct 9 (IANS) In an indication that no policy interventions have proven very effective at changing current obesity trends, researche...
09 Oct, 2016, 09.52 AM IST
Health activists call to widen 'health tax' net, ask govt to tax sugar-sweetened beveragesMany public health activists have sought a steep hike in tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. They claim taxing the beverages—as has been done...
26 Jun, 2014, 12.38 PM IST