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The hidden cost of looking better: What health insurance covers, and what it leaves you to payRising demand for weight-loss drugs, cosmetic procedures and wellness treatments is creating a growing out-of-pocket healthcare expense cat...- Why are Indians suddenly buying more vitamins after starting Ozempic-like weight loss drugs?Demand for vitamin and nutritional supplements is surging in India. This trend follows the increased availability of semaglutide-based weig...
- PCOS renamed: Experts propose new name for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome for better care and awareness—here's what you need to knowGlobal health experts are proposing to rename Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). This cha...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- Diabetes type 2, obesity can be treated for long-term cure through same medicine? Details hereWHO's draft guidelines only apply to people with a BMI above 30, in some high-income countries like the United States, the drugs are also r...
- WCD Ministry alerts states on risks of high edible oil consumptionThe Ministry of Women and Child Development is urging states to reduce edible oil consumption due to rising obesity rates, particularly amo...
- 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...
- Are you really obese? Experts challenge BMI as only measure of obesity, propose new guidelines for better healthA new report from global experts calls for redefining obesity beyond the traditional body mass index (BMI) measurement. The experts propose...
- Are you really obese or it is a false diagnosis? Scientists say obesity needs a new definitionExperts recommend reevaluating the diagnosis and treatment of obesity by moving beyond BMI to a more comprehensive health assessment. They ...
- 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 ...
- Here's why waist-to-height ratio matters more than BMI in obesity diagnosisResearchers have introduced a new diagnostic approach for obesity, focusing on waist-to-height ratio alongside BMI to better assess health ...
- Over 50 per cent of the global population will be obese by 2035 : StudyMore than 4 billion people would be morbidly obese within the next 12 years.
- Pizzas, burgers may soon be booted out of school canteensThe food regulator had issued draft guidelines on wholesome and nutritious food availability in schools to control junk food consumption am...
- Teachers roped in for a loss cause?China probably hopes that the scrapping of its one-child policy – which had led to chubby ‘little emperors’ – will thin out averages, too, ...
- Parents unable to recognise if child is overweightThe study found that parents are additionally more likely to underestimate their child's weight if they are Black or south Asian.
- Is it smart to impose a sin tax on soda?A sugarrich diet is a major cause of obesity, which can lead to diabetes, heart disease and plenty of other deadly and debilitating ailment...
- Smartphone app to help diagnose obesity, depressionFor tobacco screening, the app prompted nurses to ask not just about cigarettes but also about other products such as chewing tobacco.
- Companies lose appetite for junk food adsA group of food & beverages (F&B) companies, including Hindustan Unilever, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Kellogg’s, have come together to stop mar...
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