Childhood obesity is rapidly increasing in developing nations, creating a significant health challenge. This epidemic is now outpacing unde...

H1N1 influenza cases are rising in Delhi and North India currently. Experts advise precautions for high-risk individuals and children. Ther...

WHO'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...

India, grappling with persistent undernutrition, now faces a surge in childhood obesity, surpassing underweight as the primary malnutrition...

A new study introduces ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores that double the effectiveness of predicting adult obesity risk compared to c...

India faces a growing obesity crisis, exacerbated by ultra-processed food consumption and aggressive marketing. Pharmaceutical companies ar...

A new report from global experts calls for redefining obesity beyond the traditional body mass index (BMI) measurement. The experts propose...

Experts recommend reevaluating the diagnosis and treatment of obesity by moving beyond BMI to a more comprehensive health assessment. They ...

According to research firm Pharmarack, the market has tripled in two years after witnessing a sluggish growth till 2021. Over the last five...

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Sometimes, going under the knife, maybe the only alternative.

The Lung Care Foundation and the Pulmocare Research and Education (PURE) Foundation had joined hands for this exercise, which began in 2019...

Research into genetic causes of obesity could be valuable in finding ways to treat them.

Leptin, commonly known as the 'satiety hormone', is released by the fat cells, stomach, muscles and various other cells in the body.

However, children who used asthma inhalers when they had an attack were 43 per cent less likely to become obese.

If current trends continue, by 2025, 268 mn children (age 5 years to 17.9 years) worldwide will suffer from excess bodyweight.

The study suggests that a less common version of the BDNF gene may predispose people to obesity by producing lower levels of BDNF protein.