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

Type 2 diabetes is increasingly affecting young Indians, accelerating heart disease risks due to factors like genetics, visceral fat, and u...

Tirzepatide and semaglutide dominate India's anti-obesity drug market, holding a 75% share. While seen as vital tools by doctors, experts c...

A recent Canadian study reveals a significant surge in obesity rates, with 32.7 percent of adults classified as obese in 2023, a notable in...

India's Economic Survey 2023-24 warned that increasing obesity rates could hinder the country's economic potential. Experts urged the gover...

The latest National Family Health Survey, which was conducted in 22 states in pre-pandemic times, presented a dire picture of nutrition of ...

Weight loss over this period was not significantly related to mortality.

Globally, over two billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese.

The findings represent "a growing and disturbing global public health crisis," according to a study published in The New England Journal of...

London, Sep 11 (IANS) Children are everyday consuming up to three times more sugar than what is good for them, a survey conducted by an Ind...

Risk factors for CVT overlap some with those for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and include cancer and oral contraceptives.

Obesity can not only lead to difficulty in remembering but may also hamper decision making skills.

Participants also completed neuro-psychological testing to assess their memory, planning and problem-solving abilities.

Self-weighing can be a useful tool to help adults control their weight, but not for adolescents and young adults.

Researchers from University College London looked at data from more than 56,000 people born in Britain between 1946 and 2001 and found a cl...

The study, by the University of Sheffield, identified the six groups as: young males, middle aged individuals and older people.

As India faces the worrisome prospect of becoming the diabetes capital of the world, a whole lot of healthcare chains and FMCG companies ar...