The upcoming World Diabetes Day on November 14th brings to our mind the blood glucose test which is a key player in the diabetes story. Most people have gone through this test, usually included in a panel of blood tests conducted …
Loma Linda University study suggests that being vegetarian may give you more health benefits than eating meat. The kinds of foods frequently consumed in vegetarian diets can reduce a person's risk for diseases, such as cancer, …
About 80 percent of urban Indian working women in the 25-45 age group are fat because of sedentary lifestyle and changing food habits, a survey by a health organisation has revealed. "Most of the women who were obese said they …
There is an alarming increase in obesity and diabetes due to growing prosperity and the changing lifestyle of urban Indians, Ramji Singh, general secretary of the Association of Physiologists and Pharmacologists of India, said on …
A study led by Louise Hardy, from the University of Sydney School of Public Health, found that nearly half of obese children ate dinner in front of the TV more than three times a week. The study also showed not many …
A new study suggests that even a bit of exercise can provide a mental health boost to obese teenagers. "The first thing I tell teenagers and parents struggling with their weight in my practice is to throw away the scale," said …
September 29 is World Heart Day.
As per WHO’s The World health statistics 2012 report,one in six adults obese, one in 10 diabetic and one in three has raised blood pressure. Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO …
29th September is World Heart Day
One morning Rahul, a cheerful and healthy-appearing 29 year old, was unable to bounce out of his bed as usual and needed help to arise from the bed. After a few anxious moments he felt alright …
29th September is World Heart Day
Everybody knows that the corporate sector is usually more stressed that other sectors, but according to a recent survey conducted by ASSOCHAM on the occasion of ‘World Heart day’, …
With an ever-increasing number of young Indians suffering from heart diseases, a drastic change in lifestyle and eating habits is the need of the hour to tackle the alarming situation, say doctors. Cardiovascular diseases would …
Childhood obesity has become a serious problem all over the world and more and more kids are likely to have heart issues, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. A study found children who are obese have 40% more blood pressure …
A study reveals that the appetite centres of children's brains light up when they are shown advertising images such as the McDonald's logo. Researchers revealed that the same areas do not respond to well-known logos that are not …
A new study suggests that could red wine could decrease your appetite, facilitate weight loss and prevent diabetes!
According to the findings published in the journal Aging, red wine could help you live longer. Resveratrol, …
Experts have warned that sitting for long hours in office can give you 'desk bum’. If you sit more often, you are more likely to have a bigger bottom. After scanning the buttocks of inactive people, researchers from the Tel …
