Some people who are overweight report that they eat no more than slender friends and exercise just as much, but still can’t drop pounds. Now researchers think they know why this experience is entirely possible, […]
Smoking has been the No. 1 preventable cause of cancer for decades and still kills more than 500,000 people a year in the United States. But obesity is poised to take the top spot, as […]
India needs to get its act together withoutdelay With approximately 4 per cent of its population now clinically obese, India is part of the pandemic of obesity and its associated diseases like diabetes and high […]
For most people, the word addiction is mostly associated with substances such as alcohol, drugs, cigarettes or even caffeine. However, one can be addicted to literally anything including technology, sex or food. All the key elements are there; cravings, over consumption and a negative […]
A new Wounded Warrior Project survey of more than 33,000 Post-9/11 veterans found that 51.7 percent of the respondents were obese, according to their body max index, or BMI. Of that total, 6.2 percent were […]
People who suffer from obesity, and particularly women, have for a long time received a resounding message from popular culture: You eat too much. You don’t exercise enough. You lack self-control. In short: If you’re […]
From your favourite cricketer to Bollywood celebrity, everybody is gushing on green tea lately. If the findings of a latest study are to be believed, drinking green tea can help reduce obesity as well as […]
NEW DELHI: Obesity is no doubt a major health challenge worldwide. Being overweight brings plethora of health issues such as heart diseases, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, osteoarthritis and some cancers like colon and breast. Not only these, but […]