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Childhood obesity could erode fertility later
A sharp spike in childhood obesity may more than damage overall health — it could be disrupting the onset of puberty and erode the ability to reproduce, especially in females, according to a study....
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A new study has found that the more hours young children spend watching TV, the worse their muscular fitness and the larger their waist size as they approach their teens, with possible consequences for...
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Worst snacks for school going children!
India is currently suffering from vast problems of malnutrition among children. The term malnutrition does not mean thin, starved or under-fed children. Malnutrition is an umbrella term that...
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How to make kids snack in a healthy way
One of the many factors leading to childhood obesity is increased snacking, but restricting or limiting it can backfire, say researchers. Children in homes where parents carefully regulate snacking...
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Middle-class kids ‘likelier to be obese than poorer counterparts’
Middle-class children are more likely to be obese than those from poor families, according to new research. Researchers say the new findings contradict the conventional ”deprivation theory” which...
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More time in gym class lowers obesity risk in kids
Increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of obesity, a new study from Cornell University has found. The study represents some of the first...
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Heavy TV viewing linked to more junk food intake in kids
Commercial TV viewing in the home was found to be related to greater junk food consumption among children, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Michigan. The researchers at...
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Childhood obesity ‘a ticking time bomb’
Tell-tale sign of cholesterol has been seen in kids as young as three to five, a new study has claimed. According to experts, childhood obesity builds a ticking time bomb of sickness in later life –...
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Obesity is not completely related to hunger instinct: Dr.Vinod Dhurandhar
Obesity Consultant, Dr.Vinod Dhurandhar, is the founder president of Association of Advancing Research in Obesity. He has conducted the first obesity camp in India in March 1981. He has written 3 books...
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Maintain weight loss with plastic surgery after bariatric procedure
Patients who have plastic surgery to re-shape their bodies after bariatric procedures are able to maintain significantly greater weight loss than those who do not have surgery, a study indicated....
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