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New Delhi: Obesity at the time of cancer diagnosis in children may affect the survival rates, according to a study on Monday. Over 390 million children and adolescents aged 5-19 years were overweight in 2022, including 160 million who were living with obesity, as per data from the World Health Organization (WHO). Obesity is a…
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“Obesity is emerging as a serious concern among India’s adult population,” said Economic Survey, which was tabled on July 22 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Raising concerns over growing obesity and increase of consumption of highly processed foods laden with sugars and fat, the Economic Survey said…
New research finds around a quarter of Labrador retriever dogs face a double-whammy of feeling hungry all the time and burning fewer calories due to a genetic mutation. This obesity-driving combination means that dog owners must be particularly strict with feeding and exercising their Labradors to keep them slim. The mutation is in a gene (POMC), which…
Of the 12.5 million, 7.3 million were boys and 5.2 million girls. (Representational) New Delhi: Obesity among children in India has spiked sharply with about 12.5 million of those between the ages of five and 19 overweight in 2022 compared to 0.4 million in 1990, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet journal….