Why more and more people get attracted or lured by the presence of junk foods though they are baneful for health? Is it for the enchanting ads or the marvelous tastes of these foods containing excessive amount of calories? Well, according to the present studies, none of these is true but it is the gene that plays the most important role in this respect. This has come to the forefront in the recent days owing to an august New England Journal of Medicine study completed under the aegis of the University of Dundee. The study was conducted among 100 children aged four to 10. Read the rest of this story »

How can we shed obesity? This is certainly the biggest question of the day. Reason? According to the World Health Organization obesity is no longer any exclusive phenomenon but has already become global epidemic and leads to the occurrence of lots of diseases. There include 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, heart, poor self-esteem along with a poor quality of life. Again, to a number of studies conducted by the eminent study groups throughout the international arena at least 2 billion people have become easy preys to this malady. Read the rest of this story »

The new obesity guideline released by the Diabetics Foundation of India on Tuesday may get many Indians into the Obesity bracket. Read the rest of this story »

In homes across North America, TV is far more than background noise at dinner: it’s front and center. A recently concluded survey suggests that for kids, watching TV during dinner may be contributing to a hefty problem. Read the rest of this story »

A study conducted at the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has revealed that the risk of breast cancer reduces significantly for women who breastfeed for 6 or more months. Read the rest of this story »

Results from a recent study has revealed that those who stress their brains or think too much may eventually eat more and give way to obesity. Study found that mind related activities burn more calories there by making individuals eat more. Read the rest of this story »

A new study has suggested that in order to prevent obesity later in life it is important that prevention efforts start as early as from age 2. According to researches obesity progression starts from age 2 and if not controlled by the age 8 the child already enters into the overweight category, making treatment extremely difficult. Read the rest of this story »

A Study on pets conducted by researches from PDSA (The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals) has found that pet owners who constantly feed the animals with junk food are taking their pets towards obesity. The study found that pet obesity had increased to 10 percent in the last year. Read the rest of this story »