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The India Obesity Commission has revised obesity guidelines for Indians, lowering the BMI threshold for obesity from 25 to 23 and making waist circumference a compulsory diagnostic tool. The updated norms also recognise mental health conditions as obesity-related co-morbidities.

A study of 5,000 Indian heart patients reveals that 80 percent classified as low to moderate risk suffered heart attacks, highlighting flaws in Western risk calculators and urging Indians to prioritise lifestyle changes beyond routine diagnostic scores.

Data gathered through this initiative taken-up by Founder and Chairman, AIG Hospitals, Dr G Nageshwar Reddy, highlighted that just like children in urban areas, even childhood obesity is on the rise in rural regions.

The study estimated gout prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) from 1990 to 2020 drawing on population-based data from 35 countries.

Following the procedure, they witnessed remarkable improvements in both weight loss and metabolic health, showcasing the potential of surgical interventions to deliver life-changing outcomes.

This study looks at bariatric surgery as a better long-term solution to control obesity and, as a result, high blood pressure.

Long-term investigations evaluating neighbourhood walkability and the incidence of obesity-related cancer were, however, scarce until now.

The digitised Body Mass Index (BMI) test of all police personnel has begun in Assam.

Obesity, considered a non-infectious pandemic, is known to increase the risk o ovarian cancer and decrease the likelihood of surviving the disease.

The findings suggest that, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as family poverty, racial discrimination may be a risk factor for young people developing obesity

Does not give an accurate picture of body fat or an individual’s overall health status

Bio Asia 2023 summit is currently underway in Hyderabad, Telangana from February 24 to 26. 

And, ensuring that a weekly exercise routine includes both weights and aerobic activities seems to have an additive effect, the findings suggest.

Bristol: A team of researchers have found that an increased Body Mass Index of a mother before and during pregnancy is not a major cause of high BMI in their offspring — indicating that obesity is more likely to be a result of lifestyle factors. The study has been published in the ‘BMC Medicine Journal’. […]

In the 25-year follow-up, the researchers analysed the association of body mass index (BMI) at the age of 58 with the risk of early hip fracture up until the age of 70.

Suggest selective immunisation instead of mass vaccination

According to the findings, published in the journal BMC Medicine, vegetarians and people who ate fish but not meat had a higher risk of hip fractures, compared to people who ate meat.