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Toronto: Women with obesity and overweight, particularly women with high waist circumference, are more susceptible to fractures than those with normal weight, finds a study. In men, however, underweight, not overweight, is associated with a greater risk of broken bones, according to the research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in the Netherlands. Obesity […]
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Istanbul: Obesity has been a known risk factor for Covid-19 infection. And now a study reveals, severely obese people may have significantly weaker immune response to Covid vaccination compared to those with normal weight. Obesity is a disease complicating the course of Covid-19, and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine antibody response in adults with obesity may be compromised. Vaccines […]
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London: Increased levels of blood fats, also known as lipids, in people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found. In patients with metabolic diseases, elevated fat levels in the blood create stress in muscle cells — a reaction to changes outside the cell which damage […]
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Chicago: Fitness enthusiasts and those dealing with obesity try out every possible weight loss method under the Sun to get the desired results. But what if one’s sleep can do the trick just as good? Now, a new study on how getting sufficient sleep affects caloric intake in a real-world setting attempted to change how […]
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Chicago: Fitness enthusiasts and those dealing with obesity try out every possible weight loss method under the Sun to get the desired results. But what if one’s sleep can do the trick just as good? Now, a new study on how getting sufficient sleep affects caloric intake in a real-world setting attempted to change how […]
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Washington: Although type 1 diabetes is traditionally considered a disease of lean people, overweight and obesity are becoming increasingly more common in individuals with type 1 diabetes. A new study has said that people with type 1 diabetes should be screened regularly for obesity and chronic kidney disease. The study was published in the Endocrine […]
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The study, led by researchers at Penn State, used novel statistical methods to establish scoring criteria using data collected from young children.
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The National Sleep Foundation reports that one in three men and four women snore every night.
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Now all mothers-to-be can be protected from Covid-19. The benefits of vaccinating pregnant women seem to far outweigh any theoretical and remote risk of vaccination.
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The JTO is an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. Although the association between measures of obesity and both cancer incidence and outcome are clear in some solid tumour types
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People who were underweight (BMI less than 18.5) also experienced worse outcomes from COVID-19.
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While obese people are at a higher risk of developing a more serious infection, there is no increased risk of death.
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Although some restaurants provide high-quality foods, the dietary quality for meals away from home, especially from fast-food chains, is usually lower compared with meals cooked at home.
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"Helping women sleep better during menopause may therefore reduce the chances a woman will gain weight, which in turn will lower her risk of diabetes and other related diseases."
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"Gamma-oryzanol has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and due to which it has the potential to be helpful in preventing negative clinical outcomes in such patients who have inflammatory tendencies," Neha Gupta
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The research is published in a recent issue of the journal Nutrients.
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A study reveals that a diet mostly dependent on processed and junk food may trigger diabetes and cause damage to kidneys in the long run.
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It is a common occurrence among the working population usually engaged in tech jobs or desk jobs.
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According to the researchers, people living with obesity tend to have unhealthy glucose and lipid levels in their blood, as well as high blood pressure. As a result, they are more at risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
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The findings, published in the journal Blood Advances, indicated that five proteins (resistin, lipocalin-2, HGF, IL-8, and G-CSF) that are associated with neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, were elevated in the Covid-19