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A recent study has revealed that those with obesity who have a genetic tendency for high BMI have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than those whose obesity is mostly caused by environmental factors like lifestyle. Read more to learn.  

For every three participants assigned to take fish oil for 25 weeks, one was assigned to take the soy oil placebo.

A new study has revealed that breastfeeding can protect the high-birthweight infants from being overweight or obese in childhood.

New mothers should avoid overeating as they may be risking the health of your child, according to a new study.

As Adnan spent quality time with his wife during the birth of their child, he experienced the strength of a woman in a different way. Asking upon from where does he get such a diplomatic attitude, Adnan smiled and said, "Well, I inherited it genetically, you see! My Baba (Arshad Sami Khan) served 14 countries as a diplomat. How could I not have a diplomatic nature."

The findings showed that the people touted as being "healthy obese" also had a 49 per cent higher risk of developing coronary heart disease and a seven per cent higher risk of cerebrovascular disease compared to those who are normal weight without metabolic conditions.

The device named Veineux was launched on Friday and is expected to make intravenous treatment easier and affordable for patients and hospitals.

The finding found that pregnant women who consume just two fizzy drinks a day before childbirth could increase their child’s risk of becoming obese.

United States tops the list of the percentage of obese children and young adults, which constitute around 13% of the total population, followed by Egypt which led in term of adult obesity, with almost 35%.

The study found that women who gained 0.19 kg per year remained healthy weight, 0.84 kg/year became overweight and 1.74 kg/year became obese.

Scientists led by Ronald Evans at the Salk Institute in San Diego made the discovery after they set out to explore what endurance meant on the molecular level.

The more weight obese and overweight individuals lose, the better it could be for their knee joints, new study suggests.

According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), one-fifth of Indian women, or 20.7 per cent to be precise, in the age group of 15-49 are overweight. 

Daulatram Jogawat shot to limelight after Mumbai-based columnist and author Shobhaa De tweeted an image of an overweight policeman.

A new study has revealed that severely obese people are more likely to die at home and are less likely to spend their last days in a home providing care.

Researchers from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in the US found that above and beyond the effects of body mass index (BMI) and depression, higher levels of weight bias internalisation were associated with increased risk for cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Healthcare is important to political and economic debate because inadequate public healthcare and healthcare expenses push an additional 55 million people back into poverty in India every year, according to a 2015 Lancet paper.

The researchers, including those from Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, put forth a specific notion of overfat, a condition of having sufficient excess body fat to impair health.

Feeling too lazy to hit the gym or follow an exercise routine? 

Eat breakfast every day, it is the most important meal of a day.