Diet, exercise, green tea, honey, yoga may all be the possible ways through which you can lose weight, but a new study by researchers at University of Exeter and Cardiff University puts…
Tag: Obesity
Fat around blood vessels can help fight heart diseases, researchers say
Researchers have revealed at a major conference that fat surrounding our blood vessels can help fight heart disease and reduce the risk of a heart attack. Professor Charalambos Antoniades at the University…
Exposure to traffic noise linked to heightened risk of fat belly
We have come across many reasons for a fat belly – too much beer, fast food, irregular eating habits – but this one is one of the strangest reasons for a mid-riff…
People with metabolic syndrome at higher risk of death from cardiovascular diseases
According to a new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, people with metabolic syndrome are at a greater risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases than people…
Traditional Chinese medicine could be a possible treatment for obesity
A traditional Chinese medicine, which is an extract from the thunder god vine, holds the potential of being used for treatment of obesity as experiments in mouse model have shown the extract…
Younger generation more prone to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases
Ever wondered why there are so many overweight kids and youngsters around you? Well it seems there is a scientific reason behind it as according to a new research published in PLOS…
Skipping meals? You may end up with a fat belly warn researchers
People skip meals intentionally as well as unintentionally. There is a piece of research that will garner attention from those skipping meals intentionally as it shows that skipping meals sets off a…
Europeans unaware about dangers of obesity
Obesity has been pegged as a major threat to health and wellbeing of our society and despite efforts by charities, non-profit organisations and authorities, there are still quite a few people who…
Brits still in the dark about how obese they are
Brits are still unaware about their obesity status as more than third (36 per cent) of UK adults, who think they are just overweight, are actually clinically obese and at risk of…
Orexigen ends study of obesity drug Contrave
Orexigen Therapeutics along with its partner Takeda announced termination of the Light Study a cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial of their obesity drug Contrave (naltrexone HCI and bupropion HCl extended-release tablets) after a…
People living in socio-economically deprived localities at risk of being obese
Researchers have brought to the forefront a completely new factor that needs to weighed in while deciding to buy or rent a house in a particular locality – social-economic status of the…
Obesity risk reduces at higher altitudes, researchers say
Obesity is a complex problem with many possible triggers, and a new research has now established a potential link between this disorder and altitudes at which people live. According to a study…
Red wine compound could target gut to lower blood sugar in diabetics
Red wine has been in the news lately for its potential benefits to diabetic patients and another research claims that a compound found in red wine activates a molecule that triggers a…
Sugary drinks blamed for obesity; experts call for an end to celebrity endorsements
Experts have suggested that excess intake of sugar and carbs through sugary drinks and junk food is the prime reason for the increasing number of obese people and that physical inactivity is…
Experts blame sugar, carbs for surge in obesity
In an editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, experts have blamed intake of excess sugar and carbs for the obesity epidemic across the globe rather than physical inactivity. Experts say…