Being slightly overweight is good for health, according to a United States federal research. According to the research results published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, overweight protect us from some causes of death. Researchers analysed death data of 2.3 American adults. Overweight people are at low risk for deaths from [...]
Obesity pandemic is rapidly spreading
October 25, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Obesity pandemic is rapidly spreading all over the world and is a major factor for rising incidence of chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. 40% of men and 30% of women are overweight while 25% of men and 27% of women are obese, according to an extensive International study. The obesity survey was [...]
Relation between waist line and Obesity
August 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Researchers say that a quick check around the waist with a tape measure may be a better way of telling, if anybody is at risk of heart disease, than stepping on a scale. People with larger waistlines (even if they are not overweight), are more likely to show the early signs of heart [...]
Health problems due to Obesity
December 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Obesity till recently seen as a disease of developed countries. It is not a cosmetic concern. Obesity is ultimately life threatening. Many Health risks are due to obesity. In the America, more than 3 Lac deaths are linked to obesity annually.In India, 120 million urban Indians are seriously obese. The Indian capital, New [...]
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