The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

Public health experts, consumer groups, lawyers, and patient groups call on Union government to check rise in consumption of UPF, warning of obesity and diabetes. NAPi report, "The Junk Push", reveals 43 lakh children under 5 are obese/overweight. Regulatory policies ineffective to stop misleading ads. WHO India study shows 200,000…

Body mass index has been used as a general metric for measuring obesity in the UK since the 1980s. When should we pay attention to it, and when might doing so be problematic?

Although obesity has been recognized as a disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1948, its identity as a disease may not be widely perceived the same way as other health conditions.

Researchers followed more than 6,000 white-collar workers, with an average age of 45, for 18 years, from 2000 to 2018. 

For those who are looking for an answer to what is the right time to work out, whether it is evening or morning, here is an answer for you. A new study has found the right time to workout so that it can help you with weight loss. The study…

“The U.S. workforce is among the most stressed in the world, and these workplace stressors can be as harmful to health as obesity."

People who exercised in the morning had a lower body mass index and smaller waists than those who did not.

Research has found that people who exercised between 7am and 9am had a lower BMI and smaller waists than those who did not

According to a new study that was published in The International Journal of Obesity, early treatment of childhood obesity is successful in both the short and long term. Read further on Dynamite News:

43L children 0-5 years of age in India identified as obese/overweight; 13 States/UTs surpassing national average of 6%. NFHS-5 data shows Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, J&K highest, MP, Bihar, AP lowest.

Health campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweight