There is a growing concern amongst the medical community in India that if unchecked, India is likely to have 30 million diabetics by 2015 -- equivalent to diabetics in the rest of the world.
Zeroing in on the right foods to snack on is important to keep your calorie count in check!
Prospective fathers please take note-- men who eat junk food could be passing on diabetes to their to-be-born children, a new study has claimed. Using a mouse model, a team of Australian and American researchers found that those who hooked onto junk food may be sowing the seeds of obesity among their future generation.
Many people only think of reaching orgasm during sex, says Gaurav Gupta. Thinking about it all the time disrupts the area of the brain responsible for orgasm. Instead, focus on your partner and their feelings.
EduSports, a unique venture launched by an IIT, IIM alumnus, aims to get 1 million kids get healthier through the magic of sport. With a turnover of Rs 3.6 crore in just a year, it makes eminent business sense too.
Here are a few tips that can help you stay healthy and feel energized through the day.
The first lady also praised the 'glorious diversity' of people of all faiths, colours and creeds in America as 'not a threat to who we are' but as what 'makes us who we are.'
There coud be other reasons for gaining weight, losing hair, explains Dr Usha Menon.
The doctor of the King of Rock and Roll says the star died of an 'embarrassing' case of chronic constipation.
Though breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, but can rarely occur in males, because of the presence of mammary tissue in males.
Having sex every other day may be optimum, says Dr Raghuveer Karne. Prolonged abstinence can increase the number of dead sperm.
Taking the male potency pill may benefit the patients at diabetes risk, according to a new study.
In a two-part series, yoga acharya Shameem Akthar, takes you through all those different ways you may do a relaxing and healing cat-stretch in yoga.
'COVID-19 and diabetes have a very intricate relationship.' 'People with diabetes tend to get the most severe forms of COVID-19.'
Both men and women tend to gain weight right after marriage. So, health experts have offered some tips that will help couples stay healthier together.
'We started analysing young patients and realised that they had causes like undetected diabetes, which suddenly flares up during COVID-19.' 'Secondly, hypothyroidism was one of the factors.' 'And obesity.'
According to a study it can be included in a healthy diet.
According to a study, the more time you spend on social media, the more motivated you are to lose weight.
Never skip your meals during a climatic transition, warns Dr Siddhant Bhargava.
According to vastu shastra there are various factors that contribute to gadget addiction and reduces communication and harmony among the members in family or an organisation:
'The next general election is four years away. That's enough time to recover -- provided the government stops spending and taxing so much,' says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Fifty-four per cent of the IT/ITeS workforce suffer from depression, severe headache, obesity, spondylitis and hypertension. Forty-seven per cent of financial services sector employees suffer from fatigue, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. In the media, 51 per cent reported to be sick due to depression and high blood pressure. Fifty per cent of the employees working in KPOs suffered from chronic and lifestyle diseases.
When you know you've done your best, you are likely to feel more relaxed and confident that you will be safe, says Aayushi Lakhapati.
Smoking, tight clothing and even your toothpaste could affect your sperm count, says Dr Rajni Khajuria.
People with healthy lifestyles can also be at risk of heart diseases.
Researchers in Britain have found that those with more wealth and better education are less likely to develop illness and tend to die later as compared to those who are poorer and less well-educated. On the contrary, those with less education and money are more likely to say they are depressed or to suffer from illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes or obesity, according to the researchers.
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'India has set standard of beauty rules. They feel that everyone needs to be perfect.' 'You may be beautiful and have the perfect body. But if you have big boobs, you'll still get teased.'
The right amount of sodium intake, medication and water consumption can help manage your kidneys.
The doctor said that the US president is borderline obese.
Tried every possible way to shed those extra pounds but unable to get results? Well, a new weight loss drug may address the problem effectively. The powerful new drug, known as tesofensine, which was originally developed as a treatment for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, can help users shed nearly 12 kilos in six months. It is twice as effective as current treatments and can see overweight patients lose up to 10 per cent of their body weight quickly.
The next time you travel by air, don't insist on a window seat, for a new study has claimed that sitting close to the window on a plane can raise a passenger's chances of developing deep vein thrombosis. Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands have found that sitting by the window on a plane can double a person's risk of a potentially deadly blood clot, the British Journal of Haematology reported.
According to market research firm ORG-MARG report, the sale of anti-obesity drugs in 2006-2007, prescribed by doctors, has grown by around 44 per cent compared to 2005-2006.
Find out how to tame your child's sugar cravings and keep him/her healthy this festive season.
It is important to give the body the rest it deserves, which will ultimately help to enhance memory, improve focus and develop the capacity for learning new information, says Chaitanya Ramalingegowda.
The secret to long-term weight management.
The accidental discovery came during an experiment to suppress an obese man's appetite, by using a technique called deep-brain stimulation, which involves stimulating parts of the brain with an electric current. Instead of losing appetite, the patient was suddenly able to recall in immense detail a moment spent in a park with a friend 30 years earlier.
The joint venture , Neobiocon, is the company's foray in the region to develop and market bio-pharmaceutical products in areas such as oncology, diabetes, cardiology and anti- obesity.
An inevitable consequences of advanced and rich economy is a fatter population, says a health economist and co-author of a new book, 'The Fattening America'.
Diabetic patients got a respite in Maharashtra and Gujarat when Pranav Agro industries launched its Smart Balance rice, low glycemic index health rice, on Tuesday.
