News for 'obesity'

The Junk Food Conundrum

The Junk Food Conundrum

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Should junk food be sold in Indian schools?

Want Achhe Din? Implement these taxes!

Want Achhe Din? Implement these taxes!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

Perhaps India needs to implement these for Achhe Din to happen.

The dark side of processed food

The dark side of processed food

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

World over, consumers are moving away from processed food -- meat in particular. Want to know why?

Can french fries be healthy? Yes, it's possible!

Can french fries be healthy? Yes, it's possible!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

Here's how you can enjoy your favourite snack and keep bad cholesterol under control too.

6 habits that will help you get fit and lose weight

6 habits that will help you get fit and lose weight

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Holistic health guru Mickey Mehta shares 6 easy-to-do fitness tips. Follow these and stay healthy :)

Sick or ousted? Where's Kim Jong-Un?

Sick or ousted? Where's Kim Jong-Un?

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

The photo-op obsessed North Korean dictator has not been seen in public for 37 days

The great Indian rope trick and other illusions of progress

The great Indian rope trick and other illusions of progress

Rediff.com16 Jul 2013

Rajeev Srinivasan on how Indians are satisfied with illusions, not reality.

Lessons to protect ourselves from bad food

Lessons to protect ourselves from bad food

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

As people get rich, they end up losing the health advantage of food availability.

Are you a passive victim of these bad habits?

Are you a passive victim of these bad habits?

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

Shameem Akthar discusses four such habits that can cause serious damage to your health

No surge for Clinton, but she may have wooed the undecided

No surge for Clinton, but she may have wooed the undecided

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

The fight was for the more than 10 million millennials, the undecided and the independents and Clinton clearly came out on top, feels Aziz Haniffa.

Indian-American Vivek Murthy becomes youngest surgeon general

Indian-American Vivek Murthy becomes youngest surgeon general

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Thirty-seven-year-old Indian-American physician Vivek Hallegere Murthy has been confirmed as the 19th surgeon general of America by the United States senate. He is youngest person and first person of Indian-origin to hold the post.

Fat to Fit: How I lost 34 kilos in 10 months

Fat to Fit: How I lost 34 kilos in 10 months

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Devansh Sharma tells us how he lost those extra pounds.

What do models eat?

What do models eat?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

Beauty pageants involve diets and long rigorous workouts. Here are 4 recipes that were part of the diet that models participating in the Miss Diva Universe 2014 contest were following.

'You will see an epidemic of non-smoking lung diseases in India'

'You will see an epidemic of non-smoking lung diseases in India'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

'Just like we have accepted that more Indians have hypertension and diabetes, lower lung capacity of Indians should not be construed as normal.'

The godman for all seasons... and reasons

The godman for all seasons... and reasons

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party's hot saffronite swami is yoga teacher Ramdev.

'I am not apologetic about the stuff I have done'

'I am not apologetic about the stuff I have done'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

'My friends were so embarrassed (about rumours of trouble in her marriage). I think some of them were having a party and they were scared to call Raj (Kundra) and me. I kept quiet but suddenly I saw it snowballing. So I called up my PR and said, what's happening, you have to stop this!' Shilpa Shetty gets candid.

8 simple ways you can manage diabetes

8 simple ways you can manage diabetes

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Did you know that mushrooms can help control your sugar level?

Vir Das to grads: How to be stupid yet win at life

Vir Das to grads: How to be stupid yet win at life

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

Vir Das' commencement address to graduates of Knox College is the best advice you'll read today.

'Fashion is a hard industry; models are not really nice'

'Fashion is a hard industry; models are not really nice'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

Lakme model Priya Banerjee reveals the not-so-nice side of the modelling industry.

The 15-minute belly blasting workout

The 15-minute belly blasting workout

Rediff.com2 Dec 2014

Get sexy abs with this six-move routine by fitness trainer Jason Johal of Centre of Obesity and Digestive Surgery

5 emotions that will ruin your health

5 emotions that will ruin your health

Rediff.com6 Nov 2014

Shameem Akthar, yogacharya trained with the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, maps out our emotions that are just downright unhealthy.

The diva workout in five simple steps

The diva workout in five simple steps

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Fitness trainer Jason Johal of Centre of Obesity and Diabetic Support offers a sneak peek into the workout sessions of the models participating in the Miss Diva Universe 2014 contest.

Is cancer just bad luck?

Is cancer just bad luck?

Rediff.com17 Jan 2015

A recent study, which says two-thirds of cancers are a result of random mutations, also makes a case for the prevention, early detection and treatment of the disease

This girl is going to grow vegetables after a PhD

This girl is going to grow vegetables after a PhD

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

"We, Indians have forgotten what is good for us. Foreigners say oats are good so we say the same, arrey, we have oats since ages!" Meet Preeti Virkar, a believer of a different kind.

India's inflated GDP numbers contradict the real story

India's inflated GDP numbers contradict the real story

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

India has undermined its own credibility.

'Why does the govt gives awards to cigarette makers using taxpayers' money?'

'Why does the govt gives awards to cigarette makers using taxpayers' money?'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Senior science journalist, Dinesh C Sharma told rediff.com that the way ahead would require higher public awareness and discourse on these factors and building advocacy for reversing such government policies

'Being a festival director is a crown of thorns'

'Being a festival director is a crown of thorns'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

There's no steam in the intolerance debate anymore but the opposing sides still refuse to let it go, says Sampath.

Review: Finding Fanny is wickedly fantastic

Review: Finding Fanny is wickedly fantastic

Rediff.com9 Sep 2014

Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.

A cancer interview we must all read

A cancer interview we must all read

Rediff.com12 May 2017

'Our body functions in a particular system. We pass urine. We pass motions. We swallow food. We drink water. We breathe properly.' 'If there is an obstruction to any of these things -- difficulty swallowing, difficulty passing urine, passing blood in the urine, passing blood in the stools or severe pain anywhere, lasting for more than a month, or for example the skin, which covers our body, has a few moles that start increasing or bleeding... then you need to see a specialist.'

As 'America's Doctor,' Vivek Murthy will hit the ground running

As 'America's Doctor,' Vivek Murthy will hit the ground running

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

More than a year after he was nominated by President Barack Obama, the US Senate, defying the powerful pro-gun lobby National Rifle Association, voted to confirm Dr Vivek Hellegere Murthy as the first Indian American US Surgeon General and the youngest ever at age 37, in a cliff-hanger of a 51-43 vote.

Stop snacking between meals! Here's how!

Stop snacking between meals! Here's how!

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

the second part of the extract with kind permission from Macmillan India.

Mann ki baat: Modi and Obama speak out from the heart

Mann ki baat: Modi and Obama speak out from the heart

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

A special episode of the Prime Minister's radio broadcast Mann ki Baat featuring US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aired on Tuesday night. The 35-minute special broadcast of 'Mann Ki Baat', which marked the rapport between Modi and Obama, touched on issues ranging from public health and personal inspirations of the two leaders, both of whom have come up from simple beginnings to assume to top positions of the respective countries. What follows is a transcript of the Mann ki Baat episode.

How to prepare for a marathon

How to prepare for a marathon

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

A four-week plan for you to run like a champ.

George Clooney and 10 movie gems from Berlin

George Clooney and 10 movie gems from Berlin

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Aseem Chhabra spots 10 must-see movies at the Berlin Film Festival.

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

WTF News: It's Weird, True and Funny

Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

Here's your weekly collection of stories that prove it's a crazy, funny world out there!

WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

WTF NEWS: It's Weird, True and Funny!

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Here's your weekly digest of the craziest and funniest stories from around the world.

There's a rifle aimed at Vivek Murthy

There's a rifle aimed at Vivek Murthy

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

The National Rifle Association aims to shoot down Vivek Murthy's Senate confirmation as United States Surgeon General, Aziz Haniffa reports

Dr Murthy spells out his plans to improve America's health

Dr Murthy spells out his plans to improve America's health

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

'My grandfather was a poor farmer who fought for democracy and freedom in India and who could have never dreamed that his grandson would have the opportunity to sit before you today and be considered for the position of Surgeon General,' Dr Murthy told a US Senate Committee

10 reasons why you should quit smoking right now!

10 reasons why you should quit smoking right now!

Rediff.com31 May 2015

Here's why you should kick the butt right now before one of these smoking-related ailments make you its next victim

'I am a bit foolhardy and that's what holds me in good stead'

'I am a bit foolhardy and that's what holds me in good stead'

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Meet Randeep Hooda, the man with a great sense of humour, an actor who loves his craft, an animal lover and, over and above all that, a Jat lad in touch with his roots...