Waist-to-hip ratio better predictor of early death and simple measure of healthy weight than BMI Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Sept 2022 12:15 PM ISTBody mass index (BMI) is widely used to assess whether a person is at a healthy weight, with a BMI of 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 considered to be in the healthy...
SGLT2 inhibitors may lower BMI and waist circumference in obese nondiabetics: Study Medha Baranwal20 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTIran: The sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors improve some metabolic and anthropometric markers in individuals without diabetes who are...
Ouick weight loss linked to lowered CKD risk among men with NAFLD: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Sept 2022 8:30 PM ISTCHINA: According to a study published in the journal Obesity, patients with obesity and high blood pressure may experience a lower risk of developing...
Overweight females have low risk of dementia whereas low weight males at high risk of dementia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Aug 2022 7:30 PM ISTGerman researchers have found in a new study that overweight was negatively associated with dementia in women, whereas there was a positive...
Type 2 diabetes cases rise to the tune of 77% observed among youth during COVID 19 pandemic Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli24 Aug 2022 7:30 PM ISTResearchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and associates have documented a steep rise in type 2 diabetes among children during the COVID-19...
TOP MEDICAL NEWS O2/AUGUST/2022 Isra Zaman2 Aug 2022 5:00 PM IST1. Increased heart disease risk from red meatChemicals produced in the digestive tract by gut microbes after eating red meat may help explain part of...
Disordered eating in children Isra Zaman2 Aug 2022 9:15 AM ISTA new study of nearly 12,000 9- and 10-year-olds, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, provides key insights that help fill that gap. Researchers...
Innovative, online automated obesity treatment program shows weight loss results Isra Zaman28 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTPreliminary evidence shows the potential for a fully-automated, online behavioral obesity treatment program to serve as a pragmatic resource in the...
The beneficial metabolic effects of time-restricted eating in adults with type 2 diabetes Isra Zaman27 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTA new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that following a...
Link between NAFLD and heart failure risk Isra Zaman27 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTThe build-up of fat in the liver, known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD for short, is linked to a heightened risk of heart failure...
NAFLD associated with increased heart failure risk over next decade Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 July 2022 8:27 PM ISTThe build-up of fat in the liver is known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD. It has become one of the most common causes of chronic liver...
Adults engaged in 150-600 minutes of exercise per week have lowest death risk, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 July 2022 4:53 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study carried out on more than 100,000 participants over a 30-year follow-up period that adults who perform two to...
