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Obese

A person who is exceedingly above his normal weight according to his age and height is called an obese person. Due to changing lifestyles, many people including children are falling in this category. Being obese has many disadvantages and can lead to various chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure among other things. Lack of exercise and unhealthy eating habits are contributors to this condition.


  • Obese People are More Responsive to Food Marketing, But it Changes After Weight Loss

    Obese People are More Responsive to Food Marketing, But it Changes After Weight Loss

    A new study has provided stronger evidence to show that marketing messages -- especially for foods that are high-calorie and low in nutrition -- are at least partly responsible for the obesity epidemic. People with obesity were found to be more susceptible to food marketing than those who are not obese.

  • Obese women more likely to suffer hip fracture earlier than others

    Obese women more likely to suffer hip fracture earlier than others

    The risk of early hip fracture occurring before the age of 70 is highest in obese women. After around 75 years of age, the risk increases fastest in slender women.

  • Parents, take note! Tall children have higher risk of developing obesity

    Parents, take note! Tall children have higher risk of developing obesity

    Greater childhood height before 12 years of age may be a marker for increased risk of subsequent obesity, warn researchers.

  • Breast cancer treatment may be less effective in obese women

    Breast cancer treatment may be less effective in obese women

    Obese breast cancer patients may not benefit much from treatment with docetaxel, a common chemotherapy drug, say researchers.

  • Childhood obesity: Risk factors and ways to fight them

    Childhood obesity: Risk factors and ways to fight them

    Overweight children are more likely to become overweight adolescents and adults. Here are some steps parents need to follow to prevent childhood obesity.

  • Drinking whole milk may lower your kid’s risk of becoming overweight

    Drinking whole milk may lower your kid’s risk of becoming overweight

    Children drinking whole milk had 40 per cent lower chances of getting overweight or obese as compared to the ones who drank reduced-fat milk - researchers found in a new study.

  • Health risks of obesity: Obese kids likely to have poorer working memory

    Health risks of obesity: Obese kids likely to have poorer working memory

    Obesity not only affects the heart, but also the brain. Changes in kids' diets and exercise levels at a younger age may help reduce the effects of obesity on their heart and brain.

  • Television, parents’ lifestyle can be blamed for childhood obesity

    Television, parents’ lifestyle can be blamed for childhood obesity

    Watching television and not being active may cause childhood obesity. But parents' lifestyle habits may also make a child obese.

  • Childhood obesity: Junk food may not be the only culprit

    Childhood obesity: Junk food may not be the only culprit

    It is absolutely true that a high calorie intake and junk food addiction are among the leading causes of obesity. But a new study says that this condition may be due to another reason.

  • Keto diet: Not the best way for women to lose weight

    Keto diet: Not the best way for women to lose weight

    A new study reveals that ketogenic diet can have dangerous side effects in females as compared to men. All you women, here is what you need to know about the possible side effects you may experience while on this diet and ways to combat them.

  • Smoking in pregnancy raises infant's obesity risk: Study

    Smoking in pregnancy raises infant's obesity risk: Study

    A new study published in the journal Experimental Physiology has revealed that expectant mothers who smoke cigarettes during pregnancy increase their children's risk of being obese later in life.

  • Did you know? Obesity can lead to early onset of puberty

    Did you know? Obesity can lead to early onset of puberty

    Parents, are you kids obese? Then, you MUST read this. According to a new study, boys and girls who are obese are likely to enter puberty at an early age. Furthermore, it can also can invite depression along with stunted growth.

  • Did you know? Obesity can lead to reproductive problems in women having  type 1 diabetes

    Did you know? Obesity can lead to reproductive problems in women having type 1 diabetes

    According to a new study, obesity can be a culprit and may cause reproductive problems in women who have type 1 diabetes.

  • Your friends can play a role in making you obese

    Your friends can play a role in making you obese

    Apart from genes and an unhealthy diet, your friends can also influence you to become obese, finds study.

  • Overweight people have better chances of survival from stroke

    Overweight people have better chances of survival from stroke

    While obesity has known to be a key risk factor in many diseases, a new study suggests having some extra body fat may be linked to an increased chance of surviving a stroke.

  • If you want to prevent obesity, avoid oversized meals

    If you want to prevent obesity, avoid oversized meals

    Obesity can be defined as a condition in which a person has excess body fat. Now, the findings of a new study revealed that oversized meal may lead to obesity. So, here are few ways to keep obesity at bay.

  • High job stress can lead to weight gain in women, finds study

    High job stress can lead to weight gain in women, finds study

    Are you gaining weight suddenly? Blame increased stress at workplace, say researchers who found that heavy pressure at work predisposes women to weight gain, irrespective of whether they have received an academic education.

  • Obesity and cancer: What is the link?

    Obesity and cancer: What is the link?

    Obesity is a result of and can cause several health complications. This is how it is linked to various types of cancers.

  • School-based nutritional programmes can help cut obesity in kids, says study

    School-based nutritional programmes can help cut obesity in kids, says study

    Schools with enhanced nutrition policies and programmes are more likely to promote healthier eating habits among students and help reduce the body mass index (BMI), a new study says.

  • Know about these hormones responsible for weight gain in women

    Know about these hormones responsible for weight gain in women

    Losing weight is often challenging. Did you know? Cutting those excess kilos can be difficult if your hormones are not balanced. Yes, you have heard it right! Know about the hormones which can lead to weight gain.

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