This Global status report on physical activity is WHO’s first dedicated global assessment of global progress on country implementation of policy recommendations of the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA) 2018-2030. It also presents an estimate of the cost to health systems of not taking action to improve physical …
HYDERABAD: A new health study across city schools revealed disturbing trends on various health disorders among schoolchildren in Hyderabad with 1 in 5 kids vulnerable to lifestyle and metabolic diseases in adulthood. At least 20% of 18,000 children surveyed are at risk. Assessment was based on their waist-height ratio, which …
The aim of this study was to examine cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sedentary time and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-assessed adiposity in a population at high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and to determine whether associations are modified by the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Original Source
The built environment might be associated with development of obesity and related disorders. We examined whether neighbourhood exposure to fast-food outlets and physical activity facilities were associated with adiposity in UK adults. Original Source
Thirty per cent of all premature deaths in the country are due to air pollution. As per the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) report, more than 2.7 million people in India die of heart diseases every year. CSE in its report mentioned that 52 per cent of them below …
Diabetes and high body-mass index (BMI) are associated with increased risk of several cancers, and are increasing in prevalence in most countries. Researchers estimated the cancer incidence attributable to diabetes and high BMI as individual risk factors and in combination, by country and sex. Original Source
Although childhood overweight and obesity prevalence has increased substantially worldwide in the past three decades, scarce evidence exists for effective preventive strategies. The researchers aimed to establish whether a school-based intervention for children aged 9–10 years would prevent excessive weight gain after 24 months. Original Source
Experts say foods high in salt, sugar and fat are leading to rise in such ailments Unless environmental risk factors are acknowledged and dealt with, India will not be able to curb Non Communicable diseases (NCDs) that are responsible for more than 61% of deaths in the country, noted a …
The CSE report, “Body Burden: Lifestyle Diseases”, estimated that India had 22.2 million chronic COPD patients and around 35 million chronic asthma patients in 2016. Air pollution causes 30 per cent premature deaths in the country, a report released on Monday by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has …
Lifestyle diseases or non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for more than 61 per cent of all deaths in India. Whether it is heart diseases, respiratory illnesses, cancer, obesity or food allergies, emerging research reveals that the rise in their incidences is due to environmental factors—rapid urbanisation, air pollution and changes …
The new report from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released yesterday held lifestyle diseases like obesity, mental health, cancer and heart diseases to count a few, as the major killers in India. Revealing the links of air pollution with mental diseases, it stated that air pollution is responsible for …
Self-rated health (SRH) accounts comprehensively for many health domains. The aim of this paper was to investigate time trends and associations between age-comparative self-rated health and some known determinants in a general population aged 24–34 years. Population-based cross-sectional surveys were performed in 1990, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 in …
Stressful modern lifestyles taking toll on their health, says expert The change in lifestyle has hit women more compared to men and this explains the reason for higher incidence of diabetes among women, according to endocrinologist A. Mythili. Delivering an awareness talk on: ‘Diabetes – Prevention and Care’, organised by …
NEW DELHI: Lifestyle diseases like heart and chronic respiratory diseases now kill more people than communicable ones like tubercolosis or diarrhoea in every state in India, including the most backward. This was revealed in the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative's Report released on Tuesday. The report notes that while all …
Doctors said in addition to the healthcare system, various government bodies, schools and parents too had a responsibility. Kashmir faces a serious threat of “diabetes epidemic” owing to alarming prevalence of obesity among children here, a growing concern that doctors attribute to lack of physical activity and high intake of …
BONN, Germany: Yoga session at India pavilion here on sidelines of the UN climate change conference (COP23) may be a subject of debate about its relevance, but this age-old traditional Indian practice is quite a hit among visitors. It was a full house on first day of the session with …
Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world today committed to new and bold action to reduce suffering and death from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes, the world’s leading killers. Governments endorsed the Montevideo Roadmap 2018-2030 on NCDs as a Sustainable …
This World's Obesity day, do not forget to put on your running shoes every day or engage in other physical activities, and introduce some elements of fun in your life without indulging in processed and fatty foods to stave off the diseases associated with overweight and obesity. The problem of …
Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with …
The household is a potentially important but understudied unit of analysis and intervention in chronic disease research. We sought to estimate the association between living with someone with a chronic condition and one’s own chronic condition status. Original Source
HYDERABAD: College students will no more be able to tuck into their favourite snacks like samosa, kachori, pizza, noodles on campus as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has instructed institutions to regulate canteens from selling unhealthy food inside college campus. In a circular issued earlier this month, …
