The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
Finally here is a sure-shot-method of measuring a child’s progress towards obesity. With doctors warning of a rise in the number of children being brought in with adult lifestyle diseases – including obesity, diabetes and hypertension – a multi-centre, cross-sectional study done on 10,842 children in five cities – Delhi, …
There is nothing called junk food. The problem with obesity lies with children who do not exercise enough. What is needed is for them to run and jump, and to do this they need to consume high-calorie food. So, food high in salt, sugar and fat is good for them." …
Court wants to know which junk foods should be regulated. Fixes next hearing for August 6, 2014. CSE welcomes the court’s directive in the 2010 PIL filed by Uday Foundation. CSE has pointed out that the recent junk food-related guidelines submitted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India …
Epidemiologic studies have suggested that higher intake of added sugar is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Few prospective studies have examined the association of added sugar intake with CVD mortality. The objective of the study was to examine time trends of added sugar consumption as percentage of daily …
We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in research on the health effects of sugar, one fueled by extremely high rates of added sugar overconsumption in the American public. By “added sugar overconsumption,” we refer to a total daily consumption of sugars added to products during manufacturing (ie, …
British scientists have found that people with a tweaked gene in their carb digesting enzyme may be at a higher risk of obesity. This confirms that dietary advice may need to be more tailored to an individual’s digestive system based on whether they have the genetic predisposition and necessary enzymes …
Researchers have suggested that people with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and related chronic diseases from eating fried foods than those with a lower genetic risk. Lu Qi, lead author and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition at HSPH and Brigham and …
Pune: Thirty-five-year old Subhash woke up one morning with intense abdominal pain. He thought it could be just a cramp or a result of indigestion. But the pain kept getting worse. On investigation, Subhash was diagnosed with kidney stone. Men are more likely to get kidney stone than women. Besides, …
The junk is being taken out of children's lives across the nation. The Centre is set to ban the sale of junk food in school canteens and around school premises across the country soon. In its final guidelines submitted to the Delhi High Court on Wednesday on regulating the sale …
Industry Comes Up With Policy Putting Onus On Student; Experts Not Sure If It’s Feasible A Delhi high court panel to look into dietary habits of school-going children is split on the question of banning sale of junk food in and around educational institutions. The panel of experts has to …
Washington: A new study has shown that obesity in adolescent girls is linked to lower academic attainment levels throughout their teenage years. The research conducted by the Universities of Strathclyde, Dundee, Georgia and Bristol is the most comprehensive study yet carried out into the association between obesity and academic attainment …
‘5% Of Total Calorie Intake, Which Is Around 6 Teaspoons A Day, Should Be Target’ The World Health Organization has recommended that sugar intake be reduced globally. Recommended levels of sugar should stay below 10% of total calorie intake a day but below 5% should be the target, the WHO …
The prevalence of obesity among adults, and in particular extreme obesity, has risen rapidly over previous decades. Current levels of extreme obesity (BMI ≥40 kg/m2) in the US have increased 70% over the last decade between 2000 and 2010, with the prevalence rate reaching 6.6%, whilst current UK prevalence rates …
A study by the team of researchers at the IRCM in Montreal led by Remi Rabasa-Lhoret, in collaboration with Jerome Ruzzin from the University of Bergen in Norway, could eventually help improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiometabolic risk associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. …
The obesity rate among 2- to 5-year-olds dropped by almost half in the U.S. over the past decade, according to a report suggesting a new wave of Americans may avoid the risks of heart disease and diabetes linked to being severely overweight. Obesity among young children fell to 8.1 percent …
Concern about infertility in the country has been on the rise for a while now. Experts say it has increased, and a host of reasons, including lifestyle changes, have been found to be behind the rise. It is estimated that 12 per cent of couples in the country have difficulties …
Overweight adults are more susceptible to diseases triggered by air pollution because they breathe in more air, a new scientific study has found. The average adult - with a body mass index (BMI) of between 18.5 and 25 - breathes in 16.4 cubic metres of air every day. Yet the …
The evidence for a role of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in the development of obesity and associated comorbid ities, although not fully resolved, is becoming increasingly convincing, with supporting data from both prospective cohort studies and randomised trials. The obesogenic effect of SSBs seems to be simply a consequence of the …
Effective prevention measures are the only way to prevent cancer crisis, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) stated on Monday. The agency, which is part of the World Health Organization, also shed light on the alarming pace at which cancer cases are growing. According to IARC, in 2012, …
The globe is facing a "tidal wave" of cancer, and restrictions on alcohol and sugar need to be considered, say World Health Organization scientists. It predicts the number of cancer cases will reach 24 million a year by 2035, but half could be prevented. The WHO said there was now …
