Washington: Cutting sugar in sweetened drinks by 40 percent can prevent over three lakh obesity-related Type 2 diabetes over the next two decades, a significant study has found. An average reduction in energy intake of 38.4 kcal (calories) per day by the end of the fifth year will lead toRead More

London: Increased sugar levels in blood change the behaviour of blood vessels making them contract more strongly than normal which could result in higher blood pressure and increase the risk of heart attack complications, a study says. Blood vessels contract and relax to control blood pressure. In general, the moreRead More

Miami: Twins share the same genes, and when one gets cancer, the other faces a higher risk of getting sick too, according to a study today that included 200,000 people. But just because one twin falls ill does not mean that the other is certain to get the same cancer,Read More

New Delhi: Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations are over and this is the time when post-party realization hits. The flat tummy has slowly become a paunch and regular gym-goers are suddenly realizing how many days they skipped the workout because of the holiday cheer. The cookies are finished, cakesRead More

New Delhi: The word ‘abortion’ has always been a sensitive topic. Throughout history, induced abortions have been a source of considerable debate and controversy. Many countries still consider it as murder, while women’s rights insists it to be a woman’s fundamental right to have control over her body. Wikipedia definesRead More

New York: The high amount of dietary sugar in the typical Western diet may increase the risk of breast cancer and its spread to the lungs, warns a new study. “We found that sucrose intake in mice comparable to levels of Western diets led to increased tumour growth and metastasis,Read More

New Delhi: With vanity high on the list of discretionary spending, even majority of middle class people in India today are accepting cosmetic plastic surgery as a valid scientific means of improving appearance, shows a survey. The survey conducted by Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, here involved an analysis ofRead More

New York: Use of ultrasound in detecting breast cancer has been shown to be comparable in its sensitivity to that of mammography and should be considered when testing for the disease, according to a new study. “Where mammography is available, ultrasound should be seen as a supplemental test for womenRead More

Losing weight, burning those calories, getting rid of that belly fat is something that’s on everyone’s mind. Exercising, however, is not. This is mostly because of laziness, tiredness, work purposes, etc., many people don’t find the time (or the need) to exercise. But, they so desperately want to bid thoseRead More

London: A new chart has been revealed that shows why it’s nearly impossible to lose weight and keep it off. The study, analysing electronic health records of over 278,000 people living in England over a nine-year period, found that in a given year, the average obese woman has roughly aRead More