Tag: Obesity

Study projects kidney cancer cases could double in next 25 years globally

RD News Desk- September 29, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> The authors wrote, “Globally, 434,840 individual cases and 155,953 individual deaths were recorded in 2022. In total, 745,791 new cases (up by 72 %) ... Read More

Amid rising obesity, children’s exposure to ultra-processed foods increases

RD News Desk- September 17, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> A person buy groceries at a supermarket in Buenos Aires. | Photo Credit: JUAN MABROMATA A recent UNICEF report, ‘Feeding Profit: How Food Environments ... Read More

WHO includes drugs for diabetes and weight loss in essential medicines list

RD News Desk- September 16, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> According to the WHO, the rationale for including these drugs is very clear: diabetes and obesity are two of the most urgent health challenges ... Read More

Obesity surpassed underweight as the more prevalent form of malnutrition this year: UNICEF report

RD News Desk- September 10, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> Obesity now exceeds underweight in all regions of the world, except sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Photo: macrovector on Freepik Obesity surpassed underweight as ... Read More

From Obesity to Ozempic: Is This the Right Way to Lose Weight? | In Focus

RD News Desk- August 17, 2025 0

The food landscape has undergone a dramatic shift over the years, and the numbers tell a sobering story. A study in The Lancet found that ... Read More

Watch: Who needs medication for obesity, and who doesn’t?

RD News Desk- July 21, 2025 0

Watch: Who needs medication for obesity, and who doesn’t? Source link Read More

Combating obesity among adolescents

RD News Desk- May 19, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> India has, for a while, been facing a nutrition paradox where under nutrition and obesity coexist. Image by jcomp on Freepik There is an ... Read More

Watch: Can drugs like Ozempic solve the obesity problem in India?

RD News Desk- May 11, 2025 0

Anup Mishra, Chairman, Fortis, CDOC Hospital for Diabetes, and Allied Sciences, Chandrakanth Lahariya, Health and Social Sector Policy Advisor, Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo ... Read More

Flawed food regulations fuel the obesity crisis

RD News Desk- March 10, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> Schoolchildren at a stall in Vijayawada. The Indian Nutrition Rating system allows foods high in fat, salt and sugar, and ultra processed foods, such ... Read More

80% of Hyderabad’s IT employees found to be overweight, say experts at World Obesity Day event

RD News Desk- March 4, 2025 0

<!--><!--><!--><!--> Chairman of AIG Hospital D. Nageshwar Reddy underscored the growing burden of obesity-related health issues while speaking at the hospital’s ‘Break The Weight’ programme ... Read More