Scientists from Washington University, Missouri have claimed that having yoghurt every day will help in losing weight.
 
The study suggests that some bacteria found in the digestive tract thrive on junk food and are responsible for weight gain.
 
But probiotic yoghurts enhance a type ...

Tomatoes can help in shedding weight and hence those who want to adhere to a strict diet regimen can indulge in eating tomatoes to lose weight. The study has proved that those who indulge in eating tomatoes feel fuller, which reduces the urge to indulge in snacking.
 
The study feels that ...

A new study has proved that obesity can prove to be harmful for your sexual life also.
 
"I'm exploring the effects of being overweight or obese on sexual relationships, both the frequency of, and intensity of sexual activity," Frances Quirk, a professor at James Cook University ...

According to a new study, obesity hampers the effect of anti-hypertension and anti-cholesterol drugs. It is a well-known fact that obesity shares a close relationship with hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol – all the three which trigger cardiovascular diseases.
 
The lifestyle ...

A new study cites that eating broccoli and leafy greens can help keeping obesity and heart disease at bay.
 
According to the study, intake of plant-based foods, which are rich sources of phytochemicals, can help the body to prevent oxidative stress, which has links with obesity and ...

According to a new study, five servings of dairy products a day, and not three, keeps heart disease and diabetes away.
 
The study has proved that using higher amounts of dairy products along with a reduced calorie diet can help to lose weight along with reducing the risk associated with ...

A new study conducted by an Indian America found out that shedding those extra fats can be beneficial for those who suffer from kidney diseases.
 
It has already been proved that losing weight can be helpful for improving the control over medical conditions like diabetes, lower blood ...

According to a new study, diets which are rich in coconut can help to keep fat away. This study has also revealed the way people who use coconut oil, which contains medium chain fatty acids, lose their excess fat. It is a known fact that Type 2 Diabetes is triggered by obesity as well as insulin ...

According to a new study, obese males who are above 50 have 30% to 40% more chances of developing erectile dysfunction (ED).
 
Obesity leads to the accumulation of atherosclerotic plaque in the arteries, which can trigger the damage of arterial lining.  This condition is called ...

According to a new study conducted by the University of California in Los Angeles, adding up pounds to your body can lead to the shrinking of brains in older people, which in turn will lead to the development of more cognitive problems.
 
According to Paul Thompson, brains of elderly obese ...

According to a new study, doing yoga regularly can help in reducing the waistline. The study, which was led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre (FHCRC), is the first effort to measure the effects of yoga on weight.
 
The study involved 15,500 healthy, middle-aged men ...

According to a new study, female twins who are small at birth have a greater likelihood of being obese as adults.
 
Scientists in Britain and Otago University (OU) in Australia have discovered that twin girls with a lower birth weight have higher amounts of fat compared to lean body tissue ...

There is a new diet drug that promotes weight loss in obese people by attacking the craving centre of the body. According to the drug manufacturer, their experimental drug, Contrave, is very effective in people lose their unwanted fat.
 
The drug is a combination pill, made up of ...

A new study related to cartilage loss has proved that obesity play a vital role in increasing the pace of cartilage loss. The finding of this study will be published in the August issue of Radiology.
 
"We have isolated demographic and MRI-based risk factors for progressive cartilage ...

Bariatric surgery can now become the trendiest way for shedding the extra pounds but the major drawback of this procedure is that its can result in thinning the bones.
 
"Bariatric surgery is the most convenient way to lose weight for individuals who have been unable to achieve ...

Overweight youth are twice as likely to gravitate towards obese peers for friendship.
 
"Although this link between obesity and social networks was expected, it was surprising how strong the peer effect is and how early in life it starts," said study co-author Thomas Valente. ...

An Indian-origin expert based in Canada has warned that number of people who suffer from diabetes in India is increasing at an alarming rate.
 
Sonia Anand, who is leading an international study on diabetes and is associate professor in medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton near here, ...

A new study related to obesity and Type 2 Diabetes has proved that intake of citrus fruits can put a check on weight gain, thereby preventing the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes and heart diseases.
 
A flavonoid called naringenin found in citrus fruits helps the body burn extra fat to ...

India has 70 million people who have been re-classified as overweight or obese, after a lowering of obesity thresholds.
 
This threshold has been lowered in India as South Asian people are more liable than their white counterparts to develop obesity-linked conditions like Type 2 (T-2) ...

Probiotics usage after a gastric bypass can help obese patients lose weight at a faster pace and avoid vitamin-B deficiency. This has been proved in a new study.Probiotics are the so-called 'good' bacteria found in yoghurt as well as in over-the-counter dietary supplements that help in digestion of ...

A new study related to arthritis has proved that obesity can increase the risk associated with the development of osteoarthritis.
 
"We have isolated demographic and MRI-based risk factors for progressive cartilage loss," said the study's lead author Frank W. Roemer of Boston ...

A group of U.S. scientists have developed an anti-obesity pill which could dramatically reduce weight in a week. Tests on mice have proved that this drug can decrease the body weight by 25% and their fat mass by 42% in one week.  After a month, the weight of the mice had been reduced by ...

Are you craving for potato chips or any other junk food? Now there is a way to put an end to that. Eat cereals as a part of your breakfast and put an end to eating unhealthy food.  This has been proved by a new study on diet.
 
 According to some health experts, indulging in a ...

According to a new study that had been conducted by providing monkeys with a restricted diet has proved that consuming lower calories will help in having a longer lie which is healthier.
A nutritious but reduced-calorie diet restricts aging and delays the onset of disorders such as cancer, ...

A new investigation related to obesity has led to the conclusion that oral bacteria can trigger obesity.

J.M. Goodson and colleagues, who carried out a recent study, measured salivary bacterial populations of overweight women. 
Saliva was collected from 313 women with a body mass index ...

Even worrying about paying bills can turn you into a globule of fat, says a new study.
The study is one of the first to examine the link between weight gain and multiple types of stress - job-related demands, difficulty paying bills, strained family ties, depression or anxiety ...

Weight can contribute to the glass ceiling on the career growth of women to the top levels of management.

 Mark Roehling, the associate professor of HRM at Michigan State University (MSU), has discovered that overweight and obese women of the U.S. are considerably underrepresented among the ...

Using vinegar for garnishing salad dressings, pickles as well as other foods can help in reducing fat. It has also been mentioned that vinegar has powers for improving your health. 

The Japanese researchers Tomoo Kondo and his colleagues had noted that vinegar was used as a folk medicine ...

The researchers at Tufts University in United States claimed that turmeric extracts may be helpful in preventing obesity. The researchers found out that curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric is very helpful in restricting obesity. The experiment was carried on mice and the results ...

The Union Health Ministry of India has released new guidelines for prevention and management of obesity and metabolic syndrome. According to the new guidelines of the Ministry, a person with a body mass index of 23 kg/m2 will be considered overweight. Earlier it was 25 kg/m2. Now, those with BMI of ...