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Altering taste buds `can curb obesity`

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 13:14

Altering taste buds` sensitivity to fatty food can help shed the flab, say researchers.

Amylin, Takeda call off obesity treatment

Last Updated: Friday, August 5, 2011, 08:49

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. said Thursday that they are discontinuing development of pramlintide/metreleptin.

Watch your weight ladies! Your beau can dump you for getting fat

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 13:38

Stay away from cakes, cookies and other calorie-laden stuff ladies, if you don’t want to be ditched by your boyfriend.

Beware: Your shampoo could be making you fat!

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 09:52

Doctors have found that chemical compounds in cosmetics disrupt the body`s natural weight control system.

Obesity a Major Cause of Early Death in Women: Study

Last Updated: Friday, July 1, 2011, 09:37

Obesity is a major risk factor for death among obese women who don`t smoke, particularly low-income women, a new study finds.

Sweetener keeps obesity at bay among children

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 12:37

A study illustrates that children and adolescents who consume candy are less likely to be overweight or obese.

Kids six suffering strokes over junk food fuelled obesity

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 09:47

Children as young as six are suffering strokes due to obesity, as their parents often feed them pureed junk food.

Obesity surgery fails to extend life in older men

Last Updated: Monday, June 13, 2011, 09:37

Very obese older men hoping to live longer may be let down as a study found out weight-loss surgery didn`t increase survival.

Computer games can help your children fight obesity

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 16:19

While parents usually worry over the negative influences of computer games on their children, scientists have found such games are beneficial for kids.

More Sleep May Cut Kids` Risk of Obesity

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 09:19

Youngsters who do not get enough sleep on a regular basis are more likely to be overweight, a new study has found.

Sleepy child? Factor in obesity, asthma, depression!

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 14:36

If your child dozes off too much in the day time, there could be more to it than meets the eye.

Is obesity contagious disease?

Last Updated: Monday, May 9, 2011, 15:32

People with a higher number of fat friends are likely to become obese themselves.