Obesity is a complex disease defined as excessive fat deposition in the body causing risk to the health of the individual. Depression is one of them. Studies have revealed that obese people are at higher risk for depression as compared with the normal healthy. The journey of obesity usually starts from childhood the key players…
COVID-19 is now a pandemic affecting many countries globally. The recent study states that people with obesity are more likely than normal-weight people to have other diseases that are independent risk factors for severe COVID-19, including heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes. They are also prone to metabolic syndrome, in which blood sugar levels, fat…
Dairy milk is derived from animals like cows and goats, whereas soya milk is plant-based milk from the extracts of soybeans. The nutrition content of both is interesting to know. 236 ml of soya milk contains 80 calories, 4g of fat, 7g of protein & 300 mg of calcium, whereas the same 236 ml of…
Weight gain? Cortisol may be your real culprit for those extra kilos. Cortisol is also called the “Stress Hormone”. When life throws a lot of stress, the body reacts by producing cortisol/ stress hormones, which in turn increases the appetite. Stress generally leads to emotional eating and this, in turn, leads to an increase in…
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Body “fat” overall gets a bad reputation, especially visceral fat that is known to increase the risk for health problems like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Few of us would ever want to purposefully increase our fat stores, considering “excess dysfunctional adipose tissue” (extra fat!) is considered a major risk factor for dozens of diseases…
Although every mother wants her child to be healthy, do remember that chubby is not always healthy. There are many reasons behind childhood obesity. Heredity, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating practices are listed as the most common factors for this problem. Childhood obesity An active and alert infant who reaches his milestones on time is healthy….
Adipose tissue, or fat, may influence the development of cancer in diverse ways, depending on the type of fat and the location in the body, say researchers. “Obesity is increasing dramatically worldwide, and is now also recognized as one of the major risk factors for cancer, with 16 different types of cancer linked to obesity,”…