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Survey finds 45 per cent of Mumbai children are overweight
Study also finds 67 per cent of kids spend less than an hour outdoors; findings force Move For Health campaign across India; over a period of three months, responses from over 10,000 parents across four major cities—Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Kolkata—were collected
17 April,2025 01:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Eight per cent of kids in Mumbai obese
National Family Health Survey shows rise in obesity in city kids under five years; statewide figure stands at 13 per cent as per another survey; National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data reveals that obesity among children under five rose from 2.1 per cent in 2015-16 to 3.4 per cent in 2019-21
12 April,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
Lizzo flaunts her weight loss transformation in latest selfies
Singer-songwriter Lizzo has shared a new set of selfies flaunting her weight loss and also some of her favorite ‘Severance’ memes.
24 March,2025 11:09 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
India may have over 440 million overweight people by 2050: Lancet study
These researchers, including those from the Indian Council of Medical Research, collaborated for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021.
04 March,2025 09:29 AM IST | New Delhi | AP
How 'weight stigma' affects people dealing with obesity
Obesity gives rise to several health complications, but some people living with the condition also face another challenge – the stigma associated with being overweight
28 February,2025 02:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Normal body weight before pregnancy could help avoid gestational diabetes: Study
About half the cases of gestational diabetes, a common pregnancy complication, could be avoided if body weight was maintained in the normal range
06 October,2024 07:43 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Cut down on sedentary time; walk and exercise more to prevent back pain: Study
Facing severe back pain? A new study suggests reducing daily sitting time and walking or doing some brisk exercises to prevent back pain from worsening
04 October,2024 06:27 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Healthy diet, physical activity key to combat rising obesity, diabetes: WHO
WHO on Wednesday called on countries to strengthen policies to promote healthy diets and physical activity to combat the rising levels of overweight, obesity, and diseases like diabetes and cancers
19 September,2024 01:01 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
EXCLUSIVE
'100 gm is not going to take away the love of 1.4 bn Indians': Deepa to Vinesh
Like a perfect athlete, Vinesh has long defined herself as an Olympian, but instead of medals, she measured her career by moments
08 August,2024 10:39 PM IST | Mumbai | Srijanee Majumdar
IOC says Vinesh Phogat is 100 gms overweight; here’s her tryst with health
As Indians across the world react to Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Olympics due to her being overweight, here is a look at how she has battled injuries to remain healthy for participation
07 August,2024 02:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent