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Increasing incidence of obesity and its implications on Mental Health

  Columbia Asia Hospitals, Patiala organizes health talks on obesity induced depression   Hospital also conducts awareness sessions among school children to educate them about health living and obesity prevention Patiala, 12th April 2017 : Even as India battles malnutrition, the country has developed another nutritional problem — obesity. The WHO defines obesity as abnormal …

Obesity in Children Major Emerging Health Threat in India

Metros & cities like Ghaziabad which are centres of rising affluence are witnessing more and more children falling prey to obesity Delhi NCR most affected due to changing lifestyles which involves less physical activities and more intake of junk food Parents should follow 5-2-1-0 guidelines, that incorporates complete nourishment of the childrenincluding meals and drinks, recreational activities and physical …

Tell McDonald’s new CEO: Retire Ronald

Dear Friend,   It’s no secret: McDonald’s is a corporation in crisis. For decades, it’s used Ronald McDonald to hook kids on a junk food brand and make them customers for life, driving a global epidemic of diet-related diseases like obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Now, McDonald’s strategy is backfiring — big time. A recent …

Phase 3a data from largest trial with liraglutide 3 mg demonstrated significantly greater weight loss versus placebo for adults with obesity

Bagsværd, Denmark, 16 May, 2014 – Results from the SCALE™ Obesity and Pre-diabetes phase 3a trial will be presented on 16 May, 2014 for the first time at the 23rd Annual Congress of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). Data showed that after 56 weeks of treatment, liraglutide 3 mg, in combination with diet …