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The faster your internet, the more likely you are to be obese, a study has found
A new Australian study has found a link between high-speed internet and rising obesity rates.
The economic cost of obesity is expected to soar to $4 trillion by 2035. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic could change that, Goldman Sachs says.
"By fighting obesity, these drugs seem to be fighting heart disease, which is the leading cause of …
Matthew Fox
Childhood obesity in India likely to rise 9.1% annually by 2035: World Obesity Federation
Obesity among boys and girls in India is likely to see an annual rise of 9.1 per cent by 2035, if p…
Every fifth person in UP is overweight
A gender wise assessment shows that 21.3 per cent women and 18.5 per cent men belong to overweig…
India has fewer undernourished people now but obesity and anaemia are on the rise
The number of obese adults in India, which has a population of over 1.38 billion, grew to 34.3 mill…
PTI
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says the US faces 7 major hurdles to economic growth, including high healthcare costs and income inequality
"Fixing America's problems is going to take hard work," the CEO of the US' largest bank by assets w…
Allana Akhtar
Climate change, obesity, and malnutrition are strongly linked: Lancet report
The three greatest threats to the human health around the world include undernutrition, obesity, an…
Everything You 'Know' About Obesity Is Wrong
We often hear that advances in technology, and computers in particular, have contributed to more se…
Katie Jennings
How Long Until All Airlines Charge More For Fat People?
Weight is a sensitive issue, and airlines could be accused of punishing customers for their obesity…
Alex Davies
People who use weight loss drugs like Ozempic face a problem: What to do when they run out or can't take them anymore
Patients sometimes have to stop using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and risk regaining …
Alex Bitter
Why weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are a game-changer for the global economy
Reducing obesity via GLP-1 drugs could create healthier workforces, spike productivity, reduce abse…
Phil Rosen
More Indians choose cheap, unhealthy over nutritional food due to lack of affordability: Report
India is presently battling undernutrition and a new IFPRI report has said that 16.6% of the countr…
The more Americans who take Ozempic, the faster the US economy could grow, Goldman Sachs says
With the US obesity rate hovering at around 40%, tens of millions of Americans could take GLP-1 dru…
Matthew Fox
Not being physically active as a child can massively increase the risk of heart attack and stroke: study
Studies have found that, compared to our grandparents, only about a third of our children today reg…
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq notch records as Powell reiterates rate cuts are coming
Stocks rallied as Jerome Powell said the Fed could soon cut interest rates. Traders Friday will be …
Phil Rosen
How Ozempic could change the economy as we know it
Semaglutide drugs that can also aid weight loss are already changing what people buy, and could hav…
Cork Gaines
Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being denied access to them.
America's screwed-up healthcare system is preventing millions from receiving a new "life-saving" we…
Shelby Livingston
Health benefits of living in cities for children and teens diminishing says global study
The advantages of living in cities for young people's healthy growth and development are shrinking …
PTI
The scarcity economy has made life harder on Americans. Some are calling for an 'abundance agenda' to make college, housing, and healthcare more affordable.
The US has a scarcity problem. Some economists and politicians want an "abundance agenda" to combat…
Jacob Zinkula
The US has the lowest life expectancy of its peer countries. One chart shows how other nations compare.
Life expectancy in the US has reached a low not seen since the 1990s. For decades, other wealthy na…