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Drop in sperm count can be strongly linked to obesity in men, finds Chinese study

This research highlights the importance of maintaining a healthy weight to potentially prevent decl…

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Obese pigs in China are worsening a slump in pork prices, report says

In the hope that a larger animal will generate higher returns if prices rebound, farmers in China h…

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One in every six Indians have borderline diabetes says report

Incidence of diabetes was higher in men as compared to women, the report says.The major reason behi…

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In the largest-ever study of coronavirus cases outside China, 26% of patients died. Their symptoms came in 'clusters.'

A study of over 20,000 coronavirus patients in the UK revealed that obesity may be a risk factor. L…

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Ozempic prices are soaring online in China thanks to unofficial price gouging, with medics scrambling to keep up with demand, reports say

People in China are scrambling to get hold of semaglutide for weight loss, pushing up prices and ca…

Mia Jankowicz   


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China's chip output shrinks as India, US ramp up local manufacturing

As India and the US double down on domestic semiconductor manufacturing, China witnessed its bigges…

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Stanford study ranks Indians amongst world's laziest walkers

As per a study conducted over 46 countries, India is amongst the laziest countries in the world…

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China was once obsessed with exams, but a tutoring ban by the government now has parents sending their kids to learn sports

Around 33,000 new sports and art schools opened a month after China banned for-profit tutoring in J…

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Obesity is the biggest factor driving New York City's coronavirus hospitalizations after age

"It's a difficult situation and an emotional situation since people who are in a certain BMI range …

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Doctors are bracing for the coronavirus pandemic to meet America's obesity epidemic. Some experts worry the stigma could be dangerous by itself.

"It's a difficult situation and an emotional situation since people who are in a certain BMI range …

Anna Medaris Miller,Anna Meda…   


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This startup helping 9 million Indians lose weight may soon turn profitable

India has the third highest obesity rate in the world and this startup has taken it upon itself to …

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Janus is launching four ways to bet on people's health, including an 'Obesity ETF'

The Health and Fitness ETF: "Seeks investment results that correspond generally to... an index whic…

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Obesity Travels From West To East, Becomes A Complex Problem In Impoverished India

Growing waistlines don’t only affect the rich countries where access to food is high. Our predecess…

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#Independence Day Special: India’s Healthcare Challenge

Broadly speaking, healthcare along with education has been traditionally thought of as the responsi…

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India accounts for 25% of all air pollution deaths in the world

A few months ago, my doctor told me that I couldn’t run outside anymore. I didn’t protest. For the…

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Russia rips China's J-15 fighter jet, which Beijing stole from Moscow

"The Asia Times noted that Chinese media has disparaged the plane in numerous ways," Sputnik added,…

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Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak caused momentary panic on Twitter when he tweeted his wife had a 'bad cough' after they returned from China

But heightened levels of fear and anxiety stemming from an outbreak like the coronavirus can also m…

Lisa Eadicicco   


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China banned all mention of Kim Jong Un while he was in Beijing - so people called him 'fatty on the train' instead

On Tuesday, four of the top ten blocked terms on microblogging site Weibo were "Kim Jong Un," "Fatt…

Alexandra Ma   


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The US And Chinese Military Have The Same Problem - Overweight Recruits

"You can't say it's currently crippling the U.S. military -- that's not true," John Cawley, a Corne…

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Millennials are raising pets instead of kids. It's not going well for the pets.

Birth rates are declining, and millennials own more pets than any other age group. But experts say …

Aimee Pearcy