Tag: lifestyle diseases
Increased intake of red meat linked to higher risk of death
Study says that increasing red meat intake, particularly processed red meat, is associated with a heightened risk of death
Days after a study said that...
Sleeping with the television on may make women gain weight
Study finds that women tend to gain more weight when they sleep with an artificial light on, such as that from the television
Sleeping with...
Health coaches, gift cards as incentives help kids live better with...
Health coaches, personalised glucose monitoring and incentives improve sugar levels in young children and teens with type 1 diabetes
A new pilot study which integrated...
Simple saliva test could help detect alcohol dependence
Potential novel biomarker for alcohol dependence can be found in saliva
Specific molecules ( microRNAs or miRNAs) found in saliva may be able to...
Weak cardiac muscles make overweight teens prone to heart failure
Overweight teens are more likely to develop cardiomyopathy in adulthood, a heart muscle condition that can cause heart failure
A new study found that those...
Villages, not cities are driving the global spurt in obesity
Study compares body mass index to chart obesity trends in 200 countries, finds rise in villages more than in cities
Obesity is increasing more rapidly...
Diet DASH: this online game can help you cut sugar, lose...
US researchers device an online game that can help players choose healthier food options with less sugar
An online game can train your brain to...
Diet drinks may not help kids cut calories; water works better
Consumption of low-calorie sweetened beverages or diet drinks may not help reduce calorie intake in children
Kids who favour low-calorie sweetened beverages or diet drinks...
Chronic sleep deprivation can be an invitation to heart diseases
People who tend to sleep less than 7 hours every night are at higher risk of heart diseases
If you compromise on your sleep every...
Diabetes can increase the risk of cancer metastasis
New research shows that people living with diabetes are more likely to have metastatic cancer
As if people living with diabetes didn't have enough health...