Tag: weight gain

Dear parents, is your child overweight? Blame your neighbourhood fast food outlet

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A study has found that kids who live closer to fast food chains were more likely to gain a significant amount of weight between the first and last year of primary school. Residing in a suburb full of restaurants peddling junk food may not be the best for your kid. The diet of young children is influenced by the local food environment. Children who live near fast food outlets are more likely to gain weight compared with those living farther away, new research suggests. This is worrying as a recent…

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How sleeping less could severely damage your brain

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New study finds people not sleeping the required amount could suffer terrible health effects and may not even know it Are you getting less that six hours a sleep a night? Then you need to be aware of how this habit can cause alcohol abuse like damaging effects, according to a new study. Sleep deprivation is known to cause depression, heart attacks, strokes and obesity. Now, researchers from Quebec-based digital health company Medisys have found it can severely damage the brain, the Daily Mail reported. Being awake for 18 hours straight can be…

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4 Ways French Fries and Other Fast Foods Can Destroy Your Health

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Regular consumption of fried potatoes (commonly enjoyed as French fries) has been linked to an increased risk of death. Junk foods are called ‘junk’ for a reason. They are basically food items that contain no nutrition and become a source of empty calories that may lead to unnecessary weight gain which increases the risk of other lifestyle diseases like hypertension, high cholesterol, heart problems and diabetes. It may be comforting to indulge in cheesy, fatty or sugary foods, once in a while, but given the surge of fast food chains…

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World Schizophrenia Day- Schizophrenia treatment in India — with medication, therapy & other alternatives

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Everything you wanted to know about multidisciplinary treatment with medications and psychosocial intervention. Dr Anitha Anchan World Schizophrenia Day is observed on May 24 every year. A number of myths surround schizophrenia because of which there are a number of misconceptions. Schizophrenia is well-known but most misunderstood mental illness. The term schizophrenia means ‘split mind.’ The disorder can be extremely disruptive. Persons suffering from this mental disorder have weakened perception or expression of reality and significant social or occupational dysfunction. Schizophrenics demonstrate disorganized thinking, and experiences delusions or hallucinations. Their…

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