Children who sleep an hour less at higher risk of type 2 diabetes, says study supriya kashyap kashyap16 Aug 2017 2:44 PM ISTA study has found that children who slept on average one hour less a night had higher risk factors for type 2 diabetes, including higher levels of...
HIIT helps combat high insulin resistance a warning sign for diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap19 Aug 2017 9:00 AM ISTA new study published in Frontiers in Physiology suggests that High-Intensity Interval Training is an efficient, effective way of cutting people's...
Our muscles measure the time of day supriya kashyap kashyap5 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTBiological clocks are ticking everywhere throughout our body. They trigger the release of the hormone melatonin during sleep, favour the secretion of...
World Diabetes Day: Things you need to know Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 Nov 2017 7:00 PM ISTDiabetes is the general term used for conditions which lead to an increase in blood sugars and includes Type 1, Type 2, gestational diabetes and other...
Type 2 diabetes, it all starts in the liver Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Nov 2017 7:20 PM ISTAffecting as many as 650 million people worldwide, obesity has become one of the most serious global health issues. Among its detrimental effects, it...
Is sugar worse than salt for blood pressure? Anjali Nimesh Nimesh24 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTHypertension, a silent killer is responsible for 24% of all coronary heart disease and 57% of all stroke deaths in India.For decades the notion that...
Consumption of 100% fruit juice not associated with increased risk of diabetes Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 Dec 2017 8:00 PM ISTIt has been found in a recent meta-analysis that consumption of 100% fruit juice has a neutral effect on glycaemic control or measures of insulin...
Eating more fibre can help you trim your waistline Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTScientists have discovered that eating more fibre can help trim one's waistline and combat obesity.Fibre can be found in whole grains, fruit,...
Enzyme shown to regulate inflammation and metabolism in fat tissue Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Jan 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe human body has two primary kinds of fat -- white fat, which stores excess calories and is associated with obesity, and brown fat, which burns...
A compound found in Kiwi may prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTChildren born to obese mothers who are exposed to High-fat Western diet while in the womb tend to experience accelerated fibrogenesis in the liver and...
Want a smaller waist circumference - Eat slowly Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Feb 2018 9:00 PM ISTIn an observational study the researchers from Japan have found that Slow eating helps in weight reduction and a smaller waist circumference...
Arthritis drug lefluonamide may be an effective new therapy for type-2 diabetes Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTIn a study, Prof Xuilong Xu and colleagues, at the Institute of Comparative Medicine at Yangzhou University, investigated the effects of lefluonomide...
