BMI: Is a reliable measure for Obesity?
What is the real truth about Body Mass Index in relation to obesity? Is BMI a correct standard for measuring obesity? For a long time, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been used globally as a standard measure to determine if a...
12.5 mn children, teens in India obese in 2022: Lancet study
About 12.5 million children aged between five and 19 in India were overweight in 2022, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet journal. Of the 12.5, 7.3 million were boys and 5.2 million girls. The total...
Adults with Obesity more prone to Covid-19 infection, reveals Study
Talking about who is more prone to the second wave of Covid19, a study has revealed that adult with obesity is more prone to covid19 infection. The second wave of COVID19 has again taken the world in its cruel clutch. In...