Health Tips in English

Sitting may increase diabetes risk: Even with exercise, every extra hour you spend sitting at a computer or in front of the television is linked with a 22 percent increased risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, says a study. “Our findings could have important implications for public health as they suggest that sedentary behaviour may play a significant role in the …

Lack of sleep causes diabetes: Staying up late and not getting six hours of sleep puts one at high risk of becoming a Type-II diabetic, a disease once believed to be caused primarily by being overweight, prominent diabetes experts say. The doctors said that diabetes is just one among a number of other major health complications that includes high blood …

India No. 1 in Smokeless Tobacco deaths: India accounts for nearly three-fourths of over a quarter million deaths worldwide caused by smokeless tobacco while millions more have their lives shortened due to its ill health effects, a new study has found. “Nearly 85 per cent of the total burden attributable to smokeless tobacco (SLT) use was in Southeast Asia, with …

More than 95% of world population has health problems, with over a third experiencing more than five ailments, according to a new study that included data from 188 countries. Just one in 20 people worldwide (4.3%) had no health problems in 2013, while a third of the world’s population (2.3 billion individuals) have more than five ailments, according to a …

How to fast and stay healthy this Navratri – Fasting for nine days during the Navratri festival will not harm your health if you learn how not to starve or eat later in a balanced manner, experts suggest. Dr Anup Dhir, senior consultant at Apollo Hospitals, stresses that devotees should not gorge on fried or oily food as this will …

While evaluating potential mates for a romantic relationship, women pay more heed to men’s negative qualities than positive ones, researchers found in a study. The study said even if a man has many positive qualities, one or two negative qualities are sufficient for a woman to avoid a romantic relationship with him. The study, published in the journal Personality and …

With a genetic predisposition brought to the fore by changing lifestyles, deaths due to diabetes increased 50 per cent in India between 2005 and 2015, and is now the seventh-most common cause of death in the country, up from 11th rank in 2005, according to data published by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). Ischemic heart disease continues to be …

Children whose parents and grandparents are suffering from depression are at a higher risk of suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a study. The study published by the journal JAMA Psychiatry, Myrna M. Weissman, who is a researcher at the Columbia University, studied 251 grandchildren (average age 18), their biological parents and grandparents. While comparing two generations, the …

Heart failure may be a serious health hazard but not life-threatening like a heart attack, health experts say. “Heart failure refers to the heart’s inability to circulate blood through the body. Blood flow is slower than normal, which compromises the blood flow to the vital organs of the body like kidneys, liver and brain, leading to the malfunction of these …

Obesity is a major health challenge worldwide. Apart from known health hazards such as heart disease and diabetes, it can also prevent sexual intimacy and may ruin your social life, experts say. India is home to the third-highest number of obese and overweight people, according to recent reports. Obesity is categorised on the basis of BMI, which is defined as …