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Obese Women - 15 News Result(s)
  • Exercise May Cut Gestational Diabetes Risk in Obese Women
    Exercise May Cut Gestational Diabetes Risk in Obese Women

    Moderate exercises like walking and strength training when done thrice a week can help obese women to reduce the risks associated with gestational diabetes - a form of high blood sugar affecting pregnant women, a ...

  • Women's Health: Obesity Shouldn't be Left Ignored, it's Not Just Weight Gain
    Women's Health: Obesity Shouldn't be Left Ignored, it's Not Just Weight Gain

    28th May marks International Women's Health Day. While we commonly associate obesity as a health problem in men, it affects large number of women too.

  • Obesity Rate Increases Among Women in the US
    Obesity Rate Increases Among Women in the US

    A report released by US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday said more than 40 percent of US women are obese compared to 35 percent of men.

  • Gaining Less Than 2 Kgs Every Year in 20s Can Put Women at Obesity Risk
    Gaining Less Than 2 Kgs Every Year in 20s Can Put Women at Obesity Risk

    Smoking, use of oral contraceptives or turbulence in married life such as divorce, death of a partner or separation were also found as some of the contributory factors in weight gain in women.

  • Smoking may lead to excess calorie intake
    Smoking may lead to excess calorie intake

    Cigarette smoking may dull the ability to taste fats and sweets, according to a new study on obese women. Researchers from Washington University in St Louis found that despite craving high-fat, sugary foods, obese women ...

  • Obese Women 40 percent More Likely to Develop Seven Types of Cancer
    Obese Women 40 percent More Likely to Develop Seven Types of Cancer

    A study by the Cancer Research UK says obese women have around 40 percent greater risk of developing a weight-related cancer in their lifetime than women of a healthy weight.

  • Stress During Childhood May Lead Females to Gain Weight in Later Years
    Stress During Childhood May Lead Females to Gain Weight in Later Years

    One of the latest studies noted how parents stress can even trickle down to the children and cause long-term damage to their overall development.

  • How Obesity Can Put You at the Risk of Breast Cancer
    How Obesity Can Put You at the Risk of Breast Cancer

    Can a high-fat diet lead to breast cancer in obese women? A group of researchers at the University of Kentucky seemed to have found an answer.

  • Children Born to Obese Women With Diabetes are More Susceptible to Autism
    Children Born to Obese Women With Diabetes are More Susceptible to Autism

    Obesity and diabetes in general cause stress on the human body, the researchers concluded.

  • Food Insecurity Predicts Obesity for Young Women
    Food Insecurity Predicts Obesity for Young Women

    Females are prone to obesity in early adulthood owing to prolonged periods of food insecurity and harsh parenting practices: study.

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