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POSTED January 19, 2012 - 12:15 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Junk food not fuelling obesity - study

Although it may be hard to believe, but munching on candies and chips or sipping in too much soda do not make kids gain weight. The findings are especially true for middle-school children, researchers say.

Despite the fact that the childhood obesity rates in the US have tripled between the early 1970s and the late 2000s, the researchers highlight that there exits no connection between soaring obesity ra

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POSTED January 18, 2012 - 21:27 | POSTED BY Jyoti Pal

Prolonged sitting at desk damages physical and mental health

While sitting for long hours is already known to spur health problems, it’s also bad for your mental well-being, findings of a new study show.

According to the findings of a recent study conducted by scientists at the British Psychological Society, professionals whose job profiles demand prolonged sitting hours run a risk of higher body mass

POSTED January 7, 2012 - 21:33 | POSTED BY munish2425

'Writing' linked to weight loss in women -- study

Writing about something that is important like values and beliefs can help in shedding extra pounds, claims a recent study done on women.

The study showed that women who wrote about things important to them lost weight compared to their counterparts who gained weight.

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