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Study finds link between obesity and brain-related symptoms of long Covid

Study finds link between obesity and brain-related symptoms of long Covid

Researchers said that being overweight has been previously identified as a risk factor for experiencing long Covid, which can be debilitating and severely affect one's quality of life

09 May,2025 12:04 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Antibiotic exposure before age two linked to childhood obesity: Study

Antibiotic exposure before age two linked to childhood obesity: Study

Researchers found that children exposed to antibiotics in the first two years of life had a 9 per cent greater risk of being overweight; and a 20 per cent greater risk of becoming obese

26 April,2025 10:16 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Survey finds 45 per cent of Mumbai children are overweight

Survey finds 45 per cent of Mumbai children are overweight

Study also finds 67 per cent of kids spend less than an hour outdoors; findings force Move For Health campaign across India; over a period of three months, responses from over 10,000 parents across four major cities—Mumbai, Pune, Delhi and Kolkata—were collected

17 April,2025 01:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Eight per cent of kids in Mumbai obese

Eight per cent of kids in Mumbai obese

National Family Health Survey shows rise in obesity in city kids under five years; statewide figure stands at 13 per cent as per another survey; National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) data reveals that obesity among children under five rose from 2.1 per cent in 2015-16 to 3.4 per cent in 2019-21

12 April,2025 07:18 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar

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