Cat weighing whopping 17kg put on strict diet
- 08-Sep-2024
A cat living in the basement of a Russian hospital was put on a strict diet after it was found to be a whopping 17 kilogrammes, equivalent to a small human child. According to a report by the Daily Mail, the cat was living in the basement of a hospital in Perm City of Russia […]
PIA grounds 140 flight attendants for being overweight
- 27-Jun-2021
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 140 flight attendants for being overweight and excluded from promotions and the duty roster for July flights, citing sources, ARY News reported on Saturday. The national carrier has grounded several male and female flight attendants for being overweight besides stopping them from being included in the duty roster […]
Competition can help overweight people get moving
- 26-Sep-2019
People who are overweight or obese may get more physical activity when they participate in step-counting contests than when they simply use activity trackers to monitor their own steps
Weight loss support helps people with fatty liver disease
- 02-Jul-2019
People who have fatty liver disease related to being overweight may get the disease under better control when they get lots of support to lose weight
Overweight teen boys have higher risk of heart muscle damage
- 29-May-2019
Men who were overweight as teens may be more likely to develop a rare type of heart muscle damage that can cause heart failure than men who maintained a healthy weight during adolescence
PIA mulls offloading overweight cabin crew from international flights
- 26-Jan-2019
Report sought on flight attendants with excess weight
Obesity, overweight tied to shorter life: study
- 26-Mar-2018
WASHINGTON: Obese people have shorter lives and even those who are just overweight spend more years living with heart disease than individuals who are a healthy weight, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on more than 190,000 adults from 10 different studies conducted in the U.S. over the past seven decades that looked at […]
Being overweight linked to eight more kinds of cancer: researchers
- 25-Aug-2016
MIAMI, UNITED STATES: Being overweight can raise the likelihood of being diagnosed with cancers of the stomach and digestive tract, as well as certain brain and reproductive tumours, international researchers said on Wednesday.
Egypt takes anchorwomen off air until they lose weight
- 18-Aug-2016
CAIRO: Egypt's state-run television has taken several anchorwomen off the air until they lose weight, the broadcaster's chief told AFP, drawing criticism from rights groups but also praise from some commentators.
Being overweight, obese cuts lifespan by one to 10 years: study
- 14-Jul-2016
PARIS: Being overweight shaves about a year off one's life expectancy, a price which soars to about 10 years for the severely obese, a large-scale study reported Thursday.