Tag Archives : obesity

Growing up in India, moms usually feel her child is looking thin or weak, especially when returning from dorms in breaks during college time.  Well, my mother was opposite and used to think I was getting fat and had me perform some of the daily chores at home to shave of extra fat on my body.  A survey conducted by Columbia University Medical Center in New York revealed that moms and children in...

Indian subcontinent is hosting for one of the biggest sporting event of the region staring from 19 Feb 2011, Cricket World Cup.  While the world cup preparations are at its peak, World Bank released a report which states South Asia is facing a health crisis with alarming levels of heart disease, obesity and diabetes.  These diseases used to be called as diseases of the developed world, but they...