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Indian Children, Adolescents Already Showing Signs of Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension

Indian youth, aged 5 to 19, are showing early signs of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease, the first-ever Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) has revealed. According to...

By Anubhuti Matta

Social Isolation Boosts Women’s Risk of Hypertension, Researchers Find

...more women than usual may be at risk for hypertension. Experts say that loneliness itself is a form of stress, which increases the level of the stress hormone, cortisol — which,...

By Devrupa Rakshit

A Wide Open Field

Curbing Stubble Burning Could Reduce India’s Hypertension Rates, Other Pollution‑Related Health Problems: Report

Alternatives to stubble burning, a common agricultural practice in northern India, can reduce the prevalence of high blood pressure residents in the regions. This reduction in hypertension can save up...

The Lowdown on High Blood Pressure

A recent analysis found that a third of all urban Indians and quarter of all rural Indians have hypertension. To make matters worse, this same paper noted that only 20%...

By Farah Naz Khan

Work Harassment, Sexual Assault Linked to High Blood Pressure in Women: Study

...workplace and in their private lives. Since there was not a similar link between hypertension and all other kinds of trauma, the researchers concluded: “increased hypertension risk does not appear...

By Saumya Kalia

The Overlooked Benefits of a Steady Pace

...always the case.” The president of the Indian Society of Hypertension and director of the World Hypertension League advises people to keep in mind their current fitness levels and medical...

By Kamala Thiagarajan

Your Pregnancy Diet Can Ease Side Effects, Prevent Complications

...and resist adding salt to meals. This is especially true if your swelling is accompanied by high blood pressure or hypertension. Also, make sure you are drinking enough water –...

By Ratnaraje Krishna Thar

Six Months of Regular Exercise Can Lend a Cognitive Boost

...goals. The study involved 160 people with an average age of 65 and risk factors for heart disease, such as hypertension, who did not have dementia but reported problems...

By The Swaddle Team

UK Study Ties High Blood Pressure, Diabetes To Impaired Memory, Cognitive Function

...Signs of Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension “The major implication is that these risk factors don’t just have an influence on what happens later in life — the risk of developing dementia...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Plus It Tastes So Bad

Untrending: Kadha Tea Has No Proven Immunity‑Boosting Powers

...find kadha is capable of boosting the immune system and preventing hypertension and diabetes. However, this study can’t be taken conclusively because first, it’s only one study and second, fellow...

Workplace Burnout Can Damage Confidence, Relationships for Years

...result of that, the effects may persist for years altogether. Additionally, some people may also develop hypertension or diabetes due to stress and it may warrant a long-term lifestyle change,”...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Despite Increasing Incidence of Non‑Communicable Diseases, Countries Are Not Doing Enough to Curb Them

...diabetes and hypertension. “The government has to deal simultaneously with the rising fiscal burden of NCDs and substantial burden of infectious diseases,” adds EPW. Failure to contain these NCDs or implementing policies...

By Anubhuti Matta

Prevention Is Better Than Cure

4 in 10 Dementia Cases Worldwide May Be Preventable Through 12 Lifestyle Changes: Report

...had already identified nine risk factors: lack of education in childhood, hypertension, hearing impairment, smoking, obesity, depression, physical inactivity, diabetes, and infrequent social contact. Now, with the three new factors...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Uncomfortable Truths

Fertility Decreases With Age; We Can Say It and Still Fight Pressure to Procreate

...would have at a younger age. All groups along this 35+ bell curve are more likely to lose pregnancies, to experience complications like hypertension, gestational diabetes, and placenta previa during...

By Liesl Goecker

India Is the Second‑Biggest Manufacturer of Sugary Beverages Globally: The Lancet

...to the country’s obesity burden but also causing an increase in the incidence of lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease, especially among Indian youth aged between 5 and 19....

By Anubhuti Matta

A Heart Connection

Women At Risk of Heart Diseases More Likely to Have a Complicated Pregnancy: Study

...risk factors for cardiovascular health taken into account for the present research were hypertension, diabetes, self-reported smoking, and being either underweight or overweight as per their BMI (Body Mass Index)...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Toxicity Breeds Depression

‘Toxic’ Workplace Culture Linked To a Threefold Increase in Risk of Depression, Study Shows

...on our physical health, too. “[H]eightened levels of stress can lead to changes in brain structure… Additionally, some people may also develop hypertension or diabetes due to stress,” Samriti Makkar Midha, a...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Chemical Connection

Long‑Term Couples Can Develop Biological Similarities, Shows Study

...linked to a long-term relationship. For instance, the long-term partners in the study were more likely to experience chronic conditions such as hypertension or diabetes together. Or that their cholesterol...

By Saumya Kalia

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