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Category: Exercising

Posted on April 28, 2016June 11, 2016

One minute of hard exercise thrice a week has great health benefits

“I don’t have the time to exercise” can no longer be an excuse. A single minute of very intense exercise per week can produce similar health benefits as 45 minutes…

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Posted on April 11, 2016June 28, 2016

Editorial: On detecting and delaying diabetes

Between 1980 and 2014, the age-adjusted prevalence of diabetes in India more than doubled among men (from 3.7 to 9.1 per cent) and increased by 80 per cent among women…

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Posted on April 9, 2016July 3, 2016

Activity equivalent calorie labelling to fight obesity

If pictorial warnings on tobacco products help in effectively conveying the harsh reality of the effects of tobacco and increase the awareness among users and potential users, there is a…

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Posted on April 3, 2016October 29, 2017

Yoga as a ‘cancer cure’ is a claim without basis

“There is no proof yet that yoga can cure cancer,” says the Dean of the Division of Yoga and Life Sciences, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA), Bengaluru, Dr. Raghuram…

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Posted on March 26, 2016June 29, 2016

Where does the fat go when you lose weight?

Many won’t know the answer to this question and there is no reason to feel embarrassed as general practitioners, dietitians and personal trainers themselves were not sure of the answer.…

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Posted on January 31, 2016July 6, 2016

Sugar tax may be the bitter pill to cut obesity

After years of waiting, the World Health Organisation (WHO) finally took a stand on January 25 and urged governments to levy taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages to end childhood obesity. The…

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Posted on January 7, 2016

Editorial: Brief workouts count

Published in The Hindu on September 5, 2011 “I don’t have the time” can no longer be an excuse for not exercising. According to a study reported recently in The…

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