Ramadan is one of the five main pillars of Islam. Muslims fast during this period. Quran exempts people who are sick and ill from the duty of fasting. But a study on Muslims with diabetes in 13 Muslim countries has sh... Read more
Food processing is the process of converting the raw ingredients into food, or food into other forms. Processed food has bad reputation, they are blamed for causing obesity, hypertension, and type II diabetes etc. Read more
Endocrinology is a branch of medicine that deals with problems of the endocrine, or hormonal, system. Hormones are small proteinic molecules that are produced by specialized glands in the body and which traverse the bo... Read more
A recent study published in the reputed medical journal Lancet noted that India is the third most obese nation in the world, after the US and China. It also noted that almost a third of the world’s population is... Read more
A disruption in the female reproductive system due to hormonal imbalance leading to the formation of cysts is PCOS. However, not every case of PCOS shows cysts. In some cases, it is the thickening of tissues due to hor... Read more
Diabetes can be avoided even before it starts or it can be prevented if taken care of properly. But if there is a genetic history of diabetes in your family then it becomes quite hard to avoid but even then you can you... Read more
Overeating has become a problem and a major concern today making it one of the clinical disorder where someone feels compelled to eat even when they are not hungry. Read more
Indians have a severe case of sweet tooth and a long-lasting affair with sweets. This makes us the world’s largest consumer of sugar and home of the second-largest diabetic population. And with diabetics comes ot... Read more
Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition. It is seen in children and adolescents the most these days and is also seen in a lot of people, whose weight is well above the acceptable levels. Genetic and hormonal f... Read more