Weighty Concerns
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Why it is not possible to burn fat in specific areas of the body
Exercising a specific part does not reduce help because of how human bodies store and use fat for energy.
Nick Fuller, The Conversation
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India’s police want access to Aadhaar data even as its constitutional validity remains unclear
Police forces across India have been trying to use Aadhaar for solving criminal cases and identifying dead bodies.
Abhishek Dey
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India has the second highest number of obese children in the world – 14.4 million of them: Study
Globally, more than two billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to excess weight.
Scroll Staff
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Find out how Aamir Khan lost and gained weight for ‘Dangal’
All has been revealed in a video that is part of the film’s promotional campaign.
Scroll Staff
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Number of obese teens in India has nearly doubled in five years, says health minister
Jagat Prakash Nadda told the Rajya Sabha that 29% of Indians aged between 13 and 18 were obese last year, compared with 16% in 2010.
Scroll Staff
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You're more likely to find obese people in Pakistan or Afghanistan than India
And yet, India is the third-most obese country on earth, after the US and China.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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