Adelaide: That's the question being raised by a team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, who say meat in the modern diet offers surplus energy, and is contributing to the prevalence of global obesity.

Face is the index of the vital force within us. Mental and physical health remains interconnected to decide the contours of face. The face contains 57 muscles besides the jaw muscles which stand out as the strongest muscle in the entire body. 

Washington: If there are crumbs on your desk from countless lunches spent responding to emails and attending to other job-related responsibilities, it may be time to clean up and take a step back.

Coventry: University of Warwick research indicates that eating more fruit and vegetables can substantially increase people’s later happiness levels.

Ontario: A new University of Guelph study has found that parents, and especially fathers, play a vital role in developing healthy behaviours in young adults and helping to prevent obesity in their children.

Leeds: Having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 per cent, according to a widespread study.

A serious health time-bomb is ticking for the nation. To give but one example: experts recently warned that more than 10 crore people are likely to be affected by Diabetes in India in the next ten years. Diabetes not only leads to fall in quality of life and productivity, it is also life threatening.

You do not have to be born beautiful. Beauty can be acquired. I have always said that good health and beauty are two sides of the same coin. Unless you are healthy from the inside, you cannot reflect true beauty. For a flawless skin, shiny hair and a slim figure, good health must be on top of the list. (Read in Hindi: योग बनाए आपको अति सुंदर)

When it comes to healthy eating, the villains are constantly changing.

Bethesda: Repeated heat-related dehydration has been associated with increased risk of chronic kidney damage in mice. A new study in rats published in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology reports that drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsened dehydration and kidney injury.