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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Topic: Obesity

Obese & overweight patients at high risk of severe Covid illness, finds French study

Only one in every 10 people who end up in ICU with Covid-19 were in a range of healthy weight, the study found.

Childhood obesity increases risk of multiple sclerosis, study shows

One in every 500 people is affected by multiple sclerosis, an auto-immune disease of the central nervous system.

Hunger and obesity are both getting worse around the world due to Covid fallout

A UN reports says almost 690 million people were undernourished last year and Covid could tip as many as 132 million people into chronic hunger by the end of this year.

Why Boris Johnson cares about obesity after his coronavirus infection

The UK PM believes that being overweight was a factor in his contracting a more severe form of Covid-19. The same connection has been borne out in other countries.

Trump is healthy, says White House doctor in report that shows the US President is obese

Donald Trump began the process of receiving his annual physical exam last November, but the White House did not explain why it took six months to complete.

This is why some young Indians are at higher risk of Covid complications

Metabolic disorders are increasingly common among younger Indians, so the age at which Covid-19 becomes a higher risk could be much lower than 65-plus.

Large number of Covid patients obese, need urgent study to understand link: Delhi doctors

Doctors say obesity leads to many health conditions, including heart problems and diabetes, which can complicate a Covid-19 infection.

Scientists dissect the genetic architecture of SARS-CoV-2, to understand how it replicates

Physicists halt dark matter hunt to develop ventilator and using social media to chart economic impact. ThePrint brings you a daily roundup of the latest research on Covid-19.

How your city is designed affects your obesity

Studies show that when cities are designed to provide walkability, bikeability and public transport, then physical activity across the community increases.

Obesity is killing children around the world. But it isn’t an unstoppable trend

The economic impact of obesity is about US$2 trillion, or 2.8% of world GDP – roughly equivalent to the economic costs of smoking or armed conflict.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.