Mumbai, March 21 Air India is planning to introduce a health and fitness compliance policy for its cabin crew, under which those found underweight, overweight or obese could face demotion and loss of pay.The compliance assessment will be based on the cabin crew members' Body Mass Index (BMI)...
Ahmedabad, March 10 Around 100 Ahmedabad Police personnel will undergo fitness training to improve their health under a newly-launched initiative, officials said on Tuesday.Under the initiative, 'Mission Fit Khaki', these personnel underwent medical tests and full health assessments on...
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New Delhi, February 23 A study that models how genes may influence a child's body mass index over time has found that BMI at age 10 and overall growth rate between ages one and 18 might be important factors, as the two are more likely linked to diabetes, high cholesterol, and heart disease in...
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New Delhi, February 10 People with obesity are 70 per cent more likely to be hospitalised or die from infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, and pneumonia, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.In 2023, obesity was linked to one in ten global deaths related to infections...