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Obesity epidemic of India

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Obesity in India is on the rise. It has reached enormous proportions. As I sit and count at airports, the number of women who look obviously overweight and obese, the figures I get is 8 out of 10. And this is around same in children of all sexes and around 6 in 10 men show clearcut overweight and obesity that is obvious even to naked eye. Anthropometric measurements might reveal more of them.  What are the likely causes? I have a theory that starts analysing these cases right from the 2000s or previous century. Junk food eating and sedantry lifestyle had already given an upward push to obesity in last century. And this also gave rise to diabetes mellitus in both men and women. Hence, such mothers also had diabetes in pregnancy. Some who did not have diabetes otherwise had gestational diabetes. From 2000 to 2026 prevalence of gestational diabetes has risen in india. It has even spread to rural areas and recent national data gives a figure of 22.4% which is almost 1 in 4 pregnant mot...

Should men do shaving of hair of the armpits? Why?

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Excessive hair is androgenic and considered a sign of masculinity. Hence men usually do not shave off the hair from their body parts except maybe from the face. But now increasingly men worldwide are sporting beards of different kinds. They prefer to not shave off their beard. Some religions also prohibit men to shave their beards such as in Sikhism and Islam. Many men cut their scalp hair short during the summer months. They also go clean-shaven as regards the beard. But then what about the hair on the chest and armpits? And in the summer months with the lesser clothes one wears, the armpit hair tends to stand out. So should the armpit area also be shaved? Cranberry juice and benefits in pregnancy!-Read here The general view on armpit hair shaving in men A survey was done of the people to find out whether men should shave their armpits. Most of the participants were in favor of shaving the armpits in men. They said that it is a normal act and essential; at least sometimes. Armpi...