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Maharashtra government's Medical Education and Drugs Department along with ‘JT Foundation’ has launched " Fight Obesity ", an obesity awareness initiative today. Girish Mahajan, minister for medical education and water resources launched this campaign simultaneously across medical colleges in Maharashtra. The dignitaries at the inaugural function were Dr Jayashree Todkar, Convener of Fight Obesity Campaign & director of JT Foundation, Dr Pravin Shingare, director, Medical Education and Research; Dr Vinayak Kale, Dr Ajay Bhandarwar, head of Department for Laproscopy at J J Hospitals; Dr Nagsen Ramtaje and Dr Saadhik Patel. Under the leadership of chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis who strives to fight the increasing prevalence of obesity and serious lifestyle diseases associated with it. The state government has formed a task force that will work on the awareness correction, prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. As per recent statistic...

Mangoes may help to stop obesity and type 2 diabetes, new study claims. Mangoes are found to be rich in fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants , along with fat-busting plant chemicals.   The mangoes were found to boost gut bacteria which can ward off the conditions. The study found eating the mango can prevent the loss of beneficial gut bacteria which can be caused by a high-fat diet. The study said the specific bacteria in the intestinal tract may play a role in obesity and obesity-related complications, such as type 2 diabetes. In this study by at Oklahoma State University , 60 mice were put in one of four dietary treatment groups for 12 weeks. This included a control group where 10 per cent of calories consumed were from fat, a high fat group where 60 per cent of calories were from fat, or a high fat diet where one or 10 per cent of it was mango. All high-fat diets had similar macronutrient, calcium, phosphorus, and fibre content. When samples ...