Obesity is a major health problem in the world. It has been on the rise in the United States and many other countries. It also gives rise to other problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Now, a new study has disclosed that even a moderate weight reduction can be helpful for obese individuals to keep away from various cardiovascular diseases.
Doctors at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston showed that reducing weight virtually lowers the risk of having metabolic syndrome.
After working with Konkona Sen Sharma (Page 3, Traffic Signal and a one scene appearance in Fashion), Tabu (Chandni Bar), Bipasha Basu (Corporate) and Neetu Chandra (Traffic Signal), ace Bollywood producer Madhur Bhandarkar has once again roped in Mugdha Godse, who already worked with him in ‘Fashion’, for his forthcoming movie ‘Jail’.
The technology seems to be advancing day by day and it brings happy news for all those who are Gizmo freaks. To add more to its wardrobe, Sony, the top electronics company, recently has launched its latest ultra-portable ‘netbook’- Vaio P computer, which will easily fit in any aspiring career woman’s purse.
The Vaio P comes with most of the features found on a laptop computer. It is specifically designed for those who want to surf the Internet, edit documents and check their emails on the move.
Leading manufacturer of personal and household products, Godrej Consumer Products had reported a dip in its net profit growth 7.3 per cent to Rs 40 crore for the third quarter ended December 2008, from Rs 43 crore for the corresponding quarter in the previous year.
In a filing to the BSE, GCPL said that it had a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 43 crore in the third quarter last fiscal.
After Annek Dhar, talented Vaishali Made, who hails from Amravati in Vidarbha, Mahrashtra, has won the Zee TV’s reality singing contest ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009’ after defeating the other two finalists Yashita Yashpal Sharma (second) and Soumen Nandi (third) at an event held at Mumbai, on Saturday (January 24).
This was the first public event that took place at the Gateway of India after the Mumbai attacks.