Overweight

Morgan Stanley upgrades Sterlite to 'overweight'

Shares in Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd rose 2 per cent to 117.90 rupees after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to "overweight" from "neutral" and raised its target price to 142 rupees from 110.20 rupees. The investment bank said Sterlite shares have been "cheap for a while," and added group restructuring and minority consolidation, improving sentiment in power and aluminum, and a bottoming in China's economic outlook as the key reasons...  

Emerging markets unlikely to match 2012 gains: Citigroup

Citigroup cut its regional stock ratings for Asia and for Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA), but raised Latin America to "overweight", adding that emerging market equities are unlikely to match their 2012 performance this year due to less attractive valuations. Citigroup said it remains moderately bullish on emerging market equities, however, expecting a full-year gain of 9 per cent in dollar terms and projecting total returns of...  

Soon, a pill to motivate you to hit the gym

London: Want to shed those extra flab but struggle to get to the gym? Don't worry, scientists have now found a potential pill which they say could motivate you to exercise harder. Researchers from the University of Zurich in Switzerland found that when a certain hormone in the brain was elevated in mice, it motivated them to run faster. The hormone, called erythropoietin (or Epo), had the beneficial effect without...  

Less respect for smokers than the overweight?

Washington: Americans are biased against smokers and the overweight, but the United States saves its greatest disrespect for those who light up, according to a Gallup poll published on Friday. One in four Americans report having less respect for a person who smokes, compared to 12 percent of Americans who say they have less respect for those who are overweight, the July poll said. Anti-smoker bias is higher today than...  

Overweight people will stay that way for ever

London: It's bad news for overweight people. A 55-year study in Britain has found out that once people gain weight, they can never return to their original size. Of the 12 million Britons who diet every year, less than 10 percent succeed in losing significant amounts of weight - with most putting it back on within a year. The national survey by the Medical Research Council followed 5,362 men and...  

AI ordered to take back 'overweight' air hostess

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the Indian Airlines, now Air India, to take back an air hostess, who was sacked for being overweight. A division bench comprising Justice Pratap Kumar Ray and Justice MK Sinha directed the airlines to set up a medical board to ascertain her medical condition and give her ground duties accordingly within two months. The bench also directed the national carrier to pay...  

Urban kids unhealthy; addicted to TV, internet

Bangalore: November 14 is Children's Day but it is not all good news. A recent study suggests that one in every three children below 10 years of age is either underweight or overweight. Most of the children belonging to urban areas are addicted to video games and not interested in going out to play. Young school children in mid-level to elite private schools in urban India are unfit and unhealthy...  

Study claims overweight people live longer

There is an upside of being over-weight. ...

Watch your weight if you want to fly United Airlines

A controversy surrounds the airline's new seating policy. ...

Companies in Japan set limits on workers' weight

Yuvraj Singh's doctor has backed the player's decision of returning to international cricket sooner than expected. ...

Air India grounds 38 overweight airhostesses

Jaipur: Rajasthan captain Hrishikesh Kanitkar admitted that it will be very difficult for his team to repeat last year's performance when they went onto win the Ranji Trophy starting from the Plate League. "To be realistic, it was an unbelievable performance and it would be hard to repeat it. We wish to take one step at a time and it is too early say anything. We have stuck to routine...  

Shape up or ship out: Airlines tell airhostesses

Melbourne: All-rounder David Hussey made way for big-hitting David Warner in the Australia limited-overs squad announced on Wednesday for next month's tour of South Africa. Chief selector Andrew Hilditch said, as the Twenty20 and ODI squads were released, that Hussey did not make the most of his inclusion in the recent series in Sri Lanka. "We did not think that David (Hussey) quite took his opportunity in Sri Lanka and...  

Put on your dancing shoes and tap away your flab

Dubai: Their brilliant performance in the first couple of World Cup matches has helped Indian batsmen Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar to rise to fifth and 10th respectively in the ICC one-day rankings issued on Monday. Sehwag, who smashed 175 against Bangladesh, is up six places in the latest chart, while Tendulkar, riding on his 120 against England, has risen five spots. Indians are headed northward even in the bowling...  

Japan fighting the battle of the bulge now

The ease of modern life and western culinary delights has taken hold in the country. ...

I'm too obese for execution: Cult guru

Man convicted for killing a family says lethal injection will cause him pain because he is overweight and diabetic. ...  

Breastfed babies are less likely to be fat

Breastfed infants may be less likely to grow into overweight children than formula-fed babies, says study. ...  

Even a few extra kilos may be risky

Even having some extra weight may shorten your life, says study that advises people to avoid weight gain. ...