A smartphone's contribution towards bad health has no end. A new study presented at the ACC Latin America conference suggested that being hooked to one's smartphone mig

Your smartphone could be the reason for your weight gain: Study

A smartphone's contribution towards bad health has no end. A new study presented at the ACC Latin America conference suggested that being hooked to one's smartphone might lead to a decrease in physical activity. Furthermore, it stated that youngsters who were glued to their phones for 5 or more hours a day, developed sedentary behaviours, and had a 43%increased risk of obesity. Conducted on over a 1000 students with an average age of 19-20 years, it was found that the subjects were twice as likely to drink more sugary drinks, have fast food, sweets, snacks and have decreased physical activity with an average phone usage of 5 or more hours a day.&nbsp;

A smartphone's contribution towards bad health has no end. A new study presented at the ACC Latin America conference suggested that being hooked to one's smartphone might lead to a decrease in physical activity. Furthermore, it stated that youngsters who were glued to their phones for 5 or more hours a day, developed sedentary behaviours, and had a 43%increased risk of obesity. Conducted on over a 1000 students with an average age of 19-20 years, it was found that the subjects were twice as likely to drink more sugary drinks, have fast food, sweets, snacks and have decreased physical activity with an average phone usage of 5 or more hours a day.

If you've been feeling a notch gloomier than you've ever felt before, you're not alone. A recently released India-specific happiness study has found that we, as a natio

If you've been feeling a notch gloomier than you've ever felt before, you're not alone.
A recently released India-specific happiness&nbsp;study has found that we, as a nation, are sadder than we've ever been.
The report, released by MDI&nbsp;Gurgaon's&nbsp;Professor Rajesh K Pillania, ranks all 36 states and Union Territories on the basis of their happiness quotient. According to Pillania's&nbsp;findings,&nbsp;Maharashtra, Delhi and Haryana&nbsp;are the worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, with Mizoram and Punjab reporting the jolliest mood.
Echoing a similar sentiment, a global happiness report released in February revealed that India&nbsp;dropped 15 points in the index ranking of global countries in just one year.
The same report also noted that India is one of the five countries facing the steepest decline in happiness since the year 2013.
While none of the reports establishes the key contributor in this decline, a mixture of pandemic anxiety, dwindling job&nbsp;security and over exhaustion from an increase in workload could be some of the factors to blame.

Even as everything seems to be reopening, the pandemic feels nowhere close to ending. The crumbling economic and medical sector has also had a deep impact on our mental

Even as everything seems to be reopening, the pandemic feels nowhere close to ending. The crumbling economic and medical sector has also had a deep impact on our mental health. Confirming the same, a survey by&nbsp;GOQii &mdash; a preventive healthcare ecosystem, has found that at least 43 per cent of people in India are currently facing the brunt of depression.&nbsp;
Studying the impact on 10,000 Indians, the survey found&nbsp;more than 59 per cent of the population is finding little pleasure in doing things these days and 12 per cent feels this way every day. The survey also reports that 57 per cent of people feel as though they have no energy or are very tired on some days.&nbsp;
This has lead to some people oversleeping with many others unable to sleep at all. The survey's findings suggest that the common uncertainty has lead to a high-stress situation.

College students have come out to be the worst affected mentally by the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns, finds a new study conducted by online mental health

College students have come out to be the worst affected mentally by the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic and related lockdowns, finds a new study conducted by online mental health platform YourDost.&nbsp;
Involving nearly 8,000 individuals, the study compared data collected at the beginning of the lockdown versus data collected at the onset of Unlock 1.0.
'Students registered 41 per cent increase in emotions of anxiety or fear, 54 per cent increase in anger or frustration and 38 per cent increase in the feeling of loneliness/boredom,' the study noted.
At the beginning of Covid-19 restrictions, student respondents registered a one per cent increase in happiness but the feeling of joy went down by 15 per cent as the lockdown progressed.
The study has attributed these dips to difficulties at home, loss of freedom and an uncertain feeling of 'what's next?'&nbsp;

Raising an alarm for parents of young kids all over the world, new research warns that depression or anxiety in adolescence is connected to a 20% greater likelihood of

Raising an alarm for parents of young kids all over the world, new research warns that&nbsp;depression or anxiety in adolescence is connected to a 20% greater likelihood of having a heart attack mid-life.
The study included 238,000 men&nbsp;born between 1952 and 1956, more than 34,000 of which&nbsp;were diagnosed with a non-psychotic mental disorder.&nbsp;
The study found that a mental disorder in adolescence can often be accompanied by&nbsp;poorer stress resilience and lower physical activeness, which may partly explain the link with heart problems later in life.
Publishing their findings in the&nbsp;European Society of Cardiology, an author from the study said this information is relevant for all youngsters, but 'those with poorer wellbeing could benefit from additional support to encourage exercise and to develop strategies to deal with stress.'&nbsp;

Popular video messaging app Snapchat has rolled out its mental health tool 'Here for You' for Indian users. The platform had announced the feature, targeted to promote

Popular video messaging app Snapchat&nbsp;has rolled out its mental health tool 'Here for You' for Indian users.&nbsp;The platform had announced the feature, targeted to promote well-being among its younger users in February, on Safer Internet Day. Snap has partnered with mental health institutes&nbsp;Mariwala Health Initiative and Manas Foundation to create resources to tackle anxiety, depression, loneliness, suicide, and general mental health problems for its users. Indian users of the app can search for words like depression, anxiety and more to access these resources.&nbsp;Here For You covers topics like eating disorders, guides to help friends staying safe from abuse, asking for help when you need it.&nbsp;

Problem-solving-based counselling for children could be an affordable way to reduce stress-inducing troubles faced by school-going students in India, finds a new study,

Problem-solving-based counselling for children could be an affordable way to reduce stress-inducing troubles faced by school-going students in India, finds a new study, Published in the journal&nbsp;Lancet Child &amp; Adolescent Health, findings reveal that a 3-week problem school program could be&nbsp;an effective first-line mental health intervention for young people in the country. Participants in the study aged 12-20 were delivered&nbsp;by school counsellors with no prior mental health training and centred on a well-established problem-solving approach.&nbsp;Students who took part in counselling, reported significant reductions in their main problems and associated stress levels, compared to the control group, who received only the booklets.

As the world gears up for a virtual celebration of International Yoga Day, AYUSH Ministry officials share that Sunday's main event will focus on yoga for immunity and a

As the world gears up for a virtual celebration of International&nbsp;Yoga Day, AYUSH&nbsp;Ministry officials share that Sunday's main event will focus on yoga for immunity and anxiety control. According to details shared&nbsp;with ET, the 45-minute live session which will be telecast on Doordarshan&nbsp;will be such that if one practices it every day&nbsp;for three weeks, their immunity can certainly get a boost. Prime Minister Modi, who was earlier supposed to address the gathering from Leh, will also join the session virtually. The event will start at 7 am on June 21 virtually.&nbsp;

American consumer and pharmaceutical goods firm Johnson & Johnson will stop selling skin whitening creams. Most popular in Asia and the Middle East, the company said th

American consumer and pharmaceutical goods firm&nbsp;Johnson &amp; Johnson will stop selling skin whitening creams. Most popular in Asia and the Middle East, the company said that these products&nbsp;face increased social pressure in recent weeks due to the ongoing fight for racial equality.&nbsp;
J&amp;J spokesperson told Reuters that it will halt the sale of its Clean &amp; Clear Fairness line of products, sold in India and&nbsp;pull its Neutrogena Fine Fairness line from shelves in Asia and the Middle East. The US firm said that the production of these products has been stopped but they may appear on shelves till current stock lasts.&nbsp;

To mark the occasion of International Yoga Day on June 21, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is organising a live yoga session in partnership with Fit Ind

To mark the occasion of International Yoga Day on June 21, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is organising a live yoga session in partnership with Fit India Mission.&nbsp;The live session will be hosted by actor and fitness geek Shilpa&nbsp;Shetty&nbsp;at&nbsp;5 pm on Sunday. The class will be live-streamed on the FIT India YouTube channel along with the board's own social media platforms.&nbsp;
The decision will follow AYUSH&nbsp;Ministry's 'Yoga At Home' guidelines and two sports icons are also likely to join the session.&nbsp;

The Ritambhara and India Foundation’s Center for Soft Power has come together to organise a digital yoga festival to commemorate this year's online yoga day celebration

The&nbsp;Ritambhara and India Foundation&rsquo;s Center for Soft Power has come together to organise a digital yoga festival to commemorate this year's online yoga day celebrations. The three-day festival began on June 18 and culminates on June 21, with the theme 'Peace &amp; Sustainability Through Yoga.' The event's roster feature discussions by experts from the fields of&nbsp;science, spirituality, gender justice, social activism and yoga.
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As the government plans to mark this year's international yoga day at home, people in Mysuru are planning to take the celebrations to their terrace. According to Deccan

As the government plans to mark this year's international yoga day at home, people in Mysuru&nbsp;are planning to take the celebrations to their terrace. According to&nbsp;Deccan&nbsp;Chronicle, at least one lakh&nbsp;residents of Mysuru&nbsp;will participate in the 'Ghar&nbsp;Ghar&nbsp;Yoga' event organised by Yoga Federation of Mysuru. The yoga body has reportedly shot a 45-minute yoga routine video that will be shared on June 19 on social media. On June 21, a siren will go off at 6.55 am to alert people and another one at 7 am when people can begin the yoga practice with the help of the video. The federation plans to shoot the event via drones.&nbsp;

Following India's decision to keep celebrations for International Yoga Day virtual, yoga enthusiasts in the US will follow suit. India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit S

Following India's decision to keep celebrations for International Yoga Day virtual, yoga enthusiasts in the US will follow suit.&nbsp;India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu told PTI&nbsp;that the sixth edition of Yoga Day will be celebrated with the theme 'Yoga from Home.'&nbsp;
The event on June 21 will be streamed live from the Indian House -- the ambassador's residence -- in Washington DC.&nbsp;Additionally, yoga guru Baba&nbsp;Ramdev will host a virtual yoga event in collaboration with the Indian Consulate in Houston.&nbsp;Quoting a study, Sandhu&nbsp;added that yoga is popular in the United States with more than 36 million practitioners.

This year's International Yoga Day will be celebrated only digital platforms and no mass gatherings will be organised in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the governmen

This year's International Yoga Day will be celebrated only digital platforms and no mass gatherings will be organised in view of the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, the government has announced. The theme for 2020 will be 'Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family'.&nbsp;The AYUSH ministry had earlier planned to hold a&nbsp;grand event at Leh which has been&nbsp;cancelled. As announced last month, 'My Life &ndash; My Yoga' video-blogging&nbsp;competition will inspire people from all over the world to share their yoga experience for grand prizes. People can upload their entries&nbsp;to any social media platform with the hashtag&nbsp;#MyLifeMyYogaINDIA.

With fitness studios forced to shut due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gold's Gym is seeking bankruptcy protection as it copes with piling debt payments. The fitness chai

With&nbsp;fitness studios forced to shut due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gold's Gym is seeking bankruptcy protection as it copes with piling&nbsp;debt payments. The fitness chain has&nbsp;listed close to $100 million&nbsp;in assets and liabilities, according to CNBC. The chain owns over 700 gyms around the world and at least of the&nbsp;30 company-owned gyms in the US will be shuttered due to the Chapter 11 filing. However, the company statement says that franchise-owned outlets will not&nbsp;be affected by the restructuring.&nbsp;

According to a recent survey by the American College of Sports Medicine, using wearable trackers to monitor health will be the top fitness trend for 2020. The annual su

According to a recent survey by the&nbsp;American College of Sports Medicine,&nbsp;using wearable trackers to monitor health will be the top fitness trend for 2020.&nbsp;The annual survey, now in its 14th year,&nbsp;interviewed over 3,000 health and fitness professionals. The survey offered participants 38 trends to choose from, ranging from lifestyle medicine to high-intensity interval training and group training, both of which have remained in the top three for the past three consecutive years. With Apple patenting &ldquo;smart clothes&rdquo; that can measure heart rate, blood sugar&nbsp;and blood pressure through sensors, there seems to be a lot to look forward to.&nbsp;

If your work involves sitting in one place for 9 or more hours without any physical activity, then your work and lifestyle needs change immediately because a new study

If your work involves sitting in one place for 9 or more hours without any physical activity, then your work and lifestyle needs change immediately because a new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that this increases the risk of premature death. Research conducted on more than 36,000 people aged 40 and older suggested that sitting for 9 hours or more, excluding sleep time throughout the day, increased the risk of diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and muscle pain, and subsequently, premature death. The WHO guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity every week for adults between 18 and 16 years of age.&nbsp;

The market for wearable devices in India has more than doubled in the second quarter of 2019, reaching an all-time high of 3 million shipments, according to research fi

The market for&nbsp;wearable devices in India has more than doubled in the second quarter of 2019, reaching an all-time high of 3 million shipments, according to research firm&nbsp;International Data Corporation. India has the world&rsquo;s third-largest market for wearable devices, after the US and China.&nbsp;IDC&nbsp;has attributed the growth to ear-worn wearables&nbsp;like&nbsp;wireless earphones to track&nbsp;health&nbsp;and&nbsp;fitness.&nbsp;

Your late night latte may not have an impact on the quality of your sleep, reveals a new study by the Harvard Medical School and Florida Atlantic University. Researcher

Your late night latte may not have an impact on the quality of your sleep, reveals a new study by the Harvard Medical School and Florida Atlantic University. Researchers analysed the consumption of caffeine, alcohol and nicotine of over 700 people. This was then compared to the participants' sleep data, which showed that while alcohol and nicotine did affect the quality of sleep, caffeine seemed to have no such effect.

Optimism could be the key to a longer life. A new study by researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine reveals that those people who view the glass as hal

Optimism could be the key to a longer life. A new study by researchers from the&nbsp;Boston University School of Medicine reveals that those people who view the glass as half full, have a greater chance of reaching 85 years and older. New interventions like meditation and other psychological&nbsp;programs that foster optimism should be encouraged, say experts. People with an optimistic outlook find it easier to control their emotions according to the study and are thus able to control the affects of stress.&nbsp;

There could be more to art than just hobby. A new study published in the journal 'Art Therapy' reveals that teenagers report higher levels of stress as compared to adul

There could be more to art than just hobby. A new study published in the journal 'Art Therapy' reveals that teenagers report higher levels of stress as compared to adults, with schools as a major contributing factor. It concluded that art-based mindful activities help reduce headaches in teenage girls. Led by researchers from the University of Washington, the study was conducted on girls between the ages of 14 and 17 who suffered from anxiety and stress disorders.&nbsp;

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