19-year-old Kerala girl dies after extreme fasting to lose weight | India News – The Times of India

19-year-old college student dies of eating disorder ‘anorexia nervosa’ in Kerala KOZHIKODE: A 19-year-old woman from Meruvambayi in Kerala’s Kannur lost her life after months of extreme “water fasting’ regimen, influenced by weight loss advice dished out online. She had abstained from food for nearly a year and had been surviving mainly on water.Doctors said…

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‘Overwork obesity’: 996 work culture causes Chinese woman to gain 20kg in a year – Times of India

A Chinese woman gained 20kg due to work-related stress raising concerns about “overwork obesity,” a term used to describe weight gain resulting from job-induced tension.Ouyang Wenjing, a 24-year-old from Guangdong province, revealed on the Chinese social media Xiaohongshu that she gained 20kg over the past year, increasing her weight from 60kg to 80kg, as per…

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