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Kerala Health Dept sets up BMI unit as part of efforts to fight lifestyle disease – ET HealthWorld

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Kerala Health Dept sets up BMI unit as part of efforts to fight lifestyle disease – ET HealthWorld

Thiruvananthapuram: As part of its comprehensive efforts to help fight lifestyle diseases among various age groups, the Kerala Health Department has set up a Body Mass Index (BMI) unit at the Health Directorate here. The unit, which helps to measure the body weight and height and in the calculation of the BMI, has been set … Read more

Why Kerala witnessed fewer deaths than pre-COVID year? This govt study has the answer

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Why Kerala witnessed fewer deaths than pre-COVID year? This govt study has the answer

In 2019, the annual crude death per one lakh population had been 755 in the state. According to a recent study done by the Kerala Health Department, the absolute number of deaths were 11.1 per cent lower in 2020 (a time when COVID-19 pandemic broke out) when compared to the total number of deaths recorded … Read more