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MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICAN CHILDREN SET TO BE OBESE BY AGE 35, STUDY FINDS
Between 1990 and 2010, obesity among children grew 60 percent, according to the Harvard TH Chan School of Medicine... READ MORE›
BRITAIN SIXTH FATTEST NATION IN THE WORLD
This is a rise from 10th place since the research was carried out two years ago, when UK obesity rates stood at 24.9 per cent... READ MORE›
MILLIONS EITHER MALNOURISHED OR OBESE IN GLOBAL NUTRITION CRISIS, STUDY SAYS
The Global Nutrition Report is an independently produced annual analysis of the state of the world's nutrition... READ MORE›
$640M PLEDGED AS THIRD OF WORLD MALNOURISHED
Donors have pledged an extra 640m ?490m to reduce the serious burden of malnutrition, which affects one in three people in the world... READ MORE›
HOW A LONDON BAR WAS NAMED THE WORLD'S TOP COCKTAIL SPOT
Opened in 1889, London's Savoy Hotel and its American Bar is now owned by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts... READ MORE›
U.S. OBESITY PROBLEM IS NOT BUDGING, NEW DATA SHOWS
Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same About 40 percent of adults are obese and 18.5 percent of children... READ MORE›
MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY? SKIPPING BREAKFAST MAY BE LINKED TO POOR HEART HEALTH
While almost 57 percent of those eating a high-energy breakfast had sub-clinical atherosclerosis, the figure was almost 75 percent among those who skipped the meal... READ MORE›
PLUS, COMPLAINTS FROM OBESE HOSPITAL PATIENTS, WESTJET SWOOPS IN AND EQUIFAX'S APOLOGY
Instead, Equifax Canada is offering complimentary credit monitoring for a year for those affected... READ MORE›
RANKIN LAUNCHES SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN FOR WORLD HEART DAY
That love, plus his own experiences with heart disease, led him to instigate the campaign, teaming up with the British Heart Foundation BHF ... READ MORE›
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NO SUCH THING AS 'FAT BUT FIT', MAJOR STUDY FINDS
Susannah Brown, senior scientist at World Cancer Research Fund, said the study's finding, emphasise the urgent need to take the obesity epidemic seriously... READ MORE›
THE 'MIRACLE PILL': HOW CYCLING COULD SAVE THE NHS
Cycling can make people healthy and live longer, and cut public health costs, so why can't it be prescribed to the nation?... READ MORE›
POOR DIET IS A FACTOR IN ONE IN FIVE DEATHS, GLOBAL DISEASE STUDY REVEALS
Five papers on life expectancy and the causes and risk factors of death and ill health have been published by the Lancet medical journal... READ MORE›
WHY ARE FEWER AMERICANS TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT?
Increasing obesity and overweight trends probably result in 'new normals,' said Rockney, who was not involved in the new paper... READ MORE›
'DAILY MILE' CRAZE IN BRITAIN HOPES TO TACKLE NATIONAL OBESITY CRISIS
LONDON -- Torriano primary school in north London doesn't have lush green grounds or an outdoor running track or a leafy campus quad... READ MORE›
GEORGE MICHAEL 'DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES'
Singer George Michael died of natural causes, it was announced Monday... READ MORE›
2 BILLION PEOPLE ARE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE GLOBALLY, STUDY SAYS.
Among the 20 most-populous countries, the highest level of obesity among children and young adults was in the U.S., at nearly 13 percent ... READ MORE›
JUNK FOOD SHORTENING LIVES OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE, DATA SHOWS
The World Obesity Federation, which compiled the data, predicted that number would rise to 4.1 million by 2025... READ MORE›
FIRST US SUGAR TAX SEES SOFT DRINK SALES FALL BY ALMOST 10%, STUDY SHOWS
Berkeley is unlike most cities in America, with far higher levels of wealth and education and low consumption of colas and other sugary drinks... READ MORE›
HEALTHIER LIVING COULD REDUCE WORLDWIDE DEMENTIA BY A THIRD, REPORT SAYS
Controllable factors like diet, exercise, hypertension and education can cut dementia risk... READ MORE›
IS SKIPPING BREAKFAST BAD FOR US? NEW STUDY FINDS LINKS WITH HEART DISEASE AND OBESITY
Skipping breakfast or eating late in the day could raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity according to a new study... READ MORE›
CHILDHOOD OBESITY LINKED TO IRREGULAR SLEEP AND SKIPPING BREAKFAST
The study, led by academics from University College London, challenges the widely-held view that soaring childhood obesity rates are caused solely by overeating... READ MORE›
ONCE UNDERFED, BRAZIL'S POOR HAVE A NEW PROBLEM
Once underfed, Brazil's poor have a new problem obesity... READ MORE›
MODERATE DRINKING CAN LOWER RISK OF HEART ATTACK, SAYS STUDY
Drinking in moderation helps protect heart, with study finding it lowers risk of many conditions compared with not drinking... READ MORE›
PUT CALORIE LABELS ON BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS, SAY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS
Alcoholic drinks are fuelling obesity epidemic and most have no idea how many calories their drinks contain... READ MORE›
SHOULD LINK BETWEEN DEMENTIA AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS BE TAKEN WITH A PINCH OF SALT?
But the first reason to pause is that the study found no such risk in people who drank standard sugary lemonades and colas... READ MORE›
PROBLEM DRINKERS ACCOUNT FOR MOST OF ALCOHOL INDUSTRY'S SALES, FIGURES REVEAL
Harmful drinkers drink so heavily that it is claimed that for many, their habit would be unaffordable if they could not obtain cheap alcohol... READ MORE›
MCDONALD'S TO CUT PRICES ON DRINKS AS INDUSTRY SLUMPS
McDonald's Corp., reeling from an industrywide restaurant slump and slowing growth from its all-day breakfast push, is looking to beverages to help perk up the business... READ MORE›
BEING OVERWEIGHT - NOT JUST OBESE - KILLS MILLIONS A YEAR, SAY EXPERTS
The lowest obesity rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, where they were just 1 percent ... READ MORE›
SMOKING AND DRINKING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AT LOWEST LEVEL ON RECORD
Stubbornly high rates of obesity also reflected wider social attitudes, she said... READ MORE›
PROF BRUCE KEOGH: WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PLAYS A CRUCIAL PART IN NHS FUTURE
They had typical ailments of old age congestive heart failure, diabetes, serious breathing problems and urinary tract infections... READ MORE›
'BIGGEST LOSER' HOST BOB HARPER SPEAKS ON HEART ATTACK ON "TODAY" SHOW
Despite being in terrific physical condition, Harper says he was not able to avoid his family history of heart disease... READ MORE›
UK NEEDS TO PERFORM THOUSANDS MORE OBESITY OPERATIONS, SAY SURGEONS
Looking at the science of obesity today, it is inconsistent with the evidence to conceive of obesity as a lifestyle choice, he said... READ MORE›
OKLAHOMA: THE US CITY THAT WENT TO WAR ON OBESITY
Oklahoma The US city that went to war on obesity... READ MORE›
OBESITY EXPERTS CALL FOR STRICTER RULES ON JUNK FOOD ADS TARGETED AT CHILDREN
Children's poor nutrition worldwide including in the UK leads to stunted growth as well as obesity... READ MORE›
LONELY PEOPLE AT GREATER RISK OF HEART DISEASE
New research has found that loneliness and social isolation can affect someone's risk of heart disease and stroke... READ MORE›
CHILDHOOD OBESITY: MAY GOVERNMENT DILUTED PLANS, CLAIMS DISPATCHES
Childhood obesity uk's 'inexcusable' strategy is wasted opportunity, say experts... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN TEENAGER DIES ON 18TH BIRTHDAY AFTER DRINKING HIGH-STRENGTH SPIRIT
An Australian teenager has died on her 18th birthday after drinking shots of a 95 percent alcohol strength spirit... READ MORE›
OBESE WOMEN MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BABIES WITH SERIOUS BIRTH DEFECTS, SAYS STUDY
Severe obesity confers excess risk for so many other negative outcomes for pregnancy pre-eclampsia, diabetes, still-birth, he said... READ MORE›
NO SAFE ALCOHOL LIMIT, NEW GUIDELINES TO SAY
The guidelines are to say there is no safe alcohol limit and even drinking small amounts could cause illnesses including cancer... READ MORE›