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EATING LEAFY GREENS MAY STAVE OFF MEMORY LOSS


However, older people who ate one or two servings of vitamin K-rich food per day performed better on memory tests than those who didn't, he added... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 5

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

30th November, 2017 330

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

10th November, 2017 1834

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

4th November, 2017 1

$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

4th November, 2017 352

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THAT WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT YOUR BODY COULD HURT OTHERS


As a fat person, you are subject to insults and abuse from people who think you're disgusting, and don't care if you feel bad... READ MORE

22nd October, 2017 2969

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

13th October, 2017 178

SHOCKING FIGURES SHOW THERE ARE NOW 124 MILLION OBESE CHILDREN WORLDWIDE


A further 1.3 billion adults were classified as overweight, which also brings health problems and can lead to obesity... READ MORE

10th October, 2017 1401

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

1st October, 2017 749

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ITALY'S STRUGGLING ECONOMY HAS WORLD'S HEALTHIEST PEOPLE


Yet Italians are in way better shape than Americans, Canadians and Brits, who all suffer from higher blood pressure and cholesterol and poorer mental health... READ MORE

20th March, 2017 74336

CHILDREN WHO DRINK FULL-FAT MILK END UP SLIMMER THAN THOSE ON SKIMMEDA


But research on more than 2,700 children found those given full-fat versions ended up with a significantly lower body mass index than those given semi-skimmed varieties... READ MORE

17th November, 2016 29343

AMSTERDAM'S SOLUTION TO THE OBESITY CRISIS


There are about 2,000 morbidly obese children in Amsterdam who are the initial focus... READ MORE

15th April, 2017 22598

MEXICO'S SUGAR TAX LEADS TO FALL IN CONSUMPTION FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING


Mexico has high rates of obesity - more than 70 percent of the population is overweight or obese - and sugar consumption... READ MORE

23rd February, 2017 14287

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

17th May, 2017 14069

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

17th September, 2017 9951

LEVELS OF CHILD HUNGER AND DEPRIVATION IN UK AMONG HIGHEST OF RICH NATIONS


Unicef report finds that one in three British children are in 'multi-dimensional poverty' and says gaps between rich and poor are widening around the world... READ MORE

15th June, 2017 9283

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

10th April, 2017 7257

CHILDREN DISCOVERED ON BRINK OF STARVATION IN BELARUSIAN ORPHANAGES


The photos of raw-boned children from one of the Minsk orphanages published by the online magazine Imena shocked Belarusians... READ MORE

21st April, 2017 6555

'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

30th November, 2016 6059

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

12th June, 2017 2844

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

8th October, 2016 2745

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

19th April, 2017 2445

DOCTORS DEMAND A 20% TAX ON SUGARY DRINKS TO FIGHT UK OBESITY EPIDEMIC


Doctors demand a 20 percent tax on sugary drinks to fight UK obesity epidemic... READ MORE

12th July, 2015 2440

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

31st January, 2017 2031

TOOTH EXTRACTIONS RISE AMONG UNDER-FOURS


Surge in dental surgery on young children triggers call for action on oral health education and sugar intake... READ MORE

21st March, 2017 1986

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

11th November, 2016 1514

ONCE UNDERFED, BRAZIL'S POOR HAVE A NEW PROBLEM


Once underfed, Brazil's poor have a new problem obesity... READ MORE

26th November, 2016 1459

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

21st April, 2017 1269

GOVERNMENT PLAN ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY VERY DISAPPOINTING, SAY MPS


We've said time and again that it was an error for government to exclude TV junk food advertising restrictions in their obesity plan, said Viner... READ MORE

27th March, 2017 1210

BIGGER WINE GLASSES MAKE US DRINK TOO MUCH, SAYS RESEARCHER


Today's glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago, encourage consumption, Cambridge scientist tells Hay festival... READ MORE

28th May, 2017 1174

MEDITERRANEAN DIET 'AS EFFECTIVE AS STATINS' IN REDUCING HEART ATTACK RISK


Leading doctors call on medical bodies such as Nice to do more to promote healthy lifestyles rather than relying on cardiovascular drugs... READ MORE

6th September, 2015 1158

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

13th June, 2017 1141

HEALTH CHIEF: OBESITY WARNING LETTERS TO PARENTS MUST NOT BE WATERED DOWN


Dame Sally Davies was speaking as new figures emerged from the child measurement programme that showed levels of obesity among children were still getting steadily worse... READ MORE

3rd November, 2016 1076

GPS SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT OFFENDING OBESE PATIENTS, FINDS STUDY


More than three-quarters of patients said yes to weight-loss programmes in trial of 30-second intervention by doctors... READ MORE

25th October, 2016 1055

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

15th December, 2016 1030

'IF THINGS GO WRONG, I DRAW A LINE UNDER IT AND MOVE ON'


However, when people learned to be kinder to themselves they quickly got back to healthy eating, lost weight and kept it off... READ MORE

8th January, 2016 1008

WORLD ENTERING ERA OF GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY WITH MALNUTRITION AND OBESITY SIDE BY SIDE WITHIN COUNTRIES, SAYS LEADING FOOD EXPERT


World entering era of global food insecurity with malnutrition and obesity side by side within countries says leading food expert... READ MORE

12th July, 2015 1005

NHS CHIEF CALLS ON PARENTS TO SHOW SOME 'TOUGH LOVE' IN OBESITY BATTLE


Britain's obesity levels are among the worst in the world, with two thirds of adults and one third of young children obese or overweight... READ MORE

27th December, 2016 934

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

1st September, 2017 900


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