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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS MAY BOOST BODY WEIGHT
Also known as obesogens because they interfere with body weight regulation... READ MORE›
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›
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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›
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›
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›
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›
GPS IN ENGLAND 'UNCONFIDENT' DISCUSSING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH PATIENTS - REPORT
More than half of doctors said they had not had any training about encouraging patients to undertake physical activity... 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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
CHILDHOOD OBESITY: MAY GOVERNMENT DILUTED PLANS, CLAIMS DISPATCHES
Childhood obesity uk's 'inexcusable' strategy is wasted opportunity, say experts... 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›
NUTRITION EXPERTS ALARMED BY NONPROFIT DOWNPLAYING ROLE OF JUNK FOOD IN OBESITY
Its website claims the group wants to be the voice of science in research on obesity... READ MORE›
FRENCH CHILDHOOD OBESITY TRENDS DOWNWARD AS GLOBAL RATES RISE
In the US, where obesity is considered a national crisis, rates among children have stabilised for the first time in decades... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALAND BATTLES OBESITY EPIDEMIC AS THIRD FATTEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
A New Zealand Medical Association report calls the soaring obesity rates a public health crisis ... READ MORE›
MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF ALL AMERICANS NOW OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT
The new data follows on from a major survey between 1988 and 1994 that brought the issue of obesity into sharp focus... READ MORE›
COMMENT: WHY IT WAS EASIER TO BE SKINNY IN THE 1980S
Old Economy Steve worked his way through college because tuition was 400... 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›