The World Health Organisation on Wednesday launched strategies aimed at getting Europeans to start moving and stop smoking over the next decade to defuse what it termed the ticking time-bomb of sedentary lifestyles.
Sep 16, 2015
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Chinese people are growing taller as the country becomes richer but they are getting fatter even faster, the government said.
Jul 1, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Fewer than one-third of Americans are currently at a healthy weight, with the rest of the population either overweight or obese, a new report finds.
Jun 22, 2015
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Children born since the 1980s are two to three times more likely than older generations to be overweight or obese by the age of 10, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine. The study, conducted by researchers ...
May 19, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Though it may not always be easy, helping young children develop healthy eating habits is worth the effort, experts say.
Apr 28, 2015
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New research suggests GPs need more support to help them meet national guidelines to tackle obesity.
Apr 17, 2015
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New studies by McMaster University researchers, published in CMAJ Open, have confirmed that people of all ages find it difficult to prevent weight gain; that it is terrifically difficult to get rid of it later and to keep ...
Feb 24, 2015
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More than a third of children in England are overweight/obese, finds a 20 year study of electronic health records, published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Jan 29, 2015
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a Novo Nordisk diabetes drug as a treatment for obesity. It's the first injectable drug approved for weight loss.
Dec 23, 2014
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Growing obesity levels are increasing the burden of cancers throughout the world, say University of Queensland researchers.
Dec 8, 2014
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