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Overfed Infants: Parents To Be Blamed, Study Says

Posted on 4 June 2016

Parents in UK may be feeding their babies and toddlers larger portions than they need for their nutritional needs.

Being Overweight May Now Be ‘Less Unhealthy’

Posted on 11 May 2016

Being overweight may not be as big a problem, in terms of health, as is perceived by most people, suggests study.

Vitamin C supplements have similar cardiovascular benefits as regular exercise

Posted on 7 September 2015

Waking up early and going for a morning walk is something that everyone might not fancy, but is a recommended form of exercise and now researchers say that having vitamin C supplements…

Schools urged to tread with caution over anti-obesity messages

Posted on 22 July 2015

A leading psychiatrist in the UK has urged schools to refrain from over-emphasising anti-obesity messages as the strategy could backfire and promote eating disorders among kids. Dr Janet Walsh, head of specialist…

Taxing the calories in sugary drinks could help reduce obesity, research suggests

Posted on 17 July 2015

Researchers have suggested that a tax on sugary drinks based on the number of calories or amount of sugar per liter could help curb obesity. The study published in Social Science &…

Obese may never attain normal body weight, study suggests

Posted on 17 July 2015

A King’s College London study has found that obese people are highly unlikely to attain normal body weight thereby suggesting that weight management programmes including dieting and exercise may not be effective…

Over a third of overweight teenagers in UK think their weight is about right

Posted on 12 July 2015

The Cancer Research UK has revealed through a new study that over a third of overweight teenagers in the UK thing their weight is about right and don’t see themselves has either…

Traditional Chinese medicine could be a possible treatment for obesity

Posted on 23 May 2015

A traditional Chinese medicine, which is an extract from the thunder god vine, holds the potential of being used for treatment of obesity as experiments in mouse model have shown the extract…

Younger generation more prone to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases

Posted on 21 May 2015

Ever wondered why there are so many overweight kids and youngsters around you? Well it seems there is a scientific reason behind it as according to a new research published in PLOS…

Europeans unaware about dangers of obesity

Posted on 15 May 2015

Obesity has been pegged as a major threat to health and wellbeing of our society and despite efforts by charities, non-profit organisations and authorities, there are still quite a few people who…

Brits still in the dark about how obese they are

Posted on 14 May 2015

Brits are still unaware about their obesity status as more than third (36 per cent) of UK adults, who think they are just overweight, are actually clinically obese and at risk of…

People living in socio-economically deprived localities at risk of being obese

Posted on 11 May 2015

Researchers have brought to the forefront a completely new factor that needs to weighed in while deciding to buy or rent a house in a particular locality – social-economic status of the…

Obesity risk reduces at higher altitudes, researchers say

Posted on 9 May 2015

Obesity is a complex problem with many possible triggers, and a new research has now established a potential link between this disorder and altitudes at which people live. According to a study…

Cycling, walking to work will help you shed those extra kilos

Posted on 9 May 2015

In this fast moving world, very few people have the time to make room for special exercise regimes to lose weight and the best way to shed some kilos is to walk…

Research involving nearly 2 million Brits investigates obesity-dementia link

Posted on 10 April 2015

A massive study involving nearly 2 million Brits has for the first time ever looked in to the relationship between obesity and dementia and the findings challenge the prevailing wisdom by stating…

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