Obesity Can Shorten Life Up to 8 Years
By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on December 8, 2014 ~ 1 min read A new Canadian study finds that overweight and obese individuals may have their life expectancy...
View ArticleCouncils call for food industry tax to tackle obesity (Birmingham City Council)
(Source: Birmingham City Council) Birmingham's Be Active scheme highlighted as leading example of local authority action to tackle obesity and inactivity. An obesity action fund should be created by...
View ArticleTake measures to help tackle weight issues (Office of the First Minister and...
(Source: Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland) It's National Obesity Awareness Week. The Public Health Agency is asking people to measure their waist size to see...
View ArticleThe AMA's 'wake up' call on obesity
More than half of obese patients have never been told by their doctors, or a medical professional, that they should lose weight. Last week, the board of The American Medical Association announced that...
View ArticleLearn How Obesity Negatively Affect On Your Health
More than 65 million grown-ups and 10 million youngsters experience the ill effects from obesity, considered of one of the heading reason for life-threatening diseases. Being beyond obesity can trade...
View Article3 Cr Indians are obese: Are you counting the pounds?
Believe it or not, most of us are living a sedentary lifestyle. And, with that comes numerous side effects - such as obesity. In India, we have about three crore obese people. So, the need of the hour...
View ArticleLifestyle changes, not weight loss, is key to kid’s health
Child obesity is a major concern in the US; currently34% of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19 are overweight or obese. However, according by a new UCLA School of Nursing study, if your child is...
View Article10 reasons you can't afford to be obese
Obesity is by definition excess of fat storage rather than weight. Men with more than 25% of total body fat and women with more than 30% total body fat are considered obese. There are many different...
View Article10 reasons why obesity is bad for you
Obesity is by definition excess of fat storage rather than weight. Men with more than 25% of total body fat and women with more than 30% total body fat are considered obese. There are many different...
View ArticleLifestyle diseases
RECENT studies show that cardiovascular disease remain as the No. 1 cause of death in the Philippines, Davao City Health Office (CHO) head Dr. Josephine Villafuerte said. Cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
View ArticleObesity and the modern woman
Weightage Obesity is a growing epidemic that affects women more often than men. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among women in the India has reached the point where it is more common than...
View ArticleHealth Risks Linked To Obesity
In recent times, many people- men, women and even children- are becoming obese. In Ghana the situation is no different. What is dangerous about the Ghanaian situation is that some associate obesity...
View ArticleInactivity 'kills more than obesity'
By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website 15 January 2015 From the section Health comments A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity in Europe, a 12-year study of...
View ArticleBariatric surgery safe and effective
Overweight or obesity leads to serious health consequences like cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon). Dubai: Obesity...
View ArticleWhen Being Obese Could Save Your Life
You've just had a heart attack, and you're in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. If you're overweight or moderately obese, you're actually more likely to survive that heart attack than if you...
View ArticleNSW Government acts to Make Healthy Normal (NSW Department of Health)
(Source: NSW Department of Health) Jillian Skinner Minister for Health Saturday, 13 June 2015 NSW GOVERNMENT ACTS TO MAKE HEALTHY NORMAL The NSW Government will roll out a $4.5 million campaign to help...
View ArticleHow to get rid of Obesity?
Tips for getting rid of Obesity and making your life healthy. By following the tips given here will help you in making your body slim and healthy. You should not try to find the shortest path and...
View ArticleTwo thirds of middle aged people in Wales are overweight or obese, says study
Nearly two thirds of people in Wales in their early 40s are overweight or obese, according to new research. The University of London study found 37% of adults were overweight by the age of 42 and men...
View ArticleIt's time to Make Healthy Normal (NSW Department of Health)
(Source: NSW Department of Health) Jillian Skinner Minister for Health MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 3 July 2015 IT'S TIME TO MAKE HEALTHY NORMAL Health Minister Jillian Skinner was joined by leading health...
View ArticleOne in four NSW school kids are overweight or obese (University of Sydney)
(Source: University of Sydney) One in four NSW school kids are overweight or obese 16 June 2014 Nearly one in four New South Wales school children are overweight or obese according to a University of...
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