The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified obesity as more of a risk factor for cancer than previously thought as a report identifies more cancer types linked to excess weight.
Being overweight risks becoming the norm in Europe, says a new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO), which blames widespread promotion of unhealthy foods and inactivity.
More frequent meals and snacks among primary school children may be associated with a lower risk of overweight and obesity, according to new research published in Public Health Nutrition.
Consumption of soft drinks and other sweetened beverages is not a major contributor to the rising levels of childhood obesity, according to Canadian research that assesses consumption and risk in over 10,000 children and youths.
A study linking consumption of artificially sweetened beverages to an increased risk of preterm births has been dismissed by the sweetener industry as ‘misleading’ and ‘not plausible scientifically’.
Four-year-old girls in Sweden are six times more likely to be obese
than they were 20 years ago, and 10-year-olds five times more
likely, says new research that highlights a need to address recent
lifestyle changes.
Strong evidence emerges that shows obesity and being overweight in
adulthood are linked to a significant decrease in life expectancy,
according to new research from the United States.
Being too fat has become almost as big a health problem as smoking
in the United States, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said
on Thursday, and urged Americans to lose weight.
