obesity
‘Fat but fit’ is not good for health, according to new study
Health & Fitness
December 23, 2015
‘Fat but fit’ is not good for health, according to new study
A new Swedish study has dismissed the idea that 'fat but fit' is ok, finding instead that obese men with…
Less than 7 hours sleep a night could be linked to obesity, according to new study
Health & Fitness
December 18, 2015
Less than 7 hours sleep a night could be linked to obesity, according to new study
A recent US study has found that short sleep, defined as less than seven hours a night, increases the consumption…
Parents may not notice when children are overweight
Health & Fitness
December 16, 2015
Parents may not notice when children are overweight
Many parents don’t realize when their children are overweight and so they fail to help the youngsters shed excess pounds,…
Healthy diets may not be one-size-fits-all
Health & Fitness
November 28, 2015
Healthy diets may not be one-size-fits-all
When two people follow the same weight-loss diet to the letter, but one fails to lose weight, the problem might…
Negative body image puts teens at risk of obesity
Health & Fitness
November 21, 2015
Negative body image puts teens at risk of obesity
Teens who don’t like how their bodies' look or have a negative body image have an increased risk of developing…
Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
Health & Fitness
November 15, 2015
Obesity still rising among US adults, women overtake men
Obesity is still rising among American adults, despite more than a decade of public-awareness campaigns and other efforts to get…
Europe has ‘alarming’ rates of smoking, drinking and obesity: WHO
Life & Style
September 23, 2015
Europe has ‘alarming’ rates of smoking, drinking and obesity: WHO
Europe has the world's highest rates of drinking and smoking, and more than half its people are too fat, putting…
Probiotics could help protect against inflammation, obesity
Health & Fitness
September 23, 2015
Probiotics could help protect against inflammation, obesity
A diet rich in fish oil produces very different gut bacteria from one that's rich in lard, according to a…
Do high fat foods make you want more?
Health & Fitness
September 23, 2015
Do high fat foods make you want more?
Eating a high quantity of fatty foods could throw your brain's hunger signalling awry, causing you to want more even…
Born fat? Thinking so could get you there
Health & Fitness
September 17, 2015
Born fat? Thinking so could get you there
Believing your weight is outside of your control could lead you to pack on the pounds, make unhealthy food choices…