Making McMaster University responsible for one of the federal government's top health priorities, the University will lead the country's fight against fat. To create the Canadian Obesity Network, the government is giving the university $800,000. It...
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Celebrities can no longer be used to advertise junk food during television programmes designed to appeal the under-10s. As part of proposals to tackle obesity in children, new rules banning the use of celebrities in such advertisements were announced...
A soy product can permanently reduce the risk of becoming obese later in life. Embryonic gene behavior changes by a soy product nutrient, Duke University scientists claim.
Though it is yet to be confirmed in humans, the researchers at the Duke...
Be aware of fake anti-obesity drugs in the market. Fake versions of an anti-obesity drug are being touted on the Internet even though European Union has not approved it for sale. The European Commission warned consumers on this on Monday.
The drug is...
Researchers are not only finding clue to obesity irradiation from childhood, but also before they are born! And with this search, the importance of prenatal care has long been recognized.
Scientists concerned with preventing obesity are exploring the...
Children are now to attend their classes standing! In Britain, chair-free classrooms where pupils stand for hours each day are being introduced. Researchers found that through this, children burnt so many extra calories that the long-term effect on their...
Is your child in line to develop diabetes? How will you know that? Doctors may be able to use a new method to predict whether children are in line to develop diabetes, a new report reveals.
"Abdominal obesity is a health risk even though the BMI may...
Veterans are more likely than the general population to have diabetes, one of the major complications associated with being overweight, research has shown. To help address the increasingly alarming issues of obesity and deadly diabetes among America's...
Obesity epidemic is growing rapidly in the United State and Canada. People are failing to maintain a balance between calories in and out.
Actabit Healthcare announced the release of Basal Metabolic Rate Calculator. This has a software program that...
To combat the epidemic of childhood obesity, junk food should be taxed, Dr. Ruth Collins-Nakai, president of the Canadian Medical Association said.
According to her, 'Healthy choices should be cheaper and more readily available... The corollary is that...
Sales of obesity drugs may reach to more than $1.7 billion by 2014. An
analyst firm predicts in a new report that it is the launch of obesity
drugs from three pharmaceutical companies that will propel the sector
to this height of sales with...
Do you know, in higher employee health costs obesity costs U.S. employers millions of dollars each year? A study published in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine finds a surprising cost behind obesity. According to it, obesity is...
Yet another pathogen's role in the increase of obesity cases worldwide. The virus Ad-36 might have a hand in causing weight gain! A study conducted on Australians showed this. Ad-36 is a human adenovirus that causes eye infections, colds, and diarrhea....
If anyone is having bariatric surgery, it may reduce your risk for heart disease! That's the finding by researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, presented at the American College of Cardiology's 55th Annual Scientific Sessions.
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How healthy are your healthy fast-food? New research shows that healthy fast-food options are light on the facts and heavy on fat. Many healthy options fall short of their image, with some containing at least a tablespoon of fat and more salt than most...
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