EATING smaller meals more often does not help overweight people shed their kilos any faster, according to research that debunks a popular dieting myth. Dieticians have tested the commonly-held theory …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Recent claims that low-fat dairy products or calcium can help people lose weight are untrue, according to a review of the published scientific literature, which shows that …
THE CSIRO's Total Wellbeing Diet has been attacked as environmentally "destructive" and dangerous to health. The diet, developed by the research body CSIRO, has been criticised by dieticians for being …
Scottish scientists have found that binge eating and crash dieting may significantly reduce life expectancy. Researchers from Glasgow University observed that fish given a "binge then diet" food regime had …
Higher rates of diabetes, obesity occur in areas where fast-food restaurants and convenience stores greatly outnumber grocery stores, researchers say. Higher rates of diabetes and obesity occur in neighborhoods--regardless of …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Quite small changes in lifestyle help reduce abdominal obesity and the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome, reports Dr. Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka, of the Finnish Diabetes Association in Tampere
AN extremely low calorie liquid diet can help severely obese people shed almost half their body fat, experts have found. Specialists have helped a Victorian man lose more than 70kg …
New York City will issue 1, 000 new permits for mobile fruit and vegetable stands in its latest drive against obesity and unhealthiness among its residents. The city council voted …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Cutting calories helps people lose weight, but doing so by filling up on whole grains may be particularly heart-healthy, new research suggests
In Britain, a Campaign Against Obesity Is Snarled in Controversy
A study which showed that rats fed on artificial sweetener still put on weight has baffled researchers. Scientists from Purdue University in the US now believe that a sweet taste …
You have to hand it to whoever is behind the Jenny Craig weight-loss campaign with Queen Latifah. Take a celebrity who has never, unlike her B-list predecessors Kirstie Alley and …
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called on the Federal Government to follow the lead of Britain and introduce a national obesity strategy. The British Government this week announced plans …
We already know that having a beer belly is bad for your heart. Now, we might also know why
LONDON (Reuters)-The government is to spend 75 million pounds on a campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and counter what it calls an obesity epidemic in Britain
A £372m anti-obesity strategy aimed at "transforming the environment" in which people in England live has been launched by the government. Ministers said support and information, rather than "hectoring and …
CHICAGO (Reuters)-Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S.researchers said on Thursday in a study that offers insight into how diets work
The author of a new book argues that as adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle …
HERE'S an interesting thought: What if you're not to blame for your weight problem
AS adult obesity balloons in the US, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book says. "Obesity …
One in three adults in the UK is now on a permanent diet, research suggests. A poll of 2, 000 people for supermarket giant Tesco found the over-55s were most …
THE Australian Medical Association (AMA) is urging people to adopt the slogan'Right weight'08'and shed some kilos this year. AMA Queensland president-elect Chris Davis today said with more than 25, 000 …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Eating a high-fat, high-carb fast food meal produces damaging cellular changes that are greater and longer-lasting in obese people than in normal-weight people, a new study shows
Obesity cannot be tackled by just encouraging healthier eating and more exercise, health experts say. The experts, led by a London-based academic, say governments should adopt more sophisticated approaches. Work …
A researcher in the United States claims that the reason for the obesity epidemic is more than just the calories we eat and the lack of exercise. It's a substance …
The Health Department is warning one third of West Australian adults are overweight and one in six are obese. The Department has released three reports on the health of West …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-Though some have blamed the U.S.obesity problem on the corn syrup ubiquitous in processed foods, a new study casts some doubt on this idea
On average, people gain a little less than a pound between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, according to one study
AUSTRALIA is one of the fattest nations in the developed world, according to a new international report which singles out the country's sky-rocketing obesity rate. The report by the Organisation …
WASHINGTON? Public health experts suggest the obesity epidemic and global warming can both be attacked with the same effort. How? Get out of your car and walk. Or bike instead …
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Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't seem to raise the risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, a government study says. CHICAGO--Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your …
Being overweight and obese causes 5% of all cancers in middle-aged and older women in the UK, research suggests. The Cancer Research UK-funded study, which looked at 45, 000 cases …
The Woolworths supermarket group has been served notice that it may face legal action if it continues to sell unproven herbal weight loss remedies. The warning came in a letter …
Experts at a conference on obesity explore its possible causes, which call for multi-pronged solutions. CHEWING gum, taking medication and laying off fast food won't by themselves reduce America's waistlines--obviously …
An Australian study has found that children are more likely to be obese if they are from low-income families, and the risk is increased further if they are from particular …
A STUDY has revealed that the obesity epidemic among children has been grossly overstated, and that the problem is concentrated among poorer families and some ethnic groups. Fairfax newspapers say …
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have looked at how people's social network can influence them to put on or lose weight. The transcript of this program will be available by …
Health experts have joined forces to lobby political parties on childhood obesity in the lead-up to the federal election. VicHealth, the Cancer Council, and Diabetes Victoria have launched the Obesity …