Obesity
Johnson: The British are fatter than the rest of Europe
The United Kingdom has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world: nearly one in three adults are obese, according to the OECD.
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Easing of lockdown will make those with underlying diseases more vulnerable
Hypertension, diabetes and obesity are the three main underlying health conditions that pose a concern.
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Despite having enough food, humanity risks hunger 'crises': report
The report, presented to the FAO in Rome, warned that the problem of poor nutrition 'will only get worse if current trends are not reversed'.
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Pope warns overeating is 'avenue of personal destruction'
People suffer from diabetes and heart disease because of overeating, but also from anorexia and bulimia through deliberate undereating, the pope said.
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Overweight people more likely to have overweight dogs - study
On average, overweight dogs live 1.3 years less than dogs on restrictive diets.
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Can rooibos curb obesity? Stellenbosch University study aims to find out
The study said 70% of women in South Africa and close to 40% of men are currently overweight.
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Supermarkets near home, fast-food along commute tied to obesity
Surprisingly, people who had more supermarkets and smaller grocery stores near home had higher average BMIs than people who had fewer places to purchase groceries, the study also found.
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Police ordered to pull their weight as Indonesia fights obesity
The officers in East Java are being closely monitored on the two-week programme and also get guidance from nutritionists and medical experts, said spokesman Frans Barung Mangera.
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Latin America faces obesity-food insecurity paradox - report
The report found that a combination of excessive calorie consumption, unbalanced diets and declining activity levels were fuelling a growing burden of overweight and obesity in various countries across the world.
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Global obesity rising faster in rural areas than cities, study finds
In a study of 33 years of trends in body mass index (BMI) across 200 countries and territories, the scientists found that people worldwide are getting heavier - with average weight rising by 5kg to 6kg over the period of the study.
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Study reveals the truth about why people love coffee and beer
The truth may be that our preferences for caffeine or alcoholic beverages - or indeed sugary sodas - derive not so much from the way they taste but how they make us feel, according to a new study.
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South Africans really unhealthy, public health sector needs improvement - report
An academic article published by Stellenbosch University's Family Medicine Department revealed the sorry state of South Africans Health and highlights the importance of drastically improving the public healthcare sector.
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ANALYSIS: Local solutions can boost healthier food choices in South Africa
How should countries like South Africa go about making sure that people – particularly poor people (where the burden of non-communicable diseases is highest) – have access to healthy food?
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'Radical rethink' needed to tackle obesity, hunger, climate: report
Nearly a billion people are hungry and another two billion are eating too much of the wrong foods, causing epidemics of obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
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Too little sleep tied to increased heart disease risk
Previous research has linked lack of sleep to traditional risk factors for heart disease like high blood sugar, high blood pressure, inflammation and obesity.
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Obesity explains almost 1 in 20 cancer cases globally - study
As of 2012, excess body weight accounted for approximately 544,300 cancers diagnosed annually around the world, according to researchers.
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[LISTEN] Why SA is facing an obesity crisis
Nutritionist Craig Brown says if a woman is obese or overweight while they are pregnant, they are more likely to give birth to larger babies.
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SA has among the highest rates of obese children in the world - UN
Unicef's Alison Feeley says 13% of obese children under the age of five live in South Africa.
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Lifestyle changes can help obese women improve fertility
Infertility, which is defined as the inability to become pregnant after 12 months of trying, affects about 15% of couples in Canada, the review authors note.
