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World Obesity Federation: obesity, wellbeing, and COVID-19
World Obesity Federation President Professor John Wilding explores the mental and physical issues surrounding obesity and weight management and the links to COVID-19.
Obesity is...
Plant-based health solutions for weight and mental health management
Weight and mental health management can be difficult at the best of times, but COVID-19 is compounding these problems for many people, and there...
Can saliva biomarkers predict obesity in children?
Researchers have found a molecular marker in saliva that has been linked to childhood obesity in a group of preschool-aged Hispanic children.
Research published in...
Is green tea and exercise the key to reducing fatty liver disease?
Early in-vivo research suggests that a combination of green tea and exercise can reduce the severity of fatty liver disease by 75%
Researchers from Penn...
Sugar levels in UK soft drinks decrease in the wake of government tax
Researchers have discovered that UK drinks manufacturers have lowered the sugar levels in their drinks following the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL)
The Soft drink’s...
Fat fighter: trials for obesity reversing drug underway
Research from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Centre, have discovered a potential new drug that prevents obesity in mice.
The researchers discovered that a receptor,...
Is breastfeeding important in helping to prevent diabetes?
Early weaning from breastfeeding is associated with both the development of obesity and Type 2 diabetes in adulthood.
The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding as...
Did you know that being overweight before 40 can increase the risk of cancer?
In an international study, by the University of Bergen, Norway, researchers found that the risk of cancer is increased by being overweight.
The researchers wanted...
Lower blood lipids: can you eat a cheeseburger and have a strong heart?
A breakthrough in the battle to, lower blood lipids, reduce cholesterol and Triglycerides comes with weight loss as a bonus.
CannaLean had developed CLC, a...
Global Roadmap to prevent cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes
The World Heart Federation launches a new Global Roadmap on the prevention of cardiovascular disease among people living with diabetes.
At ESC Congress 2019 together...
Systems medicine to RESOLVE metabolic syndrome
Eating differently and exercising more is the general advice for metabolic syndrome, but this may not be the whole story.
About a quarter of all...
Did you know celastrol and leptin can curb hunger and obesity?
Celastrol increases the brain's sensitivity to leptin, the hormone that signals we've had enough to eat, but until now, no one knew how this...
Obesity related cancer: surgeon warns rise amongst millennials
A while back Health Europa reported on obesity related cancer to be on the rise, particularly in the US, but now Britain’s millennials may...
Flaxseed fibre: the goods to improve metabolic health
Published in American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, researchers have discovered that flaxseed fibre has the potential to improve metabolic health.
Research in...
Do you know your BMI and its connection to heart health?
According to a Cleveland Clinic survey, 88% of Americans understand the connection between a healthy heart and weight but aren’t doing enough to combat...
What role is there for dietitians in tackling the growing obesity crisis in Europe?
As obesity rates rise, Ellen Govers, of the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians, explains how dietitians can encourage citizens to make the...
Let’s talk about fish oil supplements improving asthma control
According to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, fish oil supplements do not appear to improve asthma control in...
Cities Changing Diabetes: a global fight against urban diabetes
Cities Changing Diabetes brings together businesses, researchers, policymakers and urban planners to tackle the worrying rise of diabetes and obesity in cities – the...
Excess body weight and the world of cancer
According to new studies, excess body weight is an established cause of cancer, currently known to be linked to 13 cancers.
A new study looking...
Lets take a closer look at food reformulation for better health
Professor Markus Peck, of United European Gastroenterology, highlights the importance of food reformulation for improved digestive and public health.
Food reformulation and related efforts to...