Column: Trimming the budget shouldn’t hurt the most vulnerable so much
They’re having big problems in China.According to the country’s health commission, roughly a third of China’s residents are overweight, with 16% considered obese. Another study…
ACTG Presents Study at CROI Demonstrating Increased Risk of Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease After Switch to Integrase Inhibitor-Containing Regimen
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I’m plus-sized & get trolled for living my best life – people accuse me of ‘promoting obesity’ but haters won’t stop me
A PLUS sized woman has hit back at trolls who comment negatively on her looks and the outfits she wears.Jade, who describes herself as a chubby…
Major change to online fat jab sales in bid to stop people pretending to be obese to get drug
ONLINE fat jab sales will be tightened up with video or face-to-face chats mandatory under new industry rules.Pharmacies selling weight loss injections have been told…
Shares in Eli Lilly rise as Zepbound weight-loss study shows solid success
Lilly said patients taking Zepbound lost about 20% of their weight on average compared with nearly 14% for Wegovy. The drug maker also said more…
Junk food ads will be BANNED before 9pm and online in bid to tackle childhood obesity
JUNK food ads will be banned from TV before 9pm and axed entirely online in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.Ministers will today unveil the…
How junk food firms are dodging govt’s advertising ban by targeting young people on gaming sites and social media
JUNK food firms are dodging the Government’s ban on advertising by targeting kids on gaming sites and social media, The Sun on Sunday can reveal.Ultra-processed…
The four Halloween treats you should never give your kids – and the healthier alternatives
ALONG with carved pumpkins and scary costumes, Halloween means kids getting their hands on a devilish amount of sweets.You won’t want to dampen your tot’s…
Why This Pharma Boss Isn’t Chasing the Obesity Hype
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessBelen Garijo, the CEO of Merck KGaA, says focus on growth and innovation is key to the German group’s future.Author of the…
Young people get 66% of calories from ultra-processed foods linked to obesity, heart disease and cancer, study warns
TWO thirds of a British teenager’s diet is junk, according to a study.Cambridge and Bristol university researchers estimate 66 per cent of calories come from…
‘American Idol’ alum Mandisa’s cause of death revealed
Mandisa, the Grammy-winning Christian music singer and former “American Idol” contestant, died in April from complications of class III obesity, according to an autopsy report.…
Obese Brits struggling to work as study shows overweight people take more sick days
OBESE Britons are struggling to work as a study shows overweight people take more sick days. Just being overweight, like two thirds of UK adults,…
More than 1 BILLION people around the world are now obese and at risk of killer diseases – including 159m children
ONE billion people worldwide are now fat, says the World Health Organization. Obesity rates have rocketed since 1990, doubling in adults and quadrupling in children…