More than one billion now afflicted by obesity: Lancet
More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled…
2 years ago
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Popular weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction
WASHINGTON, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Drugs like Ozempic, which have become increasingly popular for losing weight, heighten the risk…
3 years ago
Obesity greatest risk factor for young adults with Covid-19
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Young adults with underlying conditions such as morbid obesity, diabetes and hypertension are at the…
6 years ago
Experts probe obesity link to severe virus response
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Inflammatory and immune responses linked to obesity could help explain the likelihood of…
6 years ago
Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk…
6 years ago
Malnutrition in poorer nations costs firms up to $850 billon: study
by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) -- Hunger, poor nutrition and obesity not only present a health burden in developing…
6 years ago
1-in-3 young children undernourished or overweight: UNICEF
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- A third of the world's nearly 700 million children under five years old…
7 years ago
Obesity-linked cancers on the rise in young adults
by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A sharp increase in the rate of obesity-linked cancers…
7 years ago
‘Radical rethink’ needed to tackle obesity, hunger, climate: report
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate…
7 years ago
Too fat to fight: Pentagon grapples with obesity epidemic
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Forget about the high-tech military challenges from China…
8 years ago
In US, obesity, smoking more common in rural areas: study
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- People who live in rural areas of the United States are far more likely than…
8 years ago
World faces ‘staggering’ obesity challenge: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- In 27 years from now, almost a quarter of the global population will be obese,…
8 years ago
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