diabetes
Sugar tax 'may be necessary', England's chief medical officer says
Posted in Medicine on 4th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
Earlier this year doctors called for a soft drinks tax to reduce sugar intake.
How Nutrition In One Generation Can Change The Genetics Of The Next
Posted in Science on 20th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
A Cambodian case study finds that people developing diabetes today have parents who went hungry in the 1970s.
Cases of diabetes increase to more than 3.2m
Posted in Medicine on 10th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
This means 6% of UK adults are registered as diabetic. An estimated 850,000 more have diabetes without knowing it.
Googles smart contact lens project could allow diabetics to track glucose levels automatically
Posted in Hardware on 18th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Google is testing a smart contact lens designed to measure glucose levels in tears.
Obesity quadruples to nearly one billion in developing world
Posted in Medicine on 4th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
The number of overweight and obese adults in the developing world has almost quadrupled to around one billion since 1980.