obesity

Health group calls for 'sugar tax' to cut child obesity

Posted in Business on 22nd Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

A "sugar tax" should be introduced by the UK government to help curb obesity in childhood, a campaign group says.

EU's top court may define obesity as a disability

Posted in Business on 14th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The EU's top court is considering a test case which could oblige employers to treat obesity as a disability.

One in three adults in England 'on cusp' of diabetes

Posted in Medicine on 11th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

More than a third of adults are on the cusp of developing type-2 diabetes, figures for England show.

Blocking The Satiety Hormone Can Prevent Obesity

Posted in Science on 7th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The hormone 'Leptin' helps prevent obesity and too much weight gain by controlling appetite, according to a study.

Tequila plant helps reduce blood sugar and weight

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes.