obesity
Experimental food additive makes people feel full sooner
Posted in Science on 11th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Inulin-propionate ester (IPE) could be added to foods, causing them to suppress the consumer's appetite.
Obese lose up to eight years of life
Posted in Medicine on 6th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Being severely obese can knock up to eight years off your life and cause decades of ill health, a report says.
Obesity 'costing same as smoking'
Posted in Medicine on 21st Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The worldwide cost of obesity is about the same as smoking or armed conflict and greater than both alcoholism and climate change, research has suggested.
World is crossing malnutrition red line, report warns
Posted in Medicine on 15th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Every nation except China has crossed a "malnutrition red line", suffering from too much or too little nutrition.
Weight loss surgery greatly reduces diabetes risk
Posted in Medicine on 6th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Weight loss surgery can dramatically reduce the odds of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a major study.