Obesity

Obesity rising faster in rural areas

Obesity worldwide, including in Bangladesh, is increasing more quickly in rural areas than in cities, a study reports, challenging a long-held assumption that the global epidemic of excess weight is mainly an urban problem.
'Radical rethink' needed to tackle obesity, climate

To defeat the intertwined pandemics of obesity, hunger and climate change, governments must curb the political influence of major corporations, says a major report calling for a 'global treaty' similar to one for tobacco control.
The dangers of obesity in Bangladesh

Obesity is rising in Bangladesh, as indicated by several regional and international reports.
Americans have grown fatter, shorter

Americans have got fatter over the past two decades, adding girth to their bellies and even growing fractionally shorter on average, according to federal health data release.
'Healthily obese' women at risk of cardiovascular disease

New European research finds that women who are obese but metabolically healthy still have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than metabolically healthy women who are of a normal weight.
Obesity multiplies risk of cancer disease, especially in women

New European research has found that being overweight or obese exponentially increases the chance of suffering from heart disease or cancer, with the risk even greater for women than men.
‘Diabetes, obesity behind 800,000 cancers worldwide’

Nearly six percent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012 -- some 800,000 cases -- has been caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study.
Overfed and underfed: global food extremes

What to do when millions of people, not able to grow or buy sufficient food, become chronically undernourished? What to do when millions of people put on so much weight that they become obese?
Obesity boom 'fuelling rise in malnutrition'

Malnutrition is sweeping the world, fuelled by obesity as well as starvation, new research has suggested.
Being overweight 'may be less unhealthy'

Being overweight may not be as unhealthy as it was 40 years ago, Danish research suggests.
More obese than underweight, study says

There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested.
Childhood obesity: A public health problem

Weight gain of a child is celebrated in our country by many parent-at least in the beginning of a child's life. Culturally, we love food...
Childhood obesity: A public health problem

Weight gain of a child is celebrated in our country by many parent-at least in the beginning of a child's life. Culturally, we love food...
Diabetes in toddler raises concern

The case of a three-year-old girl in the US who developed type 2 diabetes has driven doctors to raise fresh concerns about diet in childhood.
The body fat that burns calories more quickly

White fat is the kind of fat we do not want – they tend to sit in deposits where we least want them. Then there’s the other kind of fat, capable of melting away your calories and keep your blood levels in check.
Scientists discover how the obesity gene works (video)

Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and exercise.
'Slim chance' of return from obesity

Chance of returning to a normal weight after becoming obese is only one in 210 for men and one in 124 for women over a year, research suggests.
Sugar intake 'should be halved'

A committee of scientific experts is calling on the government to halve the recommended daily intake of sugar.
Sugary drinks kill 184,000 people every year

Sugary drinks cause 184,000 deaths worldwide annually, including 25,000 deaths in the United States, according to a new study reports LiveScience.
Obesity on the rise

It is parents and guardians who need to be brought into any national campaign that targets better eating habits for children from a younger age.