Tag: Obesity

Candace Streich, 33, struggled with obesity most of her life, consuming more than 3,000 calories a day

EXCLUSIVE: Woman, 33, who tipped the scales at 300lbs after a lifelong battle with binge eating and obesity proudly shows off her DRAMATIC transformation after shedding HALF her body weight

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Lack of strong support to fight obesity making drugs like Ozempic popular, doctors say | CBC Radio

Lack of strong support to fight obesity making drugs like Ozempic popular, doctors say | CBC Radio

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Victoria Atkins was yesterday brought in to oversee the Department of Health in Rishi Sunak 's reshuffle — replacing Steve Barclay who was shunted to the environment brief

Concerns over new Health Secretary Victoria Atkins’ ‘conflict of interest’ in war on obesity as it’s revealed 47-year-old’s husband is sugar tycoon

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Some 41,596 patients were diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2021, the latest NHS data shows. This means that bowel cancer has surpassed lung cancer for the first time since records began in 1995, only behind breast and prostate cancer. Breast, prostate and lung cancer registered 49,775, 43,378 and 39,635 diagnoses respectively in 2021

Bowel overtakes lung to becomes THIRD most common type of cancer amid UK’s obesity crisis

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Adhesive devices inspired by octopus tentacles could spell the end of injections for millions (File Image)

Octopus-like sucker may mean the end of many jabs for diseases such as obesity and breast cancer

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Diabetes drug could be approved for weight loss

Diabetes drug could be approved for weight loss

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The idea that excess sugar can cause weight gain is not new. But what we consider

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Is fructose to blame for your love handles?

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Dr Nick Fuller (pictured), author and senior lecturer in obesity treatment and management at the University of Sydney, said factors outside our control influence the areas and order in which our body stores and loses fat.

The weight loss myth we’ve ALL been fooled by: Leading obesity scientist debunks bold, decades-old claim that you can lose weight by targeting specific areas

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A major review has found that labeling processed foods, such as chips and chocolate, as

Labelling processed foods including crisps, chocolate and ice cream as ‘addictive’ could cut obesity rates, review finds

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The warning would be similar to that on vaping products (shown) that warn about the addictive nature of nicotine.

Slapping junk food with ‘addictive’ warning labels could help end obesity, major review finds

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