Easy Ways to Lose Weight

Goodbye croc (Picture: Asda) In an effort to lure kids away from the sugar-packed items Asda is getting rid of animated figures from their cereal packaging. The move comes after Lidl announced it was doing the same in order to stop children pestering their parents to buy items that arent the healthiest choice. Continue reading →

Photo by Drew Baxley One phenomenon that most people agree upon is that an obesity epidemic has swept our country. The public tends to attribute the lack of time spent outdoors, a decrease in exercise and increased consumption of junk food as the root of the epidemic of larger bodies in our country Continue reading →

A specific mutation in the obesity-related (FTO) gene is associated with body fat mass but not with abdominal fat accumulation in Turkish adults, research suggests. The study, Association of FTO common variant (rs9939609) with body fat in Turkish individuals, was published in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease. Besides excessive caloric intake, genetic and environmental factors have been reported as contributing to obesity. Continue reading →

Cartoon characters on Asdas own label cereal boxes are being axed in a bid to make them less attractive to kids and reduce pester power during the weekly shopping trip. The move is part of the battle against childhood obesity. Continue reading →

According to the estimate of the World Health Organization, more than a 340 million young kids and adolescents of ages 5 to 19 year old are either obese or overweight, and this condition is in association with a higher mortality rate at a global level in comparison to those with being underweight. The CDC- Center for the Disease Control just reported that an approximate ratio of 1 out of every 5 kids in the country aging from 12 to 18 year old are having prediabetes elevating their risk of having type 2 diabetes and a chance to get chronic kidney injury as well along with stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Efforts on addressing the issue have paved way for the clinicians and various professionals in the health sector for the examination of various psychological and nutritional factors relating to childhood obesity. Continue reading →

High school admissions guidelines will look at physical fitness as well as academic performanceALAMY For decades physical education has suffered in Chinese schools as academic pressure has grown and outdoor activities have been sacrificed for rote learning in the classroom. Continue reading →

Medix has submitted a new drug application to the Mexican food and drug administration Comisin Federal para la Proteccin contra Riesgos Sanitarios, or COFEPRIS seeking approval of tesofensine for the treatment of obesity. Tesofensine is one of two compounds that make upTesomet, whichSaniona is developing as an oral treatment for people with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and hypothalamic obesity. The filing of this new drug application in obesity represents an important milestone for Saniona and rounds off a year in which we have made tremendous progress, Jrgen Drejer, Sanionas CEO, said in a press release Continue reading →

In a bid to help with the battle against childhood obesity Asda is getting rid of cartoon-like figures from the front of their cereal packaging that contains a lot of sugar. They have made the decision to not entice children into wanting the cereal based on what it looks like. The effort comes after Lidl announced that they would be doing the same so as to stop children pestering their parents to buy food options that are not the healthiest choice. Continue reading →