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Published time: 17 Oct, 2017 23:38 A Florida man convicted for his part in an offshore tax shelter scheme has protested the length of his sentence on the grounds that, as an obese man, his life expectancy is shorter than average. Read more Stephen Donaldson Snr’s attorney, Curtis Fallgatter, filed a motion Monday claiming it […]
As obesity rates in Canada continue to climb, more people living with obesity will go to hospital for a variety of health conditions. But hospitals and their staff are often ill-equipped to provide appropriate treatment in a timely fashion, experts say. CBC | Health News
A study of 2,799 women, carried out by Professor Keith Godfrey and colleagues at the University of Southampton, discovered mothers-to-be with a body mass index of 30 or more were more likely to have babies diagnosed with wheezing, prolonged coughs and chest infections in their first year of life. The research, carried out in collaboration […]
BABIES born to obese mothers are 30 per cent more likely to have chest problems associated with asthma in later life, new research shows. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Statistics Canada data shows Canadian and British Columbia obesity rates based on BMI for children aged five to 17 years decreased between 2004 and 2015 — but an expert says the data might not mean children are getting healthier. CBC | Health News
Official figures show that 621 youngsters across England and Wales now have the “entirely preventable” disease, up almost 14 per cent in a year. Victims of the condition – linked to obesity and traditionally associated with adults – include 15 children between the ages of five and nine. Experts last night demanded more Government action […]
THE nation is facing a public health “time bomb” as children as young as five fall victim to Type 2 Diabetes. Daily Express :: Health Feed
SWNS Weight loss: Overweight couple Amber and Bo shed 22 stone between them Amber Wagner, 23, and husband Bo, 25, were slim when they fell in love at 16 but their combined weight DOUBLED to 50st after they tied the knot. The childhood sweethearts guzzled 10 cans of soda a day between them, devoured ice […]
Being overweight and obese are terms which refer to an excess of body fat – and the most common way of measuring them is BMI – body mass index. Figures provided by we:bo have revealed the UK’s 20 most overweight cities and the UK’s 20 healthiest weight cities. The results showed the the most overweight […]
OBESITY is a major health concern in the UK – with figures revealing an average of one in four people are overweight. Now new maps have revealed a major difference between weight in the north and south of the UK. Daily Express :: Health Feed
