Obesity in humans linked to fat gene in prehistoric apes
A genetic mutation in extinct European apes that enabled them to convert fruit sugar into fat could be a cause of the modern obesity epidemic and …
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MSPs get set to introduce junk-food tax in bid for slimmer Scotland
Watchdogs FSS last week painted a bleak picture of Scotland's diet and revealed little progress has been made tackling obesity in the past 15 years.
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Set an example: cut sugar levels in drinks by law
Much has been said recently about the growing problem, not only in this country but throughout the region, of the high level of obesity, especially in …
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Suffolk gets healthier
Many of those grants are funding initiatives toward combating obesity, improving the nutritional health of families and reducing the occurrence of …
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