The costs of being overweight and obese in Asia and the Pacific
How overweight and obese is Asia and the Pacific? Countries and regions in Asia and the Pacific have registered high rates of overweight and obesity …
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Helping an obese nation
Obesity in the UK is at an all-time high, with two out of three adults classed as overweight or obese. Even more worryingly, almost 60 per cent more …
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Sufficient sleep during infancy can help curb long-term obesity
Treating obesity once established is challenging, however, researchers observed that sleep intervention in infancy reduces the risk of obesity for …
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Time to get real about childhood obesity with Dr Sandro Demaio. Episode #347 by BMJ talk medicine
Did you know that the worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly tripled between 1975 and 2016? In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults and more than …
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