Obesity news
Your guide to the obesity science that makes the news
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Belly fat 'has much more to do with diet than genes'
Wednesday May 30 2018
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Children from poorer backgrounds more affected by rise in childhood obesity
Wednesday March 21 2018
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New study casts further doubt on the idea that you can be 'fat and fit'
Friday March 16 2018
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'Non-stick' chemicals linked to weight gain
Wednesday February 14 2018
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Slower eating may help prevent weight gain
Tuesday February 13 2018
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School-based obesity prevention programme has disappointing results
Thursday February 8 2018
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Getting fit may benefit obese people even if they don't lose weight
Thursday January 18 2018
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'1 in 4 nurses in England are obese,' survey finds
Wednesday December 6 2017
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Childhood obesity soars worldwide – but many children in Africa and Asia are underweight
Thursday October 12 2017
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'Fat but fit' people may still be at risk of heart disease
Tuesday August 15 2017
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Could discovery of 'fat switch' cure obesity?
Wednesday August 2 2017
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House dust linked to obesity – but only in mice
Friday July 14 2017
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Overweight teen boys have increased risk of stroke in later life
Thursday June 29 2017
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Being overweight, not just obese, still carries serious health risks
Tuesday June 13 2017
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TV in bedroom 'risk factor' for child obesity
Monday June 5 2017
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Hope for plant-based contraceptive, study claims
Tuesday May 16 2017
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Low-gluten diet linked to heart attack risk
Thursday May 4 2017
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Regular exercise for the over-50s 'sharpens the mind'
Wednesday April 26 2017
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Two older drugs could be 'repurposed' to fight dementia
Thursday April 20 2017
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Tea not proven to 'shield you against dementia'
Friday April 7 2017
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Researchers discover the role of hormone in 'creating fat'
Friday October 28 2016
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People with 'obesity gene' can still lose weight
Wednesday September 21 2016
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Obesity 'now a leading cause of death; especially in men'
Thursday July 14 2016
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BMI categories may need adjusting, argue researchers
Wednesday May 11 2016
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Can you really 'catch' obesity?
Thursday May 5 2016
