Sir Keith Mills, the inventor of Nectar points and Air Miles, will advise on a new approach to lifestyle changes under the proposals GPs will prescribe more than 700,000 people diet plans, apps and wearable activity trackers in a Government anti-obesity drive, as a report says Britain’s Covid-19 death rate is partly the result of … Read more
Obesity crisis may be putting more people at risk of a once-rare brain disorder that can cause headaches and blindness Idiopathic intracranial hypertension presents with symptoms like a brain tumour It is caused by an increase in the pressure of the fluid that surrounds the brain Researchers from Swansea studied incidences of the condition from … Read more
Even in normal years, January is a time for new resolutions – drink less, eat better, exercise more. This January is far from normal, however. Covid-19 has put health in the spotlight like never before, including an intense focus on weight. According to Government statistics, two-thirds of the UK population are overweight or obese. The … Read more
A Cosmopolitan magazine cover featuring plus-size models has been accused of ‘glamourising’ obesity amid the coronavirus pandemic. The cover of the February issue stars plus-size women with the tagline ‘This is healthy’ for an edition dedicated to body positivity. However, the magazine has come under criticism for its message, after a year dominated by coronavirus, … Read more
A Cosmopolitan magazine cover featuring plus-size models has been accused of ‘glamourising’ obesity amid the coronavirus pandemic. The cover of the February issue stars plus-size women with the tagline ‘This is healthy’ for an edition dedicated to body positivity. However, the magazine has come under criticism for its message, after a year dominated by coronavirus, … Read more
A centimeter-sized device is poised to help those struggling with obesity. Researchers from Texas A&M University unveiled new technology that provides the feeling of fullness by stimulating nerve endings responsible for the regulation of food intake. Unlike other devices that require a power cord, this device is wireless and can be controlled externally from a … Read more
Hoarders suffer from more than just a messy house — they are also at a higher risk of chronic obesity, diabetes and other life-shortening conditions US researchers polled more than 20,000 adults exhibiting hoarding symptoms They determined that 2,616 of the study’s respondents had ‘hoarding disorder’ Prevalent conditions among this group included chronic pain and sleep … Read more
Curvy ‘Venus’ figurines dating from Ice Age Europe indicate a fetishisation of female obesity among starving hunter gatherers, a new study claims. Venus figurines, which were carved around 30,000 years ago, have intrigued researchers for nearly two centuries. One of world’s earliest examples of art, some scientists have described them as having a ‘derriere like … Read more
Public Health England was ‘too focused’ on diabetes and obesity before the coronavirus pandemic, claim former Government advisers Mark Walport, former chief scientist, said PHE ‘switched’ away from infections Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill said it was ill-equipped for Covid-19 crisis PHE is due to be dismantled next year and absorbed into new department By … Read more
Public Health England was ‘too focused’ on diabetes and obesity before the coronavirus pandemic, claim former Government advisers Mark Walport, former chief scientist, said PHE ‘switched’ away from infections Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill said it was ill-equipped for Covid-19 crisis PHE is due to be dismantled next year and absorbed into new department By … Read more