Chinese scientists discover gut bacteria linked with obesity Obesity could be caused by bacterial infection rather than eating too much, exercising too little or genetics, according to a study that could have profound implications for public health s...
The UK government has published draft legislation for a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks, which is set to begin from April 2018. 英国政府已于日前公布了关于对含糖饮料征税的立法草案，并定于2018年4月开始实施。 There will...
Obesity may have harmful effects on the brain, and exercise may counteract many of those negative effects, according to sophisticated new neurological experiments with mice, even when the animals do not lose much weight. While it's impossible to know...
The U.S. government will publish sweeping new rules on Tuesday requiring chain restaurants and large vending machine operators to disclose calorie counts on menus to make people more aware of the risks of obesity posed by fatty, sugary foods. 美国政...
Poking fun at fat people should be treated as seriously as racism and sexism, researchers have said. 研究人员表示，取笑肥胖人士的现象应像种族歧视和性别歧视一样被严肃处理。 Obesity expert Dr Sarah Jackson said that t...
众所周知，肥胖有害健康。人们常说，肥胖会引发各种各样的内科疾病：胆固醇过高，胰岛素抵抗，还很可能患糖尿病和心脏病。不过，德州大学西南医疗中心的科学家们提出了不同意见。他...
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Sleep and Obesity A study published Monday found that people who sleep less tend to be fat. Monday's study covered 1,000 people and found that total sleep time decreased as body mass index -- a measure of weight based on height -- increased. Men sle...
Nancy, good morning to you. Hi, Meredith. Working on this documentary, among other things, I realized that fat is a four-letter word in this country. You know, people feel so stigmatized. They do. And we have such a love-hate relationship with food,...
The joint study published today by the Health Care Commission, the National Audit Office and Audit Commission says that without clear leadership from government departments, the target of halting obes...
