School programs which include lessons on nutrition and food preparation for school students could be the key to curb Australia's high obesity rate, dietitians have been told.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 02, 2010
In Western Australia, diabetes -the country's rapid-growing chronic disease - is currently affecting a total of 90,000 people in WA even though health experts have been alerting the public about its dangerous health implications.
IBT Staff Reporter
May 04, 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Motivation and keeping a journal of what you eat are key components for shedding excess weight, according to new research.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 27, 2010
Young Australians, mostly males, resort to dangerous methods in order to lose some pounds.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 25, 2010
Australia's obesity epidemic is at crisis point, say researchers who can now measure how losing just six kilograms results in a major health gain.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 20, 2010
Food cravings play a big role in people's food consumption and ultimately their body weight. If we can beat the cravings without the need for willpower or conscious control of behaviour, then weight loss is also possible.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 18, 2010
An obesity expert from the UK believes Australia has overtaken America as having one of the unhealthiest diets in the world.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 14, 2010
Survey showed that 3 million canadians were inactive and faces obesity fears.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 03, 2010
Weight loss companies should now start on a tougher study and analysis on new products that will put a stop on the obesity crisis faced by Australians.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 31, 2010
The age-old maxim Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper may in fact be the best advice to follow to prevent metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 30, 2010
While obesity surgery is increasing in popularity, the figures show for the first time that the benefits of the procedure for the average patient fall far short of the costs, making simpler alternative treatments more cost-effective.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 28, 2010
Surgical procedures are not a quick fix for obesity and doctors should refuse to provide such treatment for young teenagers, says the Royal Australasian College for Physicians (RACP).
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 23, 2010
U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 09, 2010
In the study, overweight or obese individuals who went on a low-carb diet lost about the same amount of weight as those who cut down on their fat intake and took the weight-loss aid orlistat (sold as Xenical or Alli). However, the low-carb diet produced more favorable effects on blood pressure.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 27, 2010
Jason Alexander, the former star of 1990s hit television sitcom Seinfeld, on Wednesday joined the ranks of celebrities working with weight control company Jenny Craig, Inc. to lose pounds in the new year.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jan 06, 2010
Exercise seems to simultaneously make people hungrier, yet more readily satisfied by a meal -- and differences in these responses from person to person may help explain why some exercisers shed pounds more easily than others, researchers say.
IBT Staff Reporter
Nov 25, 2009
Kirstie Alley is to parlay her lengthy weight-loss battle into a U.S. TV series for what the actress called in a Tuesday Twitter message a very funny docu about me losing weight, raising unpretentious kids, and biz.
IBT Staff Reporter
Nov 04, 2009
People on the brink of developing diabetes who get a lot of support and encouragement to diet and exercise can turn things around and avoid the disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 29, 2009
Research presented Tuesday at the 20th World Diabetes Congress in Montreal provides further evidence that healthy behaviors reduce mortality in people with and without diabetes.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 21, 2009
Women who become obese -- a step above overweight -- by the age of 18 are more likely to become infertile and develop polycystic ovarian syndrome than others, new research suggests.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 18, 2009
It takes about six weeks for a bonafide couch potato to see real results from a fitness program, though feeling the results starts to happen immediately.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 25, 2009
More than 124,000 people in Europe developed cancer last year because they are overweight, and rising body fat levels threaten to add tens of thousands more to their ranks, experts said on Thursday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Sep 24, 2009