The Daily Mail has today hailed “an all-in-one treatment that works against obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer”. The news is based on lab tests of a synthetic compound called...
"Why stress can make you overweight: Hormones turn normal cells into dangerous fat," the Mail Online reports. The headline is prompted by research into the newly discovered role of the Adamts1 hormone on the formation of fat cells...
"Middle age begins at 60, say researchers," The Times reports. A new population modelling study estimates that due to increased lifespan, what was once regarded as elderly should be seen as middle-aged, and this trend will continue into the future…
“Living near an airport may increase your chances of dying from stroke, heart and circulatory disease,” The Daily Mail reports. Researchers have compared data...
Overweight mothers are far more likely to have overweight daughters according to new research. We explain the science behind the study...
Babies are to be “treated in the womb for obesity”, according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that overweight mothers-to-be will be given a diabetes pill “to cut the risk of having a fat child”. The news is based on...
A pill "could reduce body fat by half in a week", reports the Daily Mail. It said that scientists are working on an anti-obesity pill which, at least in
“People who get more than 10 hours a night have an increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity,” the Mail Online warns. The study this news is based on also found that those who don’t get enough sleep have an increased risk of disease…
“Looking for a simple way to improve your health? Consider the lowly pedometer”, suggests the New York Times today. Other, mainly US papers, report that the step-counting