"Slim adults with a 'spare tyre' of fat around their stomach have a twice as high mortality risk than those who are overweight," The Daily Telegraph reports. A major new study tracked more than 15,000…
“The size of your waist is a more important determinant of health than your weight,” The Independent said today. It reported that one of the largest studies conducted
A study has suggested that “a combination of drugs is better than a single one in treating high blood pressure”, BBC News reported. This randomised controlled trial found that starting patients on a combination of...
"Binge drinking ONCE during pregnancy can damage your child's mental health and school results," says the Mail Online. The headline follows an analysis of results from...
"A brisk 30-minute walk five days a week is more effective than any other form of exercise for keeping weight down," The Times reports. That is the reported conclusion of two researchers who looked at data from the…
"Study links obesity in teenage girls with lower academic results," BBC News reports. Previous studies have reported that child and adolescent obesity has a wide variety of adverse consequences...
News article about a meta-analysis which looked at studies which investigated any link between weight and dementia
A drug that allows you to eat as much junk food as you like without putting on a pound, is reported in the Daily Mail today. The newspaper also said the drug gives the
"Why your commute is killing you: stressful rush-hour journeys are shortening commuters' lifespans," The Sun reports after the Royal Society for Public Health published a report arguing that commuting can negatively impact both physical and mental health…