Posts tagged obesity

New data shows that fast food portions have super-sized over time, with a piece of cake containing 1000kj more than it did 20 years ago …

Pharmacists are the frontline warriors in managing diabetes medicines, writes Louis Roller One  person develops diabetes every five minutes. Around 1.5 million Australians have diabetes. …

Body mass and evolution: why the body mass index is a limited measure of public health A healthy body comes in many shapes. from www.shutterstock.com, …

Risks of major birth defects during the first year of life progressively increase with a mother’s overweight and obesity severity The results of a BMJ study suggest …

Women pregnant with baby number two (or more) are at a greater risk of dangerous weight gain compared to first-timers Professor Helen Skouteris, from Deakin’s …

NSW will be the first state in Australia to remove sugary drinks from hospitals and health services Sugary drinks with no nutritional value are set …

New research has examined how sleep loss affects the waistline… and it’s not good news for those who aren’t getting their fair share of nap …

Rates of weight gain in women are established by the age of 18 to 23, new research from Queensland shows The research, presented at this …

What was announced on Tuesday night was a ‘medicine’ budget – not a health budget, argue advocates for prevention The Public Health Association of Australia …

Experts have come up with a new suggestion in the fight against obesity: lift petrol taxes The idea is based on a new study from …