obesity
Obesity second only to smoking in premature death risk
A study of 3.9 million adults published today in The Lancet has confirmed that being overweight or obese is associated with an increased risk of premature death and is second …
Sitting causing significant burden: new data
Latest Heart Foundation data provides further evidence that the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors is lower among Australian who meet physical activity recommendations. The latest Heart Foundation report, Physical …
Heinz taken to court over toddler foods
Products that claim to be healthy contain over 60% sugar, alleges the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission The ACCC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against the Australian arm …
Medication can help in fight against obesity
Systematic review and meta-analysis involving 30,000 patients reveals success of weight loss agents The review published in JAMA looked at five medications approved for management of obesity in the US: orlistat, …
Childhood fitness health risk indicator
A new study from a group of international researchers, including those at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research, has found that aerobic exercise in childhood can help …
Sweet tooth not the obesity culprit: study
While sugar has become a target in the fight against obesity, with calls for Australia to follow the lead of countries such as the UK, Mexico and Hungary and introduce …
New centre to tackle childhood obesity
A world-first research centre exclusively focused on tackling the childhood obesity epidemic will launch this week at the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre. Globally renowned experts from seven universities …
Call for sugar tax as diabetes soars worldwide
The number of people living with diabetes has almost quadrupled since 1980 to 422 million adults, with most living in developing countries. Factors driving this dramatic rise include overweight and …
Childhood salt intake linked to obesity
An Australian first study of primary schoolchildren by Victorian researchers has found that children eating greater amounts of salt have a greater risk of being overweight or obese. The study …
Small weight loss may mean big benefit: study
Losing as little as 5% of their body weight is enough for obese people to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published in Cell Metabolism. The randomised controlled …
Childhood obesity to skyrocket: new WHO figures
New figures released by the World Health Organization have revealed that the global rates of childhood obesity could rise from 41 million children affected to 70 million in the next …
Training taste buds could help in obesity battle: scientists
Training our taste buds to be more sensitive to the taste of fat could be key in the battle to curb the world’s growing obesity problem, according to researchers from …