New United States research has found that carrying extra weight may be responsible for around a quarter of asthma cases in obese children.
New Australian research has found that people who are obese during their 20s and 30s could risk losing up to ten years in life expectancy,
Allowing obese tourists to ride donkeys are crippling the animals, leaving them with spinal injuries, said animal rights groups.
Donkeys in Santorini, Greece are becoming crippled by carrying tourists who weigh heavier than their recommended carrying capacity.
At age 35, underweight women with a BMI under 18.5 kilogram/square meter had a 59 percent increased risk of early menopause.
New research has found that men develop a type of irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation around a decade before women, and that being overweight is a major risk factor for the condition.
New research in the United States has found that maintaining a healthy weight is one of the most important factors for keeping blood pressure low as we grow older.
From the sample, over half of the children had a TV in their bedroom at age 7, a finding in line with other recent reports which suggest that children are increasingly using media devices in their bedrooms, including tablets and laptops.
More than 60 percent of Filipinos do not work out at all, according to the Sun Life Asia Health Index, a study spearheaded by Sun Life Financial.
Being overweight at the age of 50 may speed the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in old age, said a study Tuesday in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
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