13% of SA children younger than 5 years old are overweight – report
Source: msn.com Cape Town – Approximately 13% of South Africa’s children under 5 years old are overweight, according to the […]
More than a fifth of P1s in Scotland at risk of being overweight or obese
Source: holyrood.com More than a fifth of primary one pupils in Scotland are at risk of being overweight or obese, […]
FAT CHANCE Being overweight could be directly linked to having a lower IQ, study suggests
Source: Scientists claim school pupils with a high body mass index performed worse in tests. Scans also showed the outer layer of […]
Regular exercise could improve the cardiovascular health of overweight kids
Source: sg.news.yahoo.com New US research has found that regular physical activity could help boost the cardiovascular health of children who […]
Australian woman reveals how being overweight affected her sex life and how she lost 63kg
Source: 7news.com.au An Australian woman has opened up about how being overweight ruined her sex life – and how she […]
Mumbai: 21 percent school kids overweight, 16 percent obese, reveals survey
Source: palmbeachpost.com At least 21 per cent of schoolchildren in Mumbai in the age group 11 to 15 years are […]
Three in every five Irish adults are overweight or obese
Source: thejournal.ie JUST OVER ONE third of Irish people (37%) have a normal weight with 60% of adults here overweight […]
Obesity costs taxpayers, but it can cost individuals far more
Source: stuff.co.nz “There is no question that being obese or overweight is more costly than being normal weight,” a 2010 […]
Poor mental health, low self-esteem ‘biggest implication’ of obesity in children
Source: irishtimes.com Poor mental health among children who are overweight or obese is “more of a problem than we even […]
Study Finds More Than One in Three Greek Children Are Overweight
Source: greece.greekreporter.com According to this year’s findings from the ”Feel4Diabetes” study, funded by the European Union and conducted in six […]