Image copyright Getty Images "Buy one get one free" deals on unhealthy food will be banned as part of the government's bid to tackle obesity in England. The plan will also include restrictions on where foods high in fat and sugar can be promoted in store and new rules for displaying calories on menus.A ban…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to roll out a £10 million anti-obesity campaign, including junk food advert bans, following his own brush with death that he partly blamed on his weight.Johnson will announce his "Better Health" campaign on Monday, which is expected to include encouraging doctors to issue "cycling prescriptions" for overweight patients,…
A study has found that disabling a gene in the myeloid cells of mice prevents them from developing obesity.New research has found that inhibiting an immune cell gene in mice prevented them from developing obesity, even when they consumed a diet high in fat.The study’s findings, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, may one…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Just as the U.S. is leading the world in coronavirus deaths, it has, for decades, led the world in obesity levels too – and medical professionals are now indicating that the uncomfortable statistic is no mere coincidence.The Centers for Disease…
NEW DELHI: Obesity, a condition that often coexists with diabetes and hypertension, is emerging as a risk factor for severe Covid-19 infection even in those below 60 years. In this light, doctors have recommended to the WHO and the ICMR that it include information on weight and height of patients to enable estimation of body…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…