Santa Claus - A Bad Role Model For Children, Says Health Expert

Now, we all love Santa Claus. But, would you say he is a good role model for kids to follow? Well, a public health expert Nathan Grills from Monash University in Australia says "no." Grills knows a thing or two...

Teens warned about excessive salt intake - but 64% don't care.

Time and time again we read reports like this. The info is always the same. The one thing that struck me here though is the fact that 64% of people questioned were 'unconcerned' about their level of salt intake - and that's despite knowing the health risks associated with it...

Snoring Is Not A Laughing Matter

The apocryphal story goes like this: A wife could not stand any longer her husband's snoring. Ear plugs were ineffective; sleeping in another room was indecisive; so she came up with a unique idea. She placed...

Paula Deen Pushes her Fatty Cookbook for Kids on "The View"

Obesity and diabetes are skyrocketing among American children.  You might think someone from the Food Network would promote healthy eating for kids, right? "On "The View," the Food Network's Paula Deen pushed...

Obesity: One Of The Top Cancer Causes For Women

The leading cause of cancer in Western countries has researchers from Europe say its obesity. Being fat and overweight has been accounted for 8 percent of Europe. "Experts said that figure is poised to increase...

Children Body Dissatisfaction Found in 8% of 10-year-olds

Children of age as young as 10 are feeling pressure for their body weight and shape. A study conducted by Harvard University and the University of Alberta surveyed 4,254 Canadian schoolchildren, and found 7% of girls and nearly 8% of boys were dissatisfied with their body...

New Study: Obesity linked to same-sex parent

According to a study on 226 families by Plymouth's Peninsula Medical School, obesity of children is often linked to same-sex parent. Daughters were said to be 10 times more likely to be obese in case of obese...

Big Mac less fat than some supermarket salads

The news that some supermarket salads sold as 'healthy lunch' packs have more fat and calories than a Big Mac will shock diet conscious workers who pop into their local supermarket for a healthy salad instead of...

Diabetes II Solution could be Obesity Surgery

In two new studies the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery found that both lapband and gastric bypass surgery can help eliminate diabetes. The effect of this surgery has been known for a while, these studies; however, find that the effects can be long...

World's most fattening burger? It contains 4,800 calories!

Could this be the world's most fattening burger?A burger containing 4,800 calories has launched in the US - this is double the recommended daily amount in one food item. The burger has five beef patties, five cheese slices, fries, chilli, sour cream, salsa and a pound of...

Tax chocolate says Scottish doctor

A family doctor from Scotland has called for a tax to be set on chocolate to help pay for the fight with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The doc thinks a system should be set-up similar to cigarettes and alcohol....

All Diets Work if you Count Your Calories and Eat Less

The effectiveness of four major kinds of diets was probed in a recent study, which found that all diets work - they key to success is simply sticking with your diet, and eating less. The Harvard School of Public...

Doctors call for Weight Loss Industry Regulation

Governments should be regulating the diet industry, to help keep Canadians from falling prey to all the misleading claims of fad dieting, says this week's Canadian Medical Assiciation Journal.   "Although...

Cooking at Home Can Make You Fat

A new study reveals that fast food chains may not be all to blame for the growing middles of Americans. Cooking at home may be the culprit, according to research that compared classic recipes from cookbooks over the...

Ricky Gervais attacks fat people

Comedian Ricky Gervais makes an uncompromising attack on the overweight in his new audiobook The Ricky Gervais Guide to Medicine. The Office writer and star uses a string of expletives to attack fat people and...

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