More than one billion people around the world suffer from obesity with the number having more than quadrupled since 1990, according to a study released by the Lancet medical journal. The obesity problem is affecting poorer countries and the rate is growing among children and adolescents faster than adults, according …
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Here is our full story on UK house prices: The outlook for the UK housing market is “more positive” as prices improved at their strongest rate in a year, according to Nationwide. The building society’s index found that the average house price had increased by 0.7% in January on the …
Read More »#BigBelleFitKillPerson campaign highlights the dangers of obesity
The campaign featured striking visuals aimed at highlighting the health risks of abdominal obesity. Obesity Obesity is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is one of the major causes of obesity in Nigeria. Many Nigerians …
Read More »What is the essence of summer money when summer Obesity is dancing Zazu on your body – Actor Uche Maduagwu taunts socialite Cubana Chiefpriest
Actor, Uche Maduagwu has taken to his Instagram page this evening to taunt socialite Cubana Chiefpriest over his post about people with ”Summer bodies.” In a post earlier shared on his Instagram page, Chiefpriest averred that it is bad for people to have just a ”summer body” without having ”summer …
Read More »Food apps and online gaming are driving obesity – WHO
The World Health Organization has said that the way children use meal-delivery apps and the rising popularity of online gaming could be increasing obesity across Europe. Nearly 60% of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese-with the Covid pandemic making the situation worse and the WHO has …
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