Increase in numbers of children at risk of obesity
Children in Cyprus are among the most at risk of obesity in the European Union, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report published on...
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Alarming rise in childhood obesity
The education ministry on Wednesday unveiled a national fitness assessment programme for secondary school children (Aristotelis) as part of concerted efforts with the health ministry...
Eurostat: Nearly one in two adults in Cyprus are overweight
Cyprus has a lower share of overweight people than the EU average which suggests more than half adult Europeans were considered overweight in 2019, a...
Exercise and Mediterranean diet more necessary than ever
Both gyms and restaurants have reopened, but despite extra weight gain during the lockdowns people are more interested in eating Obesity rates in Cyprus,...
Cyprus has one of highest obesity rates in Europe
Cyprus has one of the highest obesity rates in Europe and nearly half of Cypriot men are overweight, the Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists of...
Coronavirus: Research needed into links between obesity and serious cases
Links between obesity and the more serious cases of Covid-19 are being more thoroughly researched, Petros Karayiannis, virologist and member of the government’s scientific advisory team,...
New study involving Cypriot scientists could pave way for new heart drug
A new study by Cypriot and Greek scientists paves the way for a new drug treatment for cardiovascular disease, it was announced on Thursday. The...
From obese to starving, nutrition crisis prompts SOS call
By Thin Lei Win ROME, Dec 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – With billions of people either starving or obese, poor diets have become a leading...
Public urged to change lifestyle to prevent heart disease
Twenty-eight per cent of Cypriots are obese and 36 per cent are overweight, the island’s society of cardiology said on Wednesday during a news conference...
Get exercising, the Lancet tells lazy Cypriots
Cyprus is among the ten laziest nations in the world, with 44 per cent failing to exercise enough to keep themselves healthy, a new study...
