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...
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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...
UK considers banning ‘energy drink’ sales to children
The sale of high-caffeine soft drinks to children could be banned in England, the British government said on Thursday, citing public health concerns. The so-called...
Ambulances unable to carry anyone weighing over 181.2kg
The state health services have no ambulance capable of carrying a person weighing more than 181.2 kilos, the health ministry said Thursday after it was...
Obesity “frightening” in Latin America – UN
By Anastasia Moloney More than two thirds of people living in Chile, Ecuador and Mexico are overweight or obese, costing their economies tens of billions...
Cyprus in top 20 of healthiest countries
Cyprus has been ranked 18 out of 163 countries on the Bloomberg Global Health Index , published on Monday. The island, which scored 89.17 out of...
E-cigarettes could be used to help combat obesity in smokers trying to quit: study
Researchers in Britain and New Zealand have found a potential new use for electronic cigarettes in smokers who want to give up – controlling appetite...
Over half the population overweight
Over half of Cyprus’ population is overweight or obese, head of the association of dieticians and nutritionists Eleni Andreou said on Tuesday. Speaking at a...
Obesity can be deemed a disability at work -EU court
Europe’s top court ruled on Thursday that obese people can be considered as disabled, meaning that they can be covered by an EU law barring...
No-breakfast children get fat faster
By Evie Andreou NEARLY one in five or 21 per cent of primary school children in Cyprus do not have breakfast causing health problems later...
Weight of the world: 2.1b are overweight
By Will Dunham OBESITY is imposing an increasingly heavy burden on the world’s population in rich and poor nations alike, with almost 30 per cent...
Market deregulation likely cause for obesity
By Roberto De Vogli The obesity epidemic is out of control. Since 1980, obesity rates have tripled in most countries, and there are now almost...
One in two unaware they may have diabetes
By Poly Pantelides CHILDREN in Cyprus have one of the highest obesity rates in Europe, making them more susceptible to diabetes, a stealthy chronic disease...