Page 8 - Obesity

'Workplace cake culture' may fuel obesity risk: Experts

2016 Great British Bake Off runner-up Jane Beedle said that cake could 'bring joy to the office'

Why obese people can't stick to gym programmes decoded

The team also studied the connection between inactivity and weight gain

Obesity in teenage years may cause diabetes-related deaths later in life

The average age at death was 50 years, and diabetes caused about 1.5 per cent of all deaths in the group during the follow-up period

Mid-life obesity is making your brain older by 10 years

Brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior

Skinny people with obesity issue? A rare window for researchers

Leptin treatment aided Johnson and brought her cholesterol and triglyceride levels back to normal

Turns out, obesity is three times deadlier for men than women

Excess risk of premature death (before age 70) among those who are overweight or obese is about three times in men

High BMI may increase spread of blood cancer: study

Obesity is seen as a cause for many cancers, with each 5 kg per metre square rise in BMI linked to a 10% increase in cancer-related deaths

Eating pasta will not make you obese: study

Study data shows that enjoying pasta according to individual needs contributes to a healthy BMI, lower waist circumference and better waist-hip ratio

Copper, an obesity-tackling gold?

It helps move fat out of fat cells - called adipocytes - and into the blood stream for use as energy

Over 40% US women obese: Study

The researchers analysed data obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey