When it comes to eye care, regular visits to the optometrist or ophthalmologist can detect the early signs of diabetic damage.
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The risk of developing eye complications is high in young people with Type 2 diabetes, which is increasingly affecting children and adolescents, especially those who are more sedentary.
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Nutritionists pick out the most effective intermittent fasting diets based on the latest science.
Have you tried eating less and moving more?
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GPs’ advice on weight loss for people with obesity is often ‘superficial’, but things have improved in recent years.
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The festive season provides great motivation to make lifestyle changes around eating habits.
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Do you feel the need to clean your plate? Does a bowl of salty chips seem completely irresistible? Understanding your ‘eating personality’ could stop you eating or drinking too much these holidays.
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A new study of people in England sought to understand what factors make people more or less susceptible to developing long COVID.
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Obesity is a chronic illness, so treatments should be ‘chronic’ too.
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A new report predicts child obesity could reduce Australian life expectancy by more than four years. Here’s why you should be a little skeptical.
Newfoundland and Labrador has implemented a tax of 20 cents per litre on sugary drinks.
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Taxation of sugar-sweetened drinks is not only inequitable, but also has the potential to create or perpetuate weight stigma, which has negative effects on mental and physical health.
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Deprivation in childhood is a strong predictor of obesity, gambling, smoking and addiction in adulthood.
Consumers need more help to make healthy food choices.
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Legislation that restricts how shops promote unhealthy food came into force in England on October 1. It’s a good start, but more is needed.
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Unlike some other countries, junk food remains inexpensive and easily accessible in Australia and is widely marketed to kids.
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It’s important to think about the weight-related outcomes are you’re hoping for and what other approaches could be tried first.
Knowing how much exercise it takes to burn the calories in certain foods may be easier for consumers to understand.
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While these kinds of food labels may be easier to understand, they run the risk of being too generalised.
Eleven percent of South African adults live with diabetes.
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Most people with diabetes are poorly controlled. This makes them vulnerable to complications like eye problems, kidney disease, and even amputations.
Quantifying the financial costs of overweight and obesity is important for national policy.
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Lowering obesity and overweight rates will lift the burden on healthcare spending.
Many everyday food products are ultra-processed.
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Over half of all calories consumed in the UK are from an ultra-processed food product.
Salty french fries may taste good, but they just contribute to dehydration and obesity.
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Studies show that most people who are overweight or obese are also chronically dehydrated.
With so much competition, food marketers need to grab the attention of consumers so they buy their products, not another competitors. This is why product packaging is so important.
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The size of food images on product packaging plays a key role in exacerbating diet-related illnesses and obesity.
There’s still much we don’t know about body weight.
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Researchers have long debated whether genetics or social background was the biggest factor in becoming obese.