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While excess weight arises from a complex interplay of genes, environment, diet and activity, new research finds Americans hold parents responsible for excess weight in their kids.
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.
GPs’ advice on weight loss for people with obesity is often ‘superficial’, but things have improved in recent years.
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.
By only discussing fatphobia in the context of eating disorders, Taylor Swift illustrates how deeply individualized and depoliticized white feminism is.
A new study of people in England sought to understand what factors make people more or less susceptible to developing long COVID.
Improving diabetes care in South Africa requires strong will and support from health authorities, introduction of clinical information systems, the use of technology and digital solutions.
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.
Obesity leads to a number of maternal and child health problems.
Lowering obesity and overweight rates will lift the burden on healthcare spending.
A new study looked at the health records of more than 9 million people in England to assess whether body weight influenced the uptake and effectiveness of COVID vaccines.
With FatBlaster Max recently banned from sale, it’s a good time to look at what diet pills actually contain, and whether they work.
Is there such a thing as ‘fat but fit’? Excess weight is one risk factor for ill health, but it doesn’t perfectly predict it.
Obese persons are regularly associated with laziness and inactivity in Ghanaian society.
Your body might need a nudge to return to its pre-lockdown weight. And it’s probably better to act now than wait.
Rates of obesity and eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia both surged among young people over the past two years. Scholars explain why, and how parents can support kids dealing with body shame.
Obesity and excess weight increase the risk of COVID progressing to severe disease, including in children. Vaccination is key to reducing this risk.
Negative attitudes about people with larger body sizes or higher weight are consistent across Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the US.
Rwanda’s food policies focus on production to make sure people have livelihoods and enough nutritious food. Not much attention is given to overnutrition.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Professor of Health Sciences, University of South Australia
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Health Promotion; Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University
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Research Fellow in Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Essex
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Research fellow, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor, Health Behaviours, University of Oxford
