Health
At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (March 1, 2024), citing a newly released global medical study. more
Obesity rates soar due to dramatic global diet shift, says UN food agency
New York: Eating food high in starch, sugar, fats and salt; combined with a sedentary lifestyle, is a recipe for soaring global obesity rates, even in countries where many still suffer fr ...
Obese people more likely to smoke, says new gene research: WHO
New York: New research indicates that people who are genetically prone to being overweight have a higher risk of taking up smoking - and they are likely to smoke more than average — ...
