Tens of thousands of people in Ireland are currently living with dementia. Stock picture Hearing loss and obesity among 12 factors that fuel dementia Independent.ie Twelve lifestyle choices and conditions that fuel dementia have been identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the most definitive list ever of how to avoid mental decline in… Read More: Hearing loss and obesity among 12 factors that fuel dementia »
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that obesity has become a global epidemic that not only affects adults but also children. A report sent to the Parliament by the WHO last month also revealed that nearly three in every four people in Turkey are inactive and overweight. To prevent any more addition to the obese… Read More: Nutrition literacy key to stopping obesity epidemic »
Obesity, undernutrition and climate change are the biggest threats to the world population, linked by profit motives and policy inertia, a top commission said on Sunday, calling for a binding plan and trillions of dollars to thwart the dangers. A $ 1 billion fund and action strategies targeting food policy and production are needed urgently… Read More: Obesity, nutrition, climate change pose triple danger »
Scientists and engineers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who were led by Dr Xudong Wang, have invented a tiny little device that could end obesity once and for all. Using the recently discovered strategy of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), the implant has led to a 40 percent weight loss in rats. The 1 centimeter device… Read More: Obesity device tricks stomach into feeling full »