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The UK is the fourth worst country in the world for cancer caused by obesity in
men, a recent study has discovered.
news •
03 Dec 2014
Three quarters of British men will be overweight or obese by 2030 because of
current levels of inactivity and poor diets, according to a study conducted by the
UK Health Forum with the World Health Organisation's Regional Office for
Europe.
news •
30 May 2014
The percentage of US adults who are obese increased in 2014 to reach 27.7 per cent – up
from 27.1 per cent in 2013 and 25.5 per cent in 2008, according to the Gallup-Healthways
Well-being Index study.
news •
30 Jan 2015
People aged 40 living with Type 2 diabetes face a "disproportionately increased risk of dying
from COVID-19" – equivalent to the risk faced by a non-diabetic 20 years older.
news •
17 Feb 2021
At least one of the vaccines approved for use against COVID-19 could be less effective in obese
people,
according to a new study.
news •
10 Mar 2021
High intensity workouts such as group cycling could hold the key to minimising the effects
of arthritis, according to findings from a pilot study.
news •
30 Jul 2015
Young adults who shun exercise and spend large amounts of time in front of screens are
twice as likely to have poor cognitive function in mid-life, according to a study.
news •
21 Jul 2015
Thousands of COVID-related deaths could be prevented if successive governments had tackled the
country's obesity crisis in time, according to Dame Sally Davies.
news •
18 Nov 2020
Britain is in the grip of a perilous health crisis, with the average person failing to
follow seven out of eight basic health guidelines, according to a new report.
news •
05 Aug 2014
An influential new report from a British think tank has given further support to
the notion that inactivity, not obesity, is at the root of the UK’s health crisis.
news •
19 Aug 2014
Fitness levels among English schoolchildren are lower than ever and still getting worse,
with a new study highlighting that sedentary lifestyles are to blame rather than obesity.
news •
19 Jun 2015
DNA testing is going mainstream, and it’s time for health clubs to get on board. Kath Hudson reports
HCM issue 1 2016
Exercise has the ability to improve brain function in previously sedentary, overweight
individuals.
news •
18 Jul 2019
Almost two-thirds of people do not know how many calories the average person
needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to new research.
news •
08 Jan 2015
GP referrals for weight management and physical activity programmes are failing to curb
obesity, researchers have claimed.
news •
17 Jul 2015
Researchers at Harvard have found the optimal amount of exercise is between
150 and 600 minutes a week, with no harm done by intensity, but with a
ceiling when it comes to impact.
news •
15 Sep 2022
Lazy summer holidays are leading to a
significant drop-off in schoolchildren’s fitness
levels
and hampering efforts to reverse the UK’s
physical inactivity epidemic, new research
suggests.
news •
02 Jul 2016
A new study that followed nearly 70,000 women for two decades has found that
three quarters of heart attacks in young women could be prevented if women
followed six healthy lifestyle practices.
news •
06 Jan 2015
Withings launches smart scale that measures body composition, vascular age and nerve health
in one device
news •
13 Sep 2022
Employers across Europe may be forced to make adjustments to work
environments to accommodate overweight employees, after the European Court
of Justice (ECJ) ruled that obesity can constitute a disability within European
law.
news •
18 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found a way to establish the exact VO2 max
of an
individual through the use of smartwatch data that is just as reliable as a professional sports
lab
test.
news •
02 Feb 2023
In a boost to the gym and physical activity sector, the UK's deputy chief medical officer, Dr
Jenny Harries has called on Brits to get fit and lose weight this summer, in preparation for the
return of COVID-19 in the winter months.
news •
14 Jul 2020
For those looking to lose weight, wearing weighted vests could ensure better results
than
physical activity, according to a study by the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
news •
12 May 2020
Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to
parents in England to tell them if their child is overweight and instead offer more guidance
for fostering healthy lifestyles.
news •
10 Nov 2015
Testing a person's ability to rise from a seated position on the floor is an indication of longevity, according to the latest research from Brazil
HCM issue 2 2013
An England-wide survey of over 5,000 adults found that 80 per cent of people aged over 18 have
made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021.
news •
13 Jan 2021
With pressure on medical services at an all time high, the Tony Blair Institute for Global
Change is calling for investment in disease prevention – treating people when they are
asymptomatic.
news •
17 Jan 2024
CEO of the FIA, David Stalker, looks at the compelling case for exercise interventions in healthcare delivery
HCM issue 3 2012
New research from the US shows that stressful family situations can lead to obesity in children
HCM issue 6 2015
A small trial suggests wellness interventions, including exercise, can help reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s patients
HCM issue 1 2015
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