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At least one of the vaccines approved for use against COVID-19 could be less effective in obese
people,
according to a new study.
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10 Mar 2021
Gyms must be recognised as a cornerstone of our global recovery from COVID-19, says Phillip Mills
HCM issue 7 2020
Research has suggested that limiting access to food might increase motivation to exercise.
news •
29 Oct 2019
People who seek medical advice about weight loss have hugely different outcomes
depending on how their doctor addresses the matter and how sympathetic they feel their
doctor to be.
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02 Apr 2019
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter
similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by
the University of Cambridge. White matter is the tissue that connects areas of the brain
and allows for information to be communicated between regions.
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09 Aug 2016
A new study is mapping how fat distribution in the body is linked to risk of a range of diseases. What better way to motivate people to make lifestyle changes, asks Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 7 2016
Obese people tend to see distances as being further than they really are, and hills steeper, according to research from the US
HCM issue 4 2016
Scientists have shed new light on the challenges facing exercise professionals in getting
the population moving, after new research showed that obesity causes people to see
distances as farther than they actually are.
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15 Feb 2016
Weight loss apps are no more effective in helping overweight people shed pounds than a
paper flier from the doctor’s office, according to a new study.
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10 Nov 2015
Does the general public even know what a fit, healthy body looks like any more? Kate Cracknell asks the question as she contemplates the recent ‘Beach Body’ furore
HCM issue 6 2015
David Cameron has outlined plans for tough new measures that could see obese people on
sickness benefits have their income cut if they refuse treatment for the condition.
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16 Feb 2015
Physical inactivity is killing twice as many Europeans as obesity, according to a
landmark report from the University of Cambridge.
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15 Jan 2015
Insults from shop assistants, jibes from passers-by and abuse from teenagers
are just some of the humiliations that are plunging overweight people further
into ill health, research has found.
news •
06 Jan 2015
People facing discrimination because of their size may be more likely to put on
weight, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity.
news •
12 Sep 2014
New NHS guidelines for weight loss in England advocate physical activity as
part of potentially state-funded weight management programme in a bid to
encourage long-term lifestyle changes.
news •
28 May 2014
Being obese can alter the tastebuds – especially when it comes to sweet foods – and could be a possible cause of over-eating, says new research
HCM issue 2 2014
People who walk to work are around 40 per cent less likely to have diabetes
than those who travel by car, UK-led research has found.
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07 Aug 2013
Kath Hudson talks to gym operators specifically targeting plus-sized customers with tailored, non-intimidating packages
HCM issue 6 2013
The number of overweight people in the world has overtaken the number of malnourished for the first time, with a billion people now considered heavier than advised – almost one in six of the world’s population.
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24 Aug 2006
A recent government initiative could see overweight people and heavy smokers having to diet or give up cigarettes in return for medical treatment.
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05 Jun 2003
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