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Shedding pounds could cut the cost of your Life, Critical Illness and Income Protection insurance
We at The Life Dept want to raise awareness that your weight can dramatically affect how much you pay for your Life, Critical Illness and Income Protection Insurance, in fact in extreme circumstances ...Let them eat cake!
Scientists have found that eating cake with a big breakfast aids weight loss because it boosts the metabolism and discourages snacking later on in the day. Ultimately, a big breakfast that includes a ...Child obesity link to perfume
Chemicals found in common plastics, perfume and make-up could increase the risk of childhood obesity. Scientists from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have discovered a link between the ...Home cooking is worse for the waistline
Accroding to research, home cooking is a cause of weight gain because dieters tend to give themselves bigger portions and always clear their plates. The YouGov survey for WeightWatchers found that avo...Overweight patients banned from routine ops
Under new rules brought in by GPs, overweight patients cannot have routine surgery until they lose weight. People in Hertfordshire in need of hip replacements and gallbladder removal are being told th...Unhealthy school dinners not to blame for obesity
According to US research, junk food served as part of school dinners doesn’t contribute to childhood obesity. The research suggests that food consumed at home is more to blame. Professor Jennife...Nurseries need nutritional advice
A charity has warned that nursery workers may need better advice about food, because so many children are overweight. According to official figures, more than a fifth of children are overweight or obe...Women must lose weight before pregnancy
Obese women have been urged to lose weight before they become pregnant because of the risks to mother and baby from being overweight. In a new leaflet, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecolo...Obesity hormone found before birth
Researchers from King’s College London have suggested that healthy-eating children of obese mothers are still likely to grow up to be fat, because their brain’s appetite mechanism has been...Baby fat ‘doubles’ obesity risk
A study from the US has shown that toddlers with “baby fat” are twice as likely to become obese later in childhood. The researchers found that growth charts used by health visitors can be ...
