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US couple loses 180 kg in weight in two years, inspiring others

Twoweeksfromthebeginningof2018,mostpeoplewillmakethesameNewYear’sresolution–cutdownontheirweight.CommonNewYear’sresolutionsincludeeatinghealthier,workingoutmore

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Woman credits Instant Pot with helping her nearly 80-pound weight loss

ACaliforniawomanlost77poundsinoneyearaftershemadeaNewYear’sresolutiontocookallofherfamily’smealsathome.“Iturnedtomyhusbandandsaidforthefirsttime,‘I’mconsidering

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Study links c-section to obesity in mice

ANewYorkUniversitystudyfoundthatmicebornviac-sectiongainmoreweightthanthosebornvaginally.That'sprobablybecausetheprocedurechangesabody'smicrobiome,thesetofbacte

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Australian scientists identify five main diet-related personality types

Australianscientistshaveidentifiedthefivemaindiet-relatedpersonalitytypesandwhytheystruggletoloseweight.Australia'slargest-everdietandpersonalitysurvey,conducte

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Scientists reveal brain 'switch' for burning fat after meal

Scientistshavefoundaswitch-likemechanismforburningfatafterameal,accordingtoastudyreleasedonTuesdaythatofferedapotentialnoveltargetforthetreatmentofobesity.Resea

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Wondering why you're fat? It may be linked to your sense of smell

ExperimentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,indicatethatobesemicewholosttheirsenseofsmellalsolostweight.Incontrast,micewithaboostedsenseofsmell,orso-calleds

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U.S. task force recommends screening for obesity in children, adolescent

Childrenandadolescentsagedsixyearsandoldershouldbescreenedforobesity,theU.S.PreventiveServicesTaskForce(USPSTF)recommendedTuesday.Inafinalrecommendationstatemen

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Jonah Hill's dramatic weight loss is goals

JonahHill'snewbodmightbethebiggestsurpriseofthesummer.Theactorsteppedoutovertheweekendlookingalmostunrecognizable.Hill'sfollowersimmediatelybegancommentingonsoc

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Children of obese parents more likely to be clumsy

Children of obese parents more likely to be clumsy, not good with people and have trouble solving problems in early life, study finds. Fine motor skills and social competence compromised in children of obese parents, and doctors don’t know why. Also in health news: artists’ brush strokes may be window to degenerative brain disorders

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World's most obese man to undergo weight-loss treatment in Mexico

​The world's most obese man in Mexico is about to undergo weight-loss treatment, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Sichuan schoolbag weight restriction deemed difficult to follow

In 2007, a policy was enacted in Chengdu, Sichuan province requiring students’ schoolbags to be lighter than 10 percent of their body weight. However, the average weight of schoolbags in the province doesn't seem to have been measurably reduced since the restriction went into effect. In fact, if anything, the weight of bags has continued to increase.

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Man v Fat Football: the league where weight loss is the goal

​There’s a male obesity crisis in the UK, but could a new scheme that combines the beautiful game with diet programmes for men score where others haven’t?

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China's students monitored for weight problems

Beijing health authorities will spend a year monitoring the overweight and obesity rate in the city's schools as part of an effort to reduce the number of fat children.

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Popular "fad" diet could cause rapid weight gain: expert

​The extreme Paleo diet, which recommends the exclusive consumption of food available to early humans, increases weight gain according to experts.

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"Emotional eating" a key factor in Australia's obesity epidemic: expert

Emotional eating is playing a substantial role in fuelling Australia's obesity epidemic, according to a new research.

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Diet more important than exercise to lose weight: study

Diet more important than exercise to lose weight: study

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Modest weight loss may reduce heart disease, diabetes risks in middle-aged women

In a study of 417 women participating in weight loss programs for up to 24 months, those who sustained a 10 percent or more loss of their body weight for two years reduced their total cholesterol, LDL "bad" cholesterol, HDL "good" cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, glucose and inflammation markers.