Archive: 18/05/2017
India's pampered pets lap up new treatments
Acupuncture, blood filtration, kidney cleanses. No treatment is too much for the furry friends of Delhi's well-heeled residents, who splash out at five-star veterinary clinics to keep their pets healthy.
May 18, 2017
Exchanging one sugar-sweetened soft drink or beer with water is associated with lower incidence of obesity
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity shows that replacing one serving of sugar-sweetened soft drink or one beer a day with a glass of water could reduce the risk of becoming obese by 20%. The ...
May 18, 2017
Study shows protein called 'survivin' which protects fat cells from death is at higher levels in obese people
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) shows the obese people have higher levels of a protein called survivin, which protects fat-containing adipocyte cells ...
May 18, 2017
Lower socioeconomic status is linked to obesity through distress and emotional eating
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Porto, Portugal (17-20 May) shows that lower socioeconomic status is associated with higher body-mass index (BMI) through its effects on distress and subsequent ...
May 18, 2017
Using loyalty to football clubs to get men aged 30-65 years more active
Researchers in the UK, Portugal, Norway and the Netherlands are working with 15 European professional football clubs in their countries to try and engage more men aged 30-65 years to sit less and move more. Details of the ...
May 18, 2017