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Tenfold increase in child obesity

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Hippocratic Post

Over the last 40 years, there has been a tenfold increase in childhood and adolescent obesity, according to a new study by Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation. By 2022, there will be more obese children and adolescents alive than those underweight. The news comes as we mark World Obesity Day, 11th October. […]

What is obesity?

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Hippocratic Post

Obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. But what is the distinction between being overweight and being obese? And how does a person become obese? Mia Nacamulli explores obesity. Transcript The most basic function of bodily fat is self-storage […]