There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese when "a more accurate" and "nuanced" definition is needed, a report from global experts says. Doctors should consider the overall health of patients with excess fat,

The Ghana NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) has appealed to the public to avoid impulsive spending on unhealthy diets to escape the tendency of

By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, Jan 21 GNA- The 4th Global Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Alliance Forum slated for February 13 to 15, is to be hosted in Kigali, Rwanda. This makes it the first time an African country will be hosting the strategic forum.

The first study to assess how weight-loss drugs affect the whole of human health has discovered an "eye-opening" impact on the body, researchers say.

While this microbial exchange may sound unusual, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sharing microbiomes through activities like kissing can help strengthen the body’s defence systems, as it introduces the immune system to new microbial species, fostering resilience against infections.

Climate change has brought both fiercer rains and deeper droughts, leaving the city with brush like kindling—and the phenomenon is on the rise worldwide.

A new study establishes that soda consumption is doing ever more damage to health — with rising rates of diabetes in regions where soda-drinking is on the rise, like sub-Saharan Africa.

This article seems funny, though, but I am tempted to do this write-up due to the many female students I have seen who are glued to their gum.

New Insights Into the Biology and Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity Jan. 15, 2025 — A cutting-edge molecular approach provides a detailed picture of the biological pathways associated with ...

Within Novo Nordisk's comprehensive business update to investors, attention latched onto early data for an oral obesity therapy that outperformed the company’s big-selling GLP-1 agonist Wegovy ...

Obesity New Definition: Indian doctors have redefined obesity with new guidelines that consider the unique health challenges faced by the population. Listen to Story Indian doctors have given obesity a new definition Abdominal fat is now a key factor in ...

Medical experts have urged a shift away from the Body Mass Index (BMI) as the main yardstick to determine obesity as it does not factor in body fat levels. The prevalent method is so flawed that it may have likely led to fit athletes being told they are ...