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Weight loss injection Wegovy to be offered through UK’s NHS soon
Novo Nordisk A/S’s blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy will soon be offered to patients through England’s National Health Service after the country’s ... World News -
World Obesity Day: Almost 60 pct of Saudi population overweight, obese
Almost 60 percent of Saudi Arabia’s adult population are either overweight or obese, according to the latest figures revealed ahead of World Obesity ... Saudi Arabia -
Obesity rates rising to ‘epidemic’ level in Europe: WHO report
Most Europeans are overweight and rising rates of obesity threaten to undermine the region’s reputation for having a population that’s thinner on ... Healthy Living -
BMI changes among children almost doubled during COVID-19: Study
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic the rate of body mass index changes in children nearly doubled, according to a new landmark study focusing on ... Coronavirus -
Can losing weight treat ‘long COVID’? UAE experts say yes
Doctors across the United Arab Emirates say overweight and obese people who have had COVID-19 can help reduce severe post-virus symptoms by losing ... Coronavirus -
How can some people eat and not get fat, a slimming gene is responsible: Scientists
Scientists have discovered a ‘thinness’ gene that may be the reason why some people can eat and not gain weight, according to new research.A study ... Features -
Sedentary teens risk health, hearts and minds: WHO study
Teenagers worldwide are jeopardizing their health by failing to get enough exercise to reduce their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, a ... Healthy Living -
UN warns of ‘perfect storm’ of hunger, climate change
A potent combination of hunger, climate change and man-made conflicts are creating a “perfect storm”, the head of the UN’s food arm ... World News -
With obesity on rise, Paris reflects on mirrored ‘fatphobia’
France gave the world butter croissants and foie gras, yet it has often been a place where being overweight was seen as almost sinful. Now, after ... Healthy Living -
Saudi doctors reduce 20kg of 5-year-old girl’s weight in a month
A Saudi medical team has succeeded in reducing the weight of a Saudi girl, no more than five years old, by 20 kilograms in one month, without any ... Healthy Living -
World’s former heaviest woman Eman dies during stay in Abu Dhabi hospital
The world's former heaviest woman, Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, passed away on Monday morning, UAE newspaper Khaleej Times reported citing the Burjeel ... Middle East -
Meet the six-year-old girl who eats and never feels full
While snacks and meal time calls are music to the ears for most, this isn’t the case with six-year-old Megan Adams Fitzgerald, a young girl with ... Variety -
Physical inactivity, screen time increasing child obesity in MENA
A group of health experts has mapped childhood obesity in the MENA region, where youngsters are at high risk, with some countries having 60 percent of ... Features -
India wonder woman sheds 62kgs in two years through ‘will power’
A woman in India who reduced her weight to 70 kg from 132 kg in two years without crash dieting, exercise, medication or surgery has become a media ... Features -
How Egypt’s Eman Ahmed will be treated after move from India to UAE
Dr. Yassine Al-Shahat, the chief medical officer at the Burjeel hospital in Abu Dhabi, said that a team of 20 doctors and specialists have evaluated ... Variety -
Egypt’s Eman Ahmed given water by sister, Indian hospital calls the cops
Eman Ahmed, the Egyptian woman considered to once be the world’s heaviest, was given water by her sister – a move prompting the Indian ... Variety -
No cure as yet for gene defect behind Eman’s obesity
The hope for a cure for Eman Ahmed Abdelaty, the world's heaviest woman, currently in a Mumbai hospital, has receded after it was found that the ... Variety -
World’s heaviest woman Eman loses 100kg after surgery
Eman Ahmed Abdelaty, the 36-year-old Egyptian woman who at 500 kilos is the world’s heaviest, has undergone a successfully surgery in India. The ... Variety -
Researchers use worms to tackle obesity in people
Scientists believe they have made a discovery that could help fight obesity and it’s all down to a gene found in worms.Danish researchers and ... Healthy Living -
Indian FM intervenes to help 500kg Egyptian woman
Indian doc relentless in drive to help Iman, contacted minister on Twitter to grant visas to obese woman’s family Variety -
Tax sugary drinks to fight obesity, WHO urges governments
The WHO said a 20 percent price increase could reduce consumption of sweet drinks by the same proportion Variety -
Britain seeks to fight the fat with soft drinks sugar tax
In opting for a sugar tax, Britain joins Belgium, France, Hungary and Mexico, all of which have imposed some form of tax on drinks with added sugar Variety -
Indian province imposes ‘fat tax’ on junk food
Lifestyle-related health problems including diabetes and obesity are major issues in cities Variety -
Saudi couple help develop treatment for diabetes and obesity
Alaa Shafie and his wife Amal Ashour are part of the team at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, who made the breakthrough Variety -
Dolmio pasta sauce maker issues warning to its own customers
Large food multinationals coming under increasing pressure from public health advocates and regulators struggling to fight a growing obesity epidemic Variety -
World’s obese population hits 641 million, global study finds
The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, involved the World Health Organization and more than 700 researchers worldwide Features -
Obese citizens, expats in Saudi Arabia get weight loss push
Fifty hospitals and health centers all over Saudi Arabia will participate in a nationwide program titled “Obesity: The Silent Ghost” Variety -
Pregnant and eating too much fish? It could raise child obesity risk
Pregnant women are often concerned about how much fish to consume, since it can be good for the developing brain of the fetus Variety -
Saudi now pays for obesity operations as epidemic rages on
Saudia Arabia ranks high in the spread of youth obesity phenomenon. It is considered to have the highest rates where the rate of obesity has been ... Reports -
Shape up, or miss out! Malaysia lays down the law on fat cops
A taste for rich foods has made Malaysia the fattest country in Southeast Asia, according to officials and health experts Variety