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Fast eating behaviour may be inherited
New research suggests that overweight children may inherit faster eating behaviour.
Cancer Research UK scientists at University College London's Health Behaviour Research Centre filmed 254 twins between the ages of ten and 12 as they ate a
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Treadmill sessions may suppress appetite
Vigorous sessions on a treadmill appear to promote healthy weight loss by suppressing the appetite, new research shows.
Scientists at Loughborough University found that a 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the levels of two important
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Neighbourhoods contribute to obesity
Low-income neighbourhoods contribute to youngsters' poor diet and nutrition, scientists have claimed.
A study in California found that 21 per cent of teenagers living in low-income families were obese, compared with just eight per cent of
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Parents urged to maintain healthy diet over Christmas
Christmas is traditionally a time for feasting, but experts have advised parents to keep diet plans as healthy and nutritious as possible to prevent children from piling on the pounds.
Dr Pauline Balac, a biology and nutrition lecturer at
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Experts warn of rising obesity
New research suggests that one in three adults in England will be obese by 2012, indicating that government efforts to change lifestyle behaviours are failing to make people adopt healthier diet plans.
Researchers at University College
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Report shows no improvement in child obesity
The proportion of primary school children who are overweight or obese in England has not improved during 2007/08, new figures show.
According to the latest report from the National Child Measurement Programme, tens of thousands of children
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Consumers set to cut back on Christmas food spending
Credit crunch woes are encouraging people to work out less expensive diet plans this Christmas, according to new research from uSwitch.com.
The website's latest consumer opinion panel found that over 29 million Britons will be cutting back
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Bowl of cereal is 'best way to start the day'
Consumers who take an interest in their fitness and nutrition should start each day with a bowl of cereal, new research has found.
A ten-year study by the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute looked at 2,379 teenage
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Financial incentives may aid short-term weight loss
Scientists have found that offering people financial incentives to lose weight can help them shed the pounds.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the Wharton School in Philadelphia recruited 57 people and
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Trans fats 'may contribute to obesity'
Trans fats are already known to contribute to heart disease, but a new study has also implicated them in the development of obesity.
The fats raise the type of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart disease and experts therefore
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NHS needs 'new approach' to tackle unhealthy diets
The NHS needs to adopt new, more sophisticated techniques to tackle obesity and tobacco-related illnesses, experts have claimed.
A report by the King's Fund looked at ways in which the nation's unhealthy diet plans and lifestyle habits
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Traditional British dishes 'not unhealthy'
The perception that traditional British dishes do not have a role to play in healthy diet plans is outdated, an expert has claimed.
Alexia Robinson, organiser of the Love British Food campaign, said that the quality of ingredients in
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