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Obesity
Children keep weight gain
"Childhood obesity is determined before the age of five," says The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says a new study has found that the majority of seriously overweight children gained much of their excess weight before they started school.
'Podginess' raises heart risk
"Being just a little overweight dramatically raises the risk of heart attacks," reports the Daily Express. It claims that it is not only the obese who have a higher risk of heart attacks, but that "podgy" people also face an 11% i
Greed isn't all in the genes
The Daily Telegraph reported today on a "greedy gene" that causes some children to eat 100 extra calories at every meal. It said scientists had discovered that the gene appears to make...
Genetics of obesity
"Eating too much and putting on weight may be more to do with one's state of mind rather than a metabolic imbalance," The Independent reported today. It said that a study has found six new genes associated with obesity, five of which are
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