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Obesity: Latest news and practice
Overweight women who smoke risk fetal heart defects
Overweight women who smoke were more likely to give birth to babies with conginetal heart defects, say researchers.
Exercise 'helps post-cancer recovery'
Cancer survivors can experience an improvement in their general health and wellbeing if they take part in an exercise programme, a new report has claimed.
Body clock gene link to diabetes
Defective versions of a “body clock” gene greatly increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, a study has shown.
Diabetes drug 'may aid weight loss'
A “fat-busting jab could be the key to battling Britain’s obesity crisis”, the Daily Express has reported.
High-fibre diet reduces risk of chronic disease in overweight adults
Signs of inflammation linked to chronic disease in overweight people can be substantially reduced by a high-fibre diet, a study shows.
Web 'can help nurses fight obesity'
Internet-based resources could assist nurses in the battle to help the public lose weight, according to research.
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Many 'healthy snacks' are high in calories
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How do you start discussions about weight loss with patients who are overweight?
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Self-management of obesity
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Managing obesity in primary care
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Pregnant women warned over obesity
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#NurChat discusses “Should nurses be healthy role models?”
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Acid reflux cases soar by 50% in ten years
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Walking 'helps clear fat from body'
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Scotland faces 'unacceptable' levels of ill health
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Fifth of final year primary pupils are obese
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Low-fat foods 'could cause weight gain'
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Continence charity engages teenage girls in pelvic floor health promotion
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Dietary treatment for familial hypercholesterolaemia
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Almost one in two cancers 'could be prevented'
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Behaviour change to treat overactive bladder syndrome
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UK oesophageal cancer rates 'highest in Europe'
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Improving training in motivational interviewing
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Dental benefits of sugar-free foods debated
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Gene for 'rare form of hypoglycaemia found'
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Link between aspirin and eye condition unclear
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Diabetes numbers in UK at three million
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Obesity limits effectiveness of flu vaccines
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'Too thin to conceive' women warned
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'Honesty' needed to tackle obesity
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Common weight loss methods' effectiveness 'inconclusive'
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Low blood sugar 'affects food cravings'
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Obstructive sleep apnoea: its link with diabetes
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Obesity in children triples high blood pressure risk
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Prehypertension linked to increased stroke risk
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Effectiveness of slimming clubs tested
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Eyelid markings 'signal increased cardio risk'
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Water instead of fizzy drinks 'reduces cardio and diabetes risk'
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Obesity in children is a ticking time bomb
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Weight Watchers 'twice as good' as standard care
