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The latest news on obesity, including causes and health stories

Iraqi actress Enas Taleb at the Babylon International Festival in 2021. She is taking legal action against The Economist magazine for using her image with a story about obesity among women in the Middle East. Getty

Iraqi actress sues magazine for depicting her as 'fat'

IraqAugust 10, 2022

About one third of university students in the UAE are overweight or obese, a study suggested. Photo: Veejay Villafranca / Bloomberg

Study highlights student obesity problem in the Gulf

HealthJuly 10, 2022

More than 42 million adults in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2040, projections show. PA

Seven in 10 UK adults ‘will be overweight or obese by 2040’

HealthMay 18, 2022

The report comes at a time when awareness is growing over how obesity often correlates with severe Covid-19. PA

Women more likely than men to gain weight during pandemic, study shows

HealthMay 05, 2022

For some regions in Europe, obesity is set to overtake smoking as the major factor behind cancer. PA

Obesity at ‘epidemic proportions’ in Europe, warns WHO

HealthMay 03, 2022

Your height-to-waist ratio is a good measure of health, researchers say. PA

Keeping waist measurement less than half your height ‘is good for your health’

HealthApril 07, 2022

Ghazwan Dakak with his winner's cheque. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Man wins Dh18,000 for shedding 36kg in 10 weeks

HealthMarch 04, 2022

Seha says maintaining an ideal weight and following a healthy lifestyle helps to prevent weight-related illnesses. Image: Seha

World Obesity Day: never too late to adopt a healthy lifestyle

HealthMarch 04, 2022

A medic prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv. AFP

Trial finds Covid-19 infection provides longer protection than vaccination

CoronavirusFebruary 14, 2022

Shedding kilos in a less strenuous manner. Getty

Getting more sleep can help you shed excess kilos, study finds

HealthFebruary 07, 2022

Residents register for the Ras Al Khaimah Biggest Weight Loser Challenge at RAK Hospital. Photo: Supplied

Thousands take Ras Al Khaimah weight-loss challenge

UAEDecember 22, 2021

A coalition of medics and charities has released a comprehensive 10-year strategy to battle obesity in Britain. Photo: AFP

UK government ‘should become first in world to turn tide on obesity’

HealthSeptember 27, 2021

Professor Sir Stephen Bloom, executive chairman of Zihipp, hopes the drug will combat the global obesity 'tsunami'. Mark Chilvers for The National

UAE-backed UK biotech firm Zihipp takes aim at global obesity

FutureSeptember 17, 2021

The WHO plan hopes to achieve international cuts in sugar content. Getty

UK to head global effort to cut sugar content and reduce obesity

HealthSeptember 13, 2021

Fresh food cooked from scratch goes a long way. Poor eating habits contribute to an extra 64,000 deaths a year in the UK. Silvia Razgova / The National

Being on 'Masterchef' taught me about Britain's food paradox

CommentJuly 20, 2021

Adel Ali Hussain on his quadbike during a recent desert tour near Dubai. Courtesy: Mr Hussain

Emirati biker becomes one of nation's top blood donors

HealthJune 18, 2020

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