The future of the Filipino diet
The future of Filipino food will be shaped, not by experts, but by the parents deciding what to serve for dinner, the students choosing what online content to…
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The future of Filipino food will be shaped, not by experts, but by the parents deciding what to serve for dinner, the students choosing what online content to…
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka began enforcing a ban on fast food and sweets in schools on Tuesday to tackle what the government says are rising cases of…
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) — For weeks, 33-year-old civil servant Aizaratbek Esenov and around half a dozen other government employees have been exercising in…
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A global drugmaker is seeking to reshape how Filipinos understand and treat obesity, launching a nationwide initiative alongside a new prescription therapy…
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Officials of the Wuxi city government in Jiangsu, China are addressing obesity among its population through an amusing challenge. They are swapping beef for…
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WUXI, China (AFP) — In a community center in eastern China, Shu Fangqiang shrugged off his jacket and stepped onto a scale, one of hundreds of locals signing…
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At clinics across Mumbai, doctors say they are already preparing for an influx in new patients.
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Leading medical groups in the Philippines warned that obesity is becoming a major health crisis, saying it is contributing to a growing number of heart, kidney…
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Leading medical groups in the Philippines warned that obesity is becoming a major health crisis, saying it is contributing to a growing number of heart,…
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Parents of obese young children don’t have to worry about their large body size making them unhealthy in their teens.
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If generic production reduces prices to sustainable levels, millions more people could access treatment.
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The title is powerful, but the message is simple: obesity is not about appearance or numbers on a scale. It is about protecting the heart, the kidneys and the…
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These treatments require regular injections, refrigeration and can be prohibitively expensive.
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Besides corruption, there are other conditions plaguing the Philippines — and among these are obesity and diabetes.
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Filipinos suffering from obesity are projected to reach 25 million by 2030, according to a health expert.
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The healthiest beverage for most people remains plain water. For those who want a bit of flavor, adding slices of lemon, cucumber, or mint can help.
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Cases of diabetes among children are on the rise, a health expert bared on Friday, 9 November.
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Rising levels of obesity are set to cost the world economy 3.3 percent of GDP by 2060, slowing development in lower-income countries and making it hard for…
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