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MoHAP signs agreement with Novo Nordisk Pharma GulfUAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has teamed up with Novo Nordisk Pharma Gulf, a major player in global healthcare, to create a national scientific guide to tackle obesity and manage weight. More… |
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Weight loss surgery ‘cuts risk of heart complications, death’A study by global health system Cleveland Clinic shows that bariatric surgery in patients with obesity and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea cuts risk of death and major adverse cardiovascular events. This study was published in the J More… |
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Global economy ‘will perform better’ than expected in 2024The global economy will outperform again in 2024, Goldman Sachs Research says, basing it on its economists' prediction for income growth (amid cooling inflation and a robust job market). The economist More… |
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Obesity in developing countries linked to pricey healthy foodsSteep price gaps between healthy and unhealthy foods, coupled with the unavailability of a variety of healthy foods, are driving rising obesity rates in both urban and rural areas of developing countries. More… |
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Don't use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control: WHOThe World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The recommendation is based More… |
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Physical inactivity could cost world $27bn a year: WHOAlmost 500 million people will develop heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributable to physical inactivity, between 2020 and 2030, costing $27 billion annually, if governments don’t take urgent a More… |
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Weight loss with bariatric surgery ‘cuts risk of cancer’Among adults with obesity, weight loss achieved with bariatric surgery resulted in 32% lower risk of developing cancer and a 48% lower risk of cancer-related death compared with adults who did not have the surgery. More… |
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Forum launched at Expo to find ways to fight diabetes, obesityAgainst the backdrop of the alarming rise in the number of patients with diabetes and obesity in the Middle East region, first regional forum of its kind to fight the diseases has been launched at the Israeli Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. More… |
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Over 1 billion obese people globally, says WHOMore than one billion people worldwide are obese, including 650 million adults, 340 million adolescents and 39 million children, according to a report released by World Health Organization (WHO) on World Obesity Day yesterday (March 4). More… |
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Need to find new solutions to obesity: ExpertsIt is very important to focus on harnessing the resources and efforts to find new solutions to obesity, given the fact that about a third of the population of the UAE is classified as obese, experts say. More… |
