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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Body Mass Index


elksie commented Offer weight loss surgery obese people to tackle diabetes...

Posted: 27 Nov 2014 05:22 AM PST

Weight loss surgery should be recommended to thousands more people in the UK to tackle soaring cases of type 2 diabetes. That's the recommendaton by health watchdog Nice to avoid the cost of complications from the disease such as heart disease, stroke, blindness and cancer. It would affect anyone diagnosed with the disease with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 35. Dr Rachel Batterham, head ...

Obesity-related cancers on the rise, especially in developed countries â UN report

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 10:00 PM PST

Being overweight or obese have become major risk factors for developing cancer, particularly among women and in more developed countries, the specialized cancer agency of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday.

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