11-11-29 A low-calorie diet eliminates insulin（胰岛素） dependence and leads to improved heart function in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study presented November 28 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RS...

11-11-27 The UK has more obese women than any other country in Europe, according to European Union figures. 欧盟统计数据显示，英国的女性比欧盟其他任何一个国家的女性都要胖。 Data agency Eurostat, which looked at 19 countries, found nearly a quarter of UK wome...

11-11-06 Commercial weight loss programmes are more effective and cheaper than primary care based services led by specially trained staff, finds a study published on bmj.com. Almost a quarter of the population of England are now classified as obese. Good evi...

11-10-30 Worldwide, there are more than 1.5 billion overweight adults, including 400 million who are obese. In Australia, it is estimated more than 50 per cent of women and 60 per cent of men are either overweight or obese. Although restriction of diet often...

11-05-02 Pregnant women who are obese are less able to fight infections than lean women, which could affect their baby's health after birth and later in life, according to research to be presented Sunday, May 1, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annu...

11-03-04 Canada has a significantly lower rate of obesity than does the US, a new US government study has shown. 美国政府一项调查显示，加拿大国民的肥胖率明显低于美国。 More than a third of Americans are obese, compared to about a quarter of Canadians, the Ce...

11-01-24 Is your puppy getting pudgy? Does your terrier need to drop a few excess pounds? Like many adults in the United States, an increasing number of pets are overweight or obese. 你的爱犬越来越发福吗？你的宠物狗需要减肥吗？就如同成年人肥胖大军日渐壮大，...

10-12-14 It's official - Britons are the fattest people in Europe, a report found today. 今日发布的一项报告称，据官方统计，英国人是全欧洲最胖的人。 It appears that we have enjoyed one takeaway meal too many with a quarter of adults in the UK now termed as ob...

10-05-07 A residential summer weight-loss camp markedly improved obese（肥胖的） children's health, a study in the April edition of Pediatrics（小儿科） reports. A Saint Louis University physician found the camp improved children's weight, body mass index (...

10-04-25 Psychological acupuncture（针刺疗法） has been shown to be successful in reducing food cravings（渴望） for up to six months in people who are overweight or obese（肥胖的） . The technique combines gentle tapping on pressure points while focussing o...