Tag: Obesity

She added that food labels remain one of the most direct means of communication between manufacturers and consumers, especially in ...

The 2026 World Sleep Day, themed “Sleep Well, Live Better,” is dedicated to raising awareness about sleep’s critical role in ...

The organisation urged countries to raise and redesign taxes as part of its new 3 by 35 initiative, which aims ...

This concern was expressed by the ICBA in response to WHO's latest call for an increase in the taxation of ...

CAPPA said the unrealised revenue could fund essential public services, including the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, the National Health Insurance ...

The NHS noted that less than 2.5 per cent of Nigerians with hypertension achieve blood pressure control or normal blood ...

In Nigeria, recent studies estimate that in 2020, approximately 12 million persons aged 15 and above were obese, with prevalence ...

The researchers are advocating for a new approach that emphasises the impact of excess body fat on health, rather than ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines obesity as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, affecting individuals with a Body Mass Index ...

The study estimates that nearly 880 million adults and 159 million children lived with obesity in 2022.

WHO stated that 500 million people risked developing NCDs between 2020 and 2030 if governments worldwide don’t take urgent action ...

“Their major function is to excrete waste from the body. They (kidneys) also regulate water and salt balance, ..."

When fructose is chronically consumed in a sedentary state, it is converted to fat, which reminds me of “F Stands ...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) says 70,327 Nigerians died from cancer in 2018, while 115,950 new cases ...

The UN agriculture chief called for “transformative changes to food systems.

The study followed more than 1,900 men aged 60 to 78 over four years.

“A total of 38 countries took part in the survey; but Britain and Germany were not part of it."

The global agencies say children should reduce consumption of cheap, ultra-processed, calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods.

“The current consensus is that seven to nine hours is best for most adults.”

Only 1.6 per cent of Nigerian children are overweight compared with the global average.

Mr. Ajobo, however, advised against the use of anti-obesity drugs as they could manifest harmful effects after using them for ...