'Potty training? Try whistling!' is the headline in the Daily Mail, as 'Vietnamese families credit it with getting their babies out of nappies by nine months.' The news is based on research...
“Children who get insufficient sleep at night are more likely to become overweight,” reported BBC News. The news report was based on a study of 244 children, whose sleep patterns were assessed between...
News article about a study which found a link between central obesity in midlife and dementia in later life.
“Sitting around at work all day really does give you a bigger bottom,” according to the Daily Mail. The Daily Telegraph ran a similar headline. While these headlines refer to...
“Too much jogging 'as bad as no exercise at all',” BBC News reports. However, the results of the new Danish study on which this headline is based, are not as clear cut as the media has made out…
"People who are too fat or too thin are 'more likely to suffer from migraines'," reports The Sun. Researchers reviewed data from 12 studies involving 288,981 people and concluded obese people have a 21% increased risk of migraines...
"The rise in childhood obesity … may be beginning to level off," BBC News reports. Researchers examined trends in child and adolescent rates of overweight and obesity using electronic GP records from 1994 to…
Just two slices [of cheese] a day could reduce risk of diabetes, claims the Daily Mail. The news is based on the results of a Europe-wide study that aimed to determine whether eating a diet high in dairy products...
“Overheated homes and offices adding to weighty problem,” The Daily Telegraph reports. Dutch researchers have argued that the widespread use of central heating stops people’s bodies using up energy to stay warm…