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Media worldwide are today reporting about a study which found that obesity may be responsible for far more deaths than previous estimates of about 5%.
With a healthier diet one in four deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke could be prevented each year, according to new evidence from the all–island Health Research Board Centre for Diet and Health.
Research, published in the Journal Obesity, suggests that a high-calorie breakfast with reduced intake of calories at dinner is beneficial and might be a useful alternative for the management of obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Dutch researchers have published a paper concluding that harmful effects of industrial trans fatty acids (TFAs) on heart health are beyond dispute and that limiting their intake will likely lower cardiovascular disease (CVD).
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have recorded a decline in the numbers of obese children aged between 2 and 4 years across 18 states in the US.
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