Scientists have made a check-list of early warning signs of child obesity, including too much television and not enough sleep. More than eight hours TV a week or less than 10-1/2 hours sleep per night for a 3-year-old increase the risk of piling on weight, they state. Dr John Reilly, an expert on child obesity at the University of Glasgow, said "There are eight factors in early life associated with an increased risk of obesity in childhood. There are certain factors, very early on, which ...

Author: SARAH PRICE Publication: Sun Herald (AUS) Date: 19/06/2005 AUSTRALIANS spend too much time worrying about getting cancer from mobile phones and other unproven theories rather than the very real link between the disease and obesity. The NSW Cancer Council says warnings linking extreme weight gain to cancer are not being heeded. A study has found nine out of 10 people don't eat enough fruit and vegetables, despite their potential to cut cancer risks. For the first time, ...

Fat and fragile: life expectancy to drop for first time in 1000 years Author: Jacqueline Maley and Mark Todd Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Date: 18/03/2005 Section: News and Features Australians could be eating themselves to an early death, with new research suggesting life expectancy will decline for the first time in 1000 years due to the obesity epidemic. A paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine predicts a decrease in life expectancy, which rose slowly but ...

Fat and fragile: life expectancy to drop for first time in 1000 years Author: Jacqueline Maley and Mark Todd Publication: Sydney Morning Herald Date: 18/03/2005 Section: News and Features Australians could be eating themselves to an early death, with new research suggesting life expectancy will decline for the first time in 1000 years due to the obesity epidemic. A paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine predicts a decrease in life expectancy, which rose slowly but stea...