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  • Coke and Pepsi Fund Public Health Groups to Silence Them: Researchers
    Coke and Pepsi Fund Public Health Groups to Silence Them: Researchers

    Coca-Cola and PepsiCo made donations to nearly 100 influential U.S. public health organizations from 2011 to 2015 in an effort to silence groups that might otherwise push for laws regulating soda, researchers contend.

  • Back to Our Roots: Would Humans be Better Off Eating a Paleolithic Diet?
    Back to Our Roots: Would Humans be Better Off Eating a Paleolithic Diet?

    Raw foodists and other campaign groups are eager for us to return to the sort of food our ancient ancestors ate. But how much truth is there in their various claims, and is there any ...

  • 'Cutting Down Sugar Intake Should Be Global Strategy'
    'Cutting Down Sugar Intake Should Be Global Strategy'

    Cutting down on sugar should be part of a global strategy to tackle the obesity epidemic, says a study commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO).The finding is based on an analysis of 8,000 trials ...

  • Higher Physical Activities Can Lower Risk of Chronic Diseases
    Higher Physical Activities Can Lower Risk of Chronic Diseases

    Higher levels of total physical activity can lower risk of five common chronic diseases -- breast and bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, finds a study.

  • Chronic Diseases Kill 3 Million a Year in China: WHO
    Chronic Diseases Kill 3 Million a Year in China: WHO

    Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - such as lung cancer, stroke, heart disease and diabetes - accounted for 8.6 million deaths in China in 2012, according to the WHO.

  • Why is Europe so Fat? Questions and Answers
    Why is Europe so Fat? Questions and Answers

    A World Health Organization research contends that Europe is getting fatter every year, and heading for an obesity crisis.

  • Hot Dogs, Bacon & Other Processed Meats Cause Cancer, Declares WHO
    Hot Dogs, Bacon & Other Processed Meats Cause Cancer, Declares WHO

    A research division of the WHO announced that bacon, sausage and other processed meats cause cancer and that red meat probably does, too

  • Should You Switch To Organic Foods For Good Health? Expert Weighs In
    Should You Switch To Organic Foods For Good Health? Expert Weighs In

    A factor that makes organic foods highly nutritious is that they are given time to develop and are provided with the best natural conditions for growth.

  • WHO Warns of Widespread Misunderstanding of Superbug Threat
    WHO Warns of Widespread Misunderstanding of Superbug Threat

    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people across the world are confused about the major threat to public health posed by drug-resistant superbugs and do not know how to stop that risk growing.

  • Number of Adults with Diabetes has Quadrupled Since 1980: WHO
    Number of Adults with Diabetes has Quadrupled Since 1980: WHO

    The number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled over 35 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported to draw awareness on World Health Day.

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