There's a push to make Thai food healthier as the country's been seeing a rise in obesity. A surge in the number of Thais with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease also has prompted the change.

MORE than one million Malaysians above the age of 30 are diabetics. The main culprits for the staggering (and still rising) number of afflictions are an ever increasing trend towards sedentary lifestyles and a sharp rise of obesity in the country. There has been an 80 per cent hike in diabetic cases over a period of 10 [...]

Add Shelby County's chronically high fetal and infant mortality rates to the list of reasons why there should be a systematic campaign to wipe out obesity at the local level.

Pot bellies, obesity, hypertension, high blood pressure, joint problems and many lifestyles related diseases are rife among both men and women in Ghana. Some see these as signs of the good life, signs of prosperity.

Behavioral researchers at MicroMass Communications have identified a metabolic mindset that could be the key to helping physicians, nurses and other healthcare educators successfully influence patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol to adopt healthier lifestyle changes such as losing weight, eating better, getting more exercise, and giving up cigarettes. Jessica ...