Innovative online education company to support London Borough attain a healthy weight
London, UK: The College of Contemporary Health, an online college specialising in innovative e-Learning for health professionals in weight management and obesity care, are excited to announce that we have secured the opportunity to partner with the London Borough of Southwark and develop online courses for...Read More
A study from the University of Bristol has found that the harmful effects of overweight and obesity are being underestimated. The study, which contained data from around 60,000 parents and their children, analysed how obesity and BMI influences the risk of death. Previous studies have suggested the optimal BMI, at which the risk of death is minimised, is slightly above the recommended ‘normal’...Read More
Findings from a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Immunology have concluded that obesity can add five weeks of asthma symptoms in children ages 2 to 5. The researchers also found that untreated children who were overweight had more asthma attacks than untreated children of a healthy weight. The study also found that the effectiveness of steroid inhalers is not reduced in...Read More
A controversial body of research has suggested that obesity may be associated with an improved rate of survival in patients with cardiovascular disease. It has been suggested in the past that because obese individuals have an extra catabolic reserve, and many diseases result in the wasting away at the end of life, they could prolong survival. However, a new study from the New York University...Read More
For many years it has been believed that black individuals have a higher risk of developing diabetes, and the reason for this was unexplained. However, a new study published in JAMA has concluded that rates of obesity are what drives the differences in diabetes incidence between black and white individuals. Data from 4,251 individuals enrolled in a separate study was used for this research,...Read More
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania has found that those who binge eat whilst they are trying to lose weight, drop around half as much as those who do not, these findings have been published in Obesity. In order to assess the role of binge eating, and how addictive behaviours affect treatment for a variety of populations, the researchers used data from over 5,000 overweight and...Read More
A new report that contains research conducted at the University of Liverpool has found that six in ten food adverts shown during family programmes push junk food, including fast food, takeaways and sweets. Normally, these adverts would be banned from children’s TV under UK regulations which prohibit the advertising of food high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) during programmes that are...Read More