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Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, according to a major study led by a University College London (UCL) researcher. The study also reported people with obesity face a 70% higher risk of hospitalisation or death from an infection than those of a healthy weight. Obesity can increase the risk posed by many different infectious diseases, from flu and COVID-19 to stomach bugs and urinary tract infections, and

Higher rates of death among younger Australians from cardiovascular disease has been linked to being overweight or obese, a study by researchers at the University of Melbourne has reported. The study looked at premature overweight and obesity-related cardiovascular disease mortality for people aged between 35–74 years. Professor Tim Adair, a demographer in the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne, used Australian Bureau of Statistics death certifi

Researchers from the University of Liverpool, using the first modelled estimate to date shows how mandatory nutrition labelling could impact obesity prevalence and mortality in England's population, have found that making front-of-pack nutrition labelling mandatory could significantly reduce obesity rates and save thousands of lives across England. Using a microsimulation model, the team examined the effects of introducing either mandatory traffic light or nutrient warning la