Category: 6. Health

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  • Junk Food Ad Ban Enacted To Safeguard Kids’ Health

    Junk Food Ad Ban Enacted To Safeguard Kids’ Health

    • Government delivers on pledge to restrict junk food advertising and help parents raise healthiest generation of children ever
    • New regulations will remove up to 7.2 billion calories from UK children’s diets each year as part of drive to reduce…

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  • ‘My parents didn’t know if I was going to live’

    ‘My parents didn’t know if I was going to live’

    Aileen MoynaghBBC News NI health reporter

    BBC Emily smiling. She has very long straight blonde hair and is wearing a burgundy top.BBC

    Emily developed septicaemia and was on a ventilator after getting chickenpox

    Getty Images Close-up of a girl taken from the back of her head with chickenpox measles visible on her neck and face.Getty Images

    Chickenpox mostly affects children

    Chickenpox, which causes a spotty rash, is a common infection that spreads…

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  • Mother’s diet can shape child’s health for decades

    Mother’s diet can shape child’s health for decades

    (Web Desk) – Food eaten during pregnancy can shape gut health long after birth. New research shows that certain food additives may influence gut bacteria passed from mother to baby.

    A study in mice reveals that…

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  • ‘Oatzempic’ Fad Isn’t a Weight-Loss Drug Alternative. Experts Explain Why. : ScienceAlert

    ‘Oatzempic’ Fad Isn’t a Weight-Loss Drug Alternative. Experts Explain Why. : ScienceAlert

    If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you may have seen people blending oats with water or juice and calling it “oatzempic.”

    The name is a nod to Ozempic, a prescription medication used primarily for type 2 diabetes that…

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  • Why some people really struggle to lose weight more than others

    Why some people really struggle to lose weight more than others

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    Nick TriggleHealth correspondent

    BBC A treated image showing a cupcake and some green applesBBC

    “Fat people just need more self-control.” “It’s about personal responsibility.” “It’s simple, just eat less.”

    These were some of the 1,946 comments, posted by readers, beneath an article I wrote last year about

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  • The three wellness issues we’ve stopped worrying about

    The three wellness issues we’ve stopped worrying about

    Dr Xand van Tulleken and Dr Chris van TullekenHosts of BBC’s What’s Up Docs? podcast

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    Twin brothers Dr Xand and Dr Chris van Tulleken are both medical practitioners and TV presenters

    With so much information out there about how to look after…

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