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Beyond wheatgrass: vegan junk food is all the rage Vegan diets are considered as healthy and environmentally responsible, with benefits like weight loss, clear skin and increased energy.

10 August 2016

Growing obesity problem in Kazakhstan Obesity in Kazakhstan is becoming a serious issue. Nutritionists and scientists urge Kazakhstanis to reconsider their nutrition philosophies

13 November 2015

High-calorie diet may slow Lou Gehrig's disease A diet rich in calories and carbohydrates may slow progression of the lethal, degenerative Lou Gehrig's disease.

03 March 2014

Minimum living wage to starve Kazakhstanis to death Lawmaker Svetlana Dzhalmagambetova believes that the effective minimum food basket will starve Kazakhstanis to death.

17 December 2013

Fat Malaysian orangutan put on diet An obese orangutan has been put on a strict diet by Malaysian wildlife authorities after two decades of gorging on junk food handed out by tourists.

05 July 2013

New health threats for China as it grows richer: Lancet The Chinese are increasingly facing diseases of affluence such as cancer, according to a study to be published Saturday in a leading medical journal, with threats to health including diet, pollution and city living.

08 June 2013

Obesity weighs down on top soda guzzler Mexico Artemio Martinez balanced his corpulent frame on a stool in a Mexico City street taco stand, downing a sweet soda and eating a final pork-filled corn tortilla.

24 May 2013

Couch potatoes have lower sperm counts Men who watch television for 20 hours per week have almost half the sperm count of those who watch very little television or none at all.

05 February 2013

McDonald's to post calories for its menu First they began offering salad, then they added fruit. On Wednesday, McDonald's announced it would put something else on its menu to help customers watching their waistlines: calorie counts.

13 September 2012

Giving babies antibiotics could lead to obesity: study Giving babies antibiotics before the age of six months could cause them to be chubby children, according to a study published Tuesday.

22 August 2012