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Japanese scientists develop a belt type wearable to reduce fat and fight diabetes

Scientists from Japan have developed a wearable medical device that can help diabetic elderly or overweight people to lose fat and treat type 2 diabetes.

'Good' fat may keep your blood sugar stable

A team of Australian scientists has shown that brown fat may also help to keep blood sugar stable in adults.

Scientists discover 90 new gene regions linked to obesity: report

Scientists have discovered more than 90 new gene regions that play a role in obesity.

Half a million cancer cases a year due to obesity: WHO

In a study published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said high body mass index (BMI) has now become a major cancer risk factor, responsible for some 3.6 percent, or 481,000, of new cancer cases in 2012.

Two servings of pistachios daily may benefit diabetics: study

Eating pistachios daily may reduce the body's response to the stresses of everyday life in diabetics, a new study has claimed.

Pistachios are high in fat but they are good for diabetics

Eating pistachios daily may reduce the body's response to the stresses of everyday life in diabetics, a new study has claimed.<br />

Calling a girl fat can actually make her fat in teen years: study

Being labelled as fat at young age could result in girls turning fat in later on, says a new study.

Weight loss or not, childhood obesity harms health long-term: Study

Childhood obesity can have long-term consequences - even when kids later lose weight, scientists say.

Now, an implantable chip that could one day help humans lose weight

Scientists are developing a computerchip that could be implanted in an obese patient's arm to help them lose weight.

Obesity levels among adults in USA have leveled off, says study

Obesity levels among adults appear to be holding steady across the United States, adding to recent evidence that the growth rate for U.S. waistlines is slowing, according to an analysis released on Friday