Overweight and obesity are growing public health challenges in the Philippines. In just over two decades, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Filipino adults has doubled, rising from 20% in ...

With nearly 40 percent of Filipino adults living with obesity, the Philippines may soon bear the brunt of this growing crisis driven by rising healthcare costs, lost productivity, and premature deaths ...

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The market for artificial sweeteners has been projected to increase by almost 75% from 2025 through 2033, or from $3.11 ...

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Cumulative differences in health-care costs are lower for obesity prevention than for smoking prevention: at discount rates of, respectively, 3% and 4% successful smoking prevention would result ...

“That is why obesity can increase the risk for poor cardiovascular health through direct as well as indirect mechanisms.” Obesity’s impact on health doesn’t end there, either.

BMI, or body mass index, is an outdated measurement that fails to properly identify health risks, according to a new study.