Five things you might be surprised affect weight People might think battling obesity is down to sheer willpower, but medical research says otherwise. Here are five potentially surprising factors that...
The fifth edition of the 3FM Fat2Fit challenge – a 60-day health and lifestyle challenge – ended Saturday with a call on government to institute a national fitness day to encourage Ghanaians to...
People in relationships more likely to gain weight than singles – study finds There are many perks to being in a relationship – a guaranteed date for Valentine’s Day, someone to rub your feet...
The National Health Insurance Authority is proposing a special tax on sugar-sweetened and alcoholic beverages as additional source of funding for the National Health Insurance Scheme. The new levy...
Whether taken wholesome or juiced, carrot health benefits can never be overemphasized! A lot of people have come to understand the health benefits of making fruits and vegetables an indispensable...
It’s bad news for those who hate cleaning – dust can make you fat, shocking new research suggests. Just minuscule amounts of the annoying, tiny specks that collect in dirty homes can trigger a...
Latest: NPP And NDC Pendulum Soon To Crush On Ghanaians The use of green tea for weight loss, as well as countless other medical conditions, has been a practice for thousands of years,...
Our favorite terrible-yet-delicious food—French fries—now has another sad strike against it. A new study finds that fries, along with other types of fried potatoes, increase our risk of...
You don’t have to be diagnosed as obese to be at risk of dying from illnesses related to excess weight, a global study suggests. Of the 4 million deaths attributed to being overweight in 2015,...
A fresh study suggests there may be a link between taking high doses of common anti-inflammatory painkillers – such as ibuprofen – and heart attacks. The paper, published in The BMJ, builds on a...
Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of statistics at The Open University, said the paper threw some light on possible relationships between Nsaid painkillers and heart attacks. But he added:...
An Australian man is suing American Airlines after being seated next to two passengers he claims were ‘grossly obese’. Michael Anthony Taylor alleges that he suffered severe injuries in the...
Eman Abd El Aty, said to have weighed around 500kg (1,102lb), left an Indian hospital on Thursday after doctors said she lost more than 250kg. She flew business class to the United Arab Emirates....
An Egyptian once believed to be the 'world's heaviest woman' left an Indian hospital Thursday for the United Arab Emirates where she will continue treatment following drastic weight-loss surgery,...
Increasing the number of young children who exercise for just under a half hour a few times a week could save tens of billions in medical costs over their lifetimes, researchers said Monday....
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a serious and growing problem. Previously linked with obesity, a new study also connects it to maternal obesity – meaning that what your mother ate during...
Indian doctors on Tuesday angrily rejected claims that they had lied about the amount of weight an Egyptian once believed to be the world's heaviest woman had lost following surgery. The sister of...
Eman Abd El Aty was unable to leave her home for 25 years and weighed 500kg. She lost 250kg (550lbs) after undergoing bariatric surgery at Mumbai's Saifee hospital.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily...
The "world's heaviest woman" has shed half her weight -- around a quarter of a tonne -- in the two months she's been in India for treatment, doctors said. Egyptian national Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty...
While most people think hemorrhoids are abnormal, the truth is everyone has them. They are clumps of blood vessels in the anus and lower rectum that help control bowel movements. But most people only...
