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News Release Research Highlights: Reformulating packaged foods available in Australia to contain less sodium may save about 1,700 lives per year, according to a new study. Using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations for reducing the population’s sodium intake, the researchers estimate following the WHO sodium guidance may also prevent nearly 7,000 annual diagnoses of …
New Zealand has chosen strict lock downs and austerity but what is next, and what have they done to have virtually eliminated this coronavirus outbreak on their island nation, according to the nation’s leader. “There is no widespread undetected community transmission in New Zealand. We have won that battle,” Prime Minister Ardern said. “But we …
It’s no secret that being overweight or obese is generally unhealthy, but a recent study published in the International Journal of Obesity has highlighted just how detrimental it can be suggesting that young adults who are classified as being obese are more likely to die up to 10 years earlier. An estimated 36.3 million years …