Accra, Jan. 25, GNA – Dr Seyram Kaali, A Clinical Research Fellow at the Kintampo Health Research Centre, says children must be involved in a physical activity for at least 60 minutes in a day ...

New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure. The new guidance comes from the ...

By Linda Naa Deide Aryeetey Accra, Jan 21 GNA- The 4th Global Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Alliance Forum slated for February 13 to 15, is to be hosted in Kigali, Rwanda. This makes it the first ...

A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment ...

Over the past few years, an alarming health crisis has been brewing in Ghana mdash; the rapid surge in end-stage kidney ...

There is a risk too many people are being diagnosed as obese when "a more accurate" and "nuanced" definition is needed, a report from global experts says. Doctors should consider the overall health of ...