Fast-eating kids with low chewing ability prone to obesity
World 18:14 26/05/2025OSAKA -- Eating fast without chewing much would result in obesity among elementary school students, a Japanese research team has found.
WHO to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue
World 13:56 02/05/2025LONDON - The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday showed, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem.
Overweight, obesity rate among Vietnamese children more than doubles in 10 years
Vietnam News 17:06 03/03/2023The rate of overweight and obesity among school-age children increased from 8.5 percent in 2010 to 19 percent in 2020
Ho Chi Minh City’s overweight, obesity rate doubles in 10 years
Vietnam News 09:23 25/12/2022The figure is also twice that of Vietnam
Vietnam sees surge in childhood obesity
Vietnam News 09:27 09/07/2022By 2020, for every 100 children between the ages of five and 19 in Vietnam, 19 were either overweight or obese
Over 2,800 surveyed Vietnamese aged 11-14 use social media; above half play games
Vietnam News 08:45 26/09/2020The good news from the survey is that 90.6 percent of the children play at least one sport
