Category: weight control

A Stable Weight Might Contribute to a Stable Brain

New research suggests that older adults who maintain a steady weight as they age are less likely to experience cognitive decline. That means you don’t necessarily have to lose weight to stay sharp with age. Instead, try to stay around where you are. Previous research has shown that losing some weight, when done properly, is…


Survey Shows Hong Kong Children Doubled Their Weight During the Pandemic

According to a joint survey conducted by the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Pediatric Foundation, released on June 23, 2022, the overweight and obesity rates of Hong Kong children have nearly doubled as the pandemic continues. With schools on stay-at-home orders due to…


Survey: Over One-Third of Hongkongers Gain Weight Under Pandemic; Too Much Takeaway and Too Little Exercise

The Hong Kong Obesity Society (HKOS) recently released a weight survey report on Hong Kong people after the fifth wave of the pandemic. The report shows that 36 percent of Hong Kong people on average gained 10 percent in weight under the pandemic. It concluded that the result relates to the mode of working from…


CSIRO Brings ‘Hope’ to Aussies With New AI Weight Loss Coach

Just in time for all those New Year health promises, Australia’s leading scientific research organisation, the CSIRO has introduced Hope, an AI weight loss coach as a part of CSIRO’s Total Wellbeing Diet program. The weight loss program is a 12-week digital membership that focuses on a high protein and low GI diet formulated by…