A genetic predisposition to obesity is randomly allocated, and mendelian randomisation studies exploit this natural experiment to find out if well established associations between obesity and disease are likely to be causal. The latest study used a genetic variation that increases body mass index (BMI) by 0.36 unit per allele. In analyses pooling 36 observational… Read More
Diabetes: Trials & Outcomes Linked?
Statistically it has been suggested that 1 in 10 people will soon carry the label of ‘diabetes’, and the world badly needs new ways of reducing the long term risks of this condition, such as coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, blindness, and renal failure. It has been suggested that the human race should have learnt… Read More
Obesity Can Mean Disability, Rules EAT
Physical and mental impairments, which may have been caused by obesity, could be considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010 (Walker v Sita Information Networking Computing Ltd). The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) said the focus should no longer be on what caused a disability but on the impairment an employee suffers from. Obese individuals… Read More
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