Rappler's latest stories on European Congress on Obesity
Walk and chew gum, it may keep you thin – study
'Combining exercise and gum chewing may be an effective way to manage weight,' says a study by Japanese researchers published in The Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Obese hospital patients more likely to survive infectious disease – study
A study in Denmark shows that people with extra weight are twice as likely to survive hospitalization for an infectious disease but the caveat is that they are high risk for heart disease and diabetes