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Could it be that having such easy access to food and being seemingly well-nourished, we may, in fact, be at risk of malnutrition? Let’s discuss the problem of hidden hunger.   Malnutrition

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We all know that to lose weight you have to “eat less and exercise more”. This has been constantly drummed to us. However, the prevalence of obesity in the western world more

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A new medication called Setmelanotide has been approved in the US by the FDA (Federal Drug Administration). FDA is an organisation of the department of health and human services which works to

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