SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A lack of sleep can increase the risk of obesity by 22 percent, according to new findings. A recent study from Seoul National University looked into the relationship between sleep patterns and obesity, and found that the less you sleep, the higher your body fat percentage is likely [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention revealed Sunday that the consumption of fat among South Koreans has been on a steady rise for the past two decades. Although fat is an essential nutrient that provides energy and helps with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and the protection [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of South Korean workers are becoming health-conscious, leading to soaring popularity for simple meal alternatives that can satisfy hunger and provide the right balance of nutrients. According to Olive Young, a CJ franchise for health and beauty products, sales of these alternative foodstuffs, including powdered products, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly 6 out of 10 South Korean adults have abnormal health status due to diseases or suspected diseases, a government report based on a public health examination showed Sunday. According to the report issued by the National Health Insurance Service (NHIC), 57.2 percent of South Koreans who received health [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – An international science team including researchers from Hanyang University and Ajou University has developed a wearable microfluidic device that can capture and analyze sweat for health monitoring. Sweat contains various chemicals that could be an indicator of one’s health condition. For example, glucose concentration can be used to diagnose [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean doctors warned Wednesday of the risks of a high-fat and carbohydrate-restricted diet, which recently caught on among some weight-conscious locals, saying not only is it ineffective in the long term but it is also unhealthy. “The diet is not effective in losing weight in the long term [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans with sleeping disorders has been increasing over the past few years, data showed Tuesday, urging the government to come up with campaigns on the proper use of related treatment drugs. According to the data compiled by Rep. In Jae-keun of the main opposition Minjoo [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea rolled out a package of measures Monday to effectively treat and prevent cancer, the leading cause of death in the country, by providing free checkups to heavy smokers and other financial aid to cancer patients in low income brackets, the health ministry said. The comprehensive plan for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s health ministry said Thursday it will expand a pilot program connecting doctors with patients in remote areas through the use of information and telecommunications technology. Under the program pushed forward by the Health and Welfare Ministry, doctors from 50 hospitals and medical institutions will see some 1,000 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The “war on obesity” is nothing new in developed countries, and Korea is also suffering from an increasingly overweight population with one in two males and one in four female adults now classified as obese. The obesity rate has also saw a steep increase in recent years, rising by [...]