SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Three out of every 10 students from elementary to high schools were overweight or obese last year as the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic kept them from outdoor activities, an education ministry report showed Tuesday. The rate of overweight or obese students reached 30.8 percent as of 2021, according to the [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The social losses caused by alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and obesity have reached nearly 42 trillion won (US$32.9 billion), a study showed Monday. The National Health Insurance Service estimated that socioeconomic costs caused by health risks posed by drinking, smoking and obesity reached 41.8 trillion won as of 2019, [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of obese people in South Korea more than doubled between 2017 and 2021, a trend exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, the number of overweight patients increased from 14,966 in 2017 to 31,170 last year. The [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The obesity rate among children and teenagers has increased following the spread of COVID-19, which has forced many to remain indoors. A research team from Nowon Eulji Medical Center compared the body mass index (BMI) data of children who visited the hospital before and during the pandemic. Of 113 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s obesity level turned out to be the second-lowest among advanced nations. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reported that South Korea’s obesity rate was 5.9 percent, ranking the country 31st out of the 32 member states. The obesity rate is calculated by using the body [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With children spending longer hours confined at home following the coronavirus outbreak, experts are warning of heightened concern for high blood pressure caused by obesity. A research team from Woorisoa Children’s Hospital conducted a health survey of 1,548 elementary school students (813 first-graders and 735 fourth-graders). They found that [...]
GWANGJU, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has published a study that argues obesity obstructs memory formation. Researchers from Chonnam National University Medical School found that obesity increases the number of certain circular RNAs in the brain which obstruct the expression of nerve growth factors. Consequently, obesity obstructs the neuronal [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean study has revealed that banana peel can help prevent obesity. A research team from Kyungnam University studied the effects of banana peel on the number of fat cells, and found that substances extracted from banana peel can partially intercept differentiation into fat cells. These substances inhibit [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With school attendance halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, obesity-related indexes such as the body mass index (BMI) for children and teenagers have worsened, a recent study found. A research team from the Samsung Medical Center conducted a study of 90 obesity patients in childhood and adolescence from 6 [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that men who work lengthy overtime hours are more likely to be obese. Researchers from the College of Medicine of Catholic University of Korea analyzed the correlation between work hours and obesity for 2,592 male salaried workers aged between the ages of 19 and [...]