SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the 2016 Obesity White Paper, released Thursday by the National Health Insurance Service, the obesity rate among Korean infants aged six or younger doubled in the seven years from 2008 to 2015, with the rate rising from 1.4 percent to 2.8 percent. The rate was highest for [...]
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, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Society for the Study of Obesity (KOSSO) has dismissed recent claims by certain medical experts that the current BMI standard for obesity is too strict and needs to be adjusted, saying that there is no academic basis to support the assertions. KOSSO representatives noted that easing the [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s no doubt that a balanced diet and exercise are the best combo for healthy weight loss. But some prefer the assistance of modern medication like appetite suppressants, or anorectics. These appetite-inhibiting drugs had been strictly regulated by medical authorities since 2014, with the intention of protecting Korean citizens [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – People living in rural parts of the country have a higher stress level than those in cities, and the level rises as the size of the neighborhood becomes smaller, study results indicated Monday. The rate of obesity and illnesses were also higher in rural regions, according to the study [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that youths who spend more time on the Internet are more susceptible to obesity than those who limit their Internet use. A research team from the Catholic University of Korea, led by Dr. Jung Hye-seon of the Department of Preventive Medicine, analyzed the 2014 [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — According to an analysis of health insurance usage from the National Health Insurance Service published on May 4, the number of individuals below the age of 18 who receive medicinal treatment for diabetes has increased by 31 percent since 2006, rising from 4,076 patients to 5,338 patients last year. [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) - The government here on Thursday announced an unprecedented campaign to reduce sugar consumption by its people, designating sugar as the main culprit behind the rising rates of obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases in Korean society. In the initial five-year phase of the anti-sugar campaign, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will [...]
SEOUL, Feb.12 (Korea Bizwire) – The results of a couple of recent Korean studies have shown that sugar intake derived from fruit and milk during adolescence doesn’t influence obesity. A research team led by professors Kang Jae-hun and Heo Yang-im at Seoul Paik Hospital announced the results of their research after conducting a long-term study [...]