While the number of smokers and heavy drinkers in the Netherlands continues to fall, obesity remains one of the country’s ...

Excess weight and smoking are associated with level of educational attainment. People aged 25 or older whose highest level of education is primary education or VMBO are more likely to be overweight ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that ...

New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that a ...

A new study links childhood overweight and obesity to higher COPD risk, stressing early weight management for lung health.

Cholesterol levels are affected by various factors including unhealthy diets, lack of exercise, obesity, genetics, and ...

Some 18% of Dutch adults smoke, 6% are heavy drinkers and half are overweight, according to the latest edition of the CBS’s ...

Refined grains, potatoes and sugary drinks can pack on extra pounds and cause blood sugar to spike, researchers noted. As a ...

Leading cardiologists are warning about the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, equating it to the health risks of smoking.

New research has revealed that alarming link between childhood obesity and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adulthood ...