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Garmin Index S2 smart scales are available in black and white, offering six body measurements and automatic syncing with Garmin Connect.

Garmin Index S2: The smart scales that track so much more than weight

Salter's Phantom Scale has never been this cheap before

These smart scales are a Black Friday bargain - we've tested them

The British Heart Foundation said there has been a 12% rise in those diagnosed with heart failure in Northern Ireland since 2020

Call for new plan to tackle heart disease in Northern Ireland

Sofia Alessia, 27, with her daughter Alya-Valentina, 4, after weight loss surgery.

Mum who nearly died from weight loss surgery warns it 'isn't worth' it

There has been a 39% rise in cases of diabetes among the under-40s, with poor diets and obesity largely to blame, a report suggests. The study, from Diabetes UK, said people face a more aggressive and acute form of diabetes when it develops at a younger age, with thousands of people and children living undiagnosed with the condition across the country.

Diabetes: How to cut your risk

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

New obesity drug helps people shed fat says research

New obesity drug helps people shed large amounts of body fat says research

Top five tips to reduce snoring – including reducing alcohol intake and sleeping...

A person with suspected stroke may have sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes (Photo: Adobe)

Irregular evening meal times could increase stroke risk, study warns

Your waist size should be less than half your height to keep health problems at bay (Photo: Adobe)

NHS says keep waist size to less than half your height to be healthy

Declan Cunnane, ceo, NI Chest Heart Stroke

My Health - Declan Cunnane

Margaret Patterson McMahon went from 18st to just over 14 st using the Cinch Fast 30 system

NI women say losing 7 stone was a 'cinch'

People risk developing type 2 diabetes if they can’t fit into the jeans they were wearing at the age of 21, one of the world’s leading experts on the disease has said (Photo: Shutterstock)

People who ‘can’t fit into jeans they wore aged 21’ risk developing type 2 diabe...

Obesity makes your risk of heart attack and stroke significantly higher

Diabetes and obesity increase your risk of heart disease and stroke

People considered obese are more likely to catch Covid, according to a study (Getty Images)

People with higher BMI 'more likely to test positive for Covid'

The 2019/2020 data reveal that increasing numbers of people are declaring themselves as being overweight or obese

NI adults claim to be ‘obese’ in health survey in these local areas
This is a bird’s eye view into the perceived BMI of adults around Northern Ireland.
Gemma Murray

More than half of adults have no idea what affects their life insurance premiums

1.7m more people will be told to shield in England - and will get priority access for Covid vaccines (Photo: Shutterstock)

1.7m more people will be told to shield in England - and will get priority acces...

Vegans are more likely to break bones than meat eaters - according to a new stud...

This is how to find out your 'Covid-age' - and what it means

George Haslett, who passed his driving test after having to relearn to drive, as well as how to speak, walk and eat again following a farming accident.

Back behind the wheel after farming accident

A report has suggested that men with beer bellies have a higher chance o dying if they are diagnosed with prostate cancer (Getty Images)

Men with beer bellies more likely to die from prostate cancer suggests study - h...

As we age our metabolic rate can slow down, making it harder to lose weight

Obesity raises risk of dementia: here’s how to stay trim in any decade

Recently Monks have joined bmi’s national service network

Dungannon firm to deliver 30 trailers

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced the string of new measures yesterday afternoon. (Photo: P.A. Wire)

Coronavirus: List of people most at risk from severe illness from COVID-19

Girls are starting puberty almost a year earlier than in the 1970s - here's why

Sleeping in front of the TV could be making you fat - here’s why Lloyd Bent

Most of the factors that lead to obesity, can be identified before a child is even born (Photo: Shutterstock)

These tests will show whether your child will be fat by the age of 10

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How commuting every day negatively affects your health and wellbeing

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Watching too much TV could lead to higher risk of heart disease and cancer

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Boys 'less fit than they were 20 years ago - regardless of their weight'

'Too much telly at age two makes for unhealthy teenagers'

Eating more slowly 'may be the best way to lose weight'

Body fat 'triggers breast cancer in normal weight women'

An overweight child

Obese children '˜four times more likely' to develop Type 2 diabetes

Children aged four to six handed treats to quieten them down were more likely to rely on comfort food high in calories as they approach their teenage years.

Warning to parents over 'emotional feeding' of children

The study was conducted in Spain.

Overweight and obese workers take more sick days

BMI will run flights from City of Derry Airport to Stansted

BMI to run Londonderry-Stansted flights after Government funding pledge

City of Derry Airport.

BMI to run Londonderry-Stansted flights after government funding pledge

Pregnant eating

Mums who pile on pounds while eating for two '˜don't harm unborn child'

Coffee may keep the doctor away

Three cups of coffee a day keeps the doctor away

Obese child

Obese children '˜more likely to struggle at school'

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Fatty fears turning men into gym bunnies

Teenage boys who suffer from stress are more likely to develop diabetes in later life, warns new research

Link between Teen Stress and Diabetes

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