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Supplements: vitamin D deficiency linked to early death (photo: SPL)

Low vitamin D levels linked to premature death

Older adults with very low vitamin D levels have a 57% increased risk of premature death, according ...

Vitamin D supplements: balanced diet alone may be insufficient (photo: Science Photo Library)

GPs urged to increase vitamin D supplement prescribing

GPs should offer vitamin D supplements at 'every available opportunity' to address widespread defici...

Sleep key factor in diabetes and obesity

Prescribe sleep for diabetes and obesity, GPs told

GPs should prescribe better-quality sleep to prevent rising cases of metabolic disorders such as typ...

Congenital screening for newborns and infants

Dr David Elliman discusses the role of NIPE in the early diagnosis of congenital disorders....

Obesity may signal depression

GPs urged to treat obesity as red flag for depression

A quarter of obese patients may have depression, research suggests, prompting a call for GPs to view...

Clinical Review - Prader-Willi syndrome

Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes characteristics such as obesity due to ...

Waist measurement: 75% of population obese in parts of England

Three quarters of population overweight in parts of England

As many as 75% of people are overweight or obese in parts of England, according to latest figures th...

Obesity: clinical review

How to classify obesity, and when and how to initiate further treatment, such as bariatric surgery. ...

BMI: lower thresholds for at-risk people could save billions (Photo: Haymarket Medical/Jason Heath Lancy)

Treat high BMI earlier to save NHS billions, NICE says

Using a lower BMI threshold for intervention in people from minority ethnic groups could cut levels ...

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