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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

Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Fitness Coaches Sean Hargan, Rosie O'Brien and Ron McGowan launching Council’s ‘Let’s Get Moving, Let’s Get Started’ initiative at the Foyle Arena. Image by Tom Heaney, NW Presspics

Derry Council encourages people to 'get moving' with new fitness programme

Wegovy is now available on the NHS

Weight-loss injection Wegovy now available on the NHS

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

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...

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'

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

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...

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

Maternity Staff at Altnagelvin Hospital pictured with their certificate in recognition of being named in the top ten Maternity Units in the UK for their work in preventing stillbirths by detecting small (gestational age) babies.

Derry Maternity team among the best in UK at detecting babies at risk

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

Western Trust Health Improvement Department supporting Mens Heath Week from 11 June to 17 June 2018 pictured from left to right are: Ben Mills, Student; Sandra Semple, Western Trust Health Improvement Officer; Knox Wilson, Retired School Teacher and Aaron McShane, Western Trust Administrative Support Officer.

Free Men's Health Checks at Foyleside

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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
Overweight and obese workers pull more sickies for non work related illnesses than their slim colleagues, a study has found.
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For the first time in many years local businesses will have timely London flight...

BMI will run flights from City of Derry Airport to Stansted

BMI to run twice-daily 49-seater plane flight to London for two years subvented ...

City of Derry Airport.

BMI to take on Derry to London route

Coffee may keep the doctor away

Three cups of coffee a day keeps the doctor away

Louise McLaughlin, picture by Peter Bennett.

I was size 22 and had no confidence but now I've transformed my body

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