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Brazil alarmed over rising obesity rate

A family enjoys Ipanema beach at sunset

In Brazil, a country known for girls in mini-bikinis and where body-consciousness borders on obsession, nearly half the population is overweight, a study by the Ministry of Health released Tuesday found. read more..

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Seaweed linked to post-menopause cancer risk

Women who ate seaweed daily were 1.7 times more likely to develop thyroid cancer, a study shows

A Japanese study Wednesday said regular seaweed consumption among post-menopausal women heightened their risk of developing thyroid cancer, linking it to iodine in the macrobiotic food. read more..

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