A new U.S. study has revealed that toddlers who have poor relationships with their moms are more likely to pack on extra pounds as they grow up.

The involved researchers found more than a quarter of those who scored lowest on mother-child relationship tests as toddlers went on to become obese at age 15.

“There is an overlap in the brain between the areas that govern stress and energy balance,” said Sarah E. Anderson, who worked on the new study and of the Ohio State University College of Public Health in Columbus. “This stress response could be related to obesity through appetite regulation.”

UN leader Ban Ki-moon while launching a summit on everyday diseases killing tens of millions each year accused big business of putting public health at risk “to protect their own profits.”

“There is a well-documented and shameful history of certain players in industry who ignored the science — sometimes even their own research — and put public health at risk to protect their own profits,” Ban Ki-moon said.

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Ban said most industry giants have “acted responsibly” but added: “That is all the more reason we must hold everyone accountable — so that the disgraceful actions of a few do not sully the reputation of the many which are doing such important work to foster our progress.”

Ban called upon corporations that profit from selling processed foods to children “to act with the utmost integrity.”

“I refer not only to food manufacturers, but also the media, marketing and advertising companies that play central roles in these enterprises,” he told the summit.

“Those who profit from alcohol sales have to do their part to promote moderation in alcohol consumption. And we can all work to end tobacco use.”

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe called on rich countries to help poor nations to “ensure access to medicines, appropriate technology transfer and further training for our health personnel” to counter the diseases.

The MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) is planning to set up a similar page like the Delhi Traffic Police page on the popular social networking website, Facebook.

The MCD is all set to start operating on Facebook from January, offering a unique focus on monitoring garbage removal in the national capital.

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“The page will be aimed at monitoring cleanliness and garbage removal in the city. The citizens can also interact with us. They can upload pictures, videos or file a complaint about sanitation condition in their area which will then be addressed fast,” MCD Additional Commissioner (Engineering) Anshu Prakash said today.

He said the Facebook page will become active from the first week of January. The permission for this has already been given by the Municipal Commissioner.

There are a total of 2,500 garbage dumping sites in the areas under MCD’s jurisdiction and their locations will be listed on the page. People can register their complaints and suggestions online. Officials said NGOs will also be approached for their cooperation and they may also contribute in making the capital cleaner.

Out of the MCD’s 12 zones, sanitation has been privatised in eight. The private agencies responsible for these areas will have to take action on complaints posted on the site.

Officials said the move will help the civic body interact with citizens in a better way and ensure transparency. The Facebook page will help fix accountability and responsibility, they said.

The civic body is expected to include more areas like public health and roads on the upcoming Facebook page if the experiment is successful.

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Plans for establishing new targets on waiting times and treatment in the Lothians have been scrapped by health chiefs after admitting that they would not be able to meet it without extra funding.

The locally-established targets included persuading more people to quit smoking, reducing heart-related deaths, and improving waiting times across a variety of fields.

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Labour’s health spokeswoman in Edinburgh, Councillor Lesley Hinds, said: “In the end it can actually cost more money because if people’s health gets worse, that will be more expensive to treat in the long run.”

TOOTH DECAY FIGURES RAISE A SMILE

RECORD numbers of Scots schoolchildren are free from dental decay, new figures revealed today.

A report on children’s dental health showed the Scottish Government has surpassed the target of having 60 per cent of primary seven pupils without any obvious sign of tooth decay.

Across the country, 64 per cent of youngsters leaving primary school were found to have healthy teeth.

Five years ago, the figure was just 52.9 per cent.

Minister for public health Shona Robison announced the findings and said: “Dental health in Scotland is improving and this is a trend that we want to continue.”

Labour’s health spokeswoman in Edinburgh, Councillor Lesley Hinds, said expenses will be more in the long run if health of people gets worse.