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Page last updated at 23:12 GMT, Thursday, 9 July 2009 00:12 UK

Measuring tape
'Lower' Asian obesity threshold
The threshold for being overweight and obese should be lowered for British Asians, experts say.

Healthy food Proof mounts on restricted diet
Cutting calories may delay the ageing process and reduce the risk of disease, a long-term study of monkeys suggests.

Easter Island monoliths Tests raise life extension hopes
A compound discovered in the soil of a South Pacific island may help to fight the ageing process, research suggests.

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