Las Vegas Hotels-Age Requirements. We appreciate your interest in the age restrictions at our Las Vegas destinations. You must be at least 21 years of age to make reservations and to check in at any hotel. The minimum age to gamble or drink alcoholic beverages is 21. Minors are not allowed to stand next to slot machines or table games, but they may walk through the casino. We do not offer childcare.
Image copyright. Being overweight or obese puts men at a greater risk of dying prematurely than women, the largest ever study on obesity and death suggests. Scientists say though the reasons behind the trend are unclear, the study supports others that suggest obese men are at higher risk of diabetes and have higher levels of dangerous liver fat.
Eight factors for childhood obesity. Scientists have identified eight factors in early life - including watching a lot of television - that put children at a greater risk of obesity, a study revealed today. Experts have long believed that aspects of a child's early development influence their weight in later life. Now researchers writing in the British Medical Journal have highlighted eight key factors they believe increase the risk of obesity among the UK's children.