Long-term conditions
Support: the solution to obesity
Zaytun Ratansi, health coach at non-profit Living Well, has 13 years’ experience helping patients to transform their lifestyles in the name of better health. In keep reading
Obesity
Long-term conditions
‘Lack of urgency’ resulting in delayed child obesity action, says report
As reported by BBC news, government efforts to fight child obesity risk getting lost in reorganisations and delays, a report warns The National Audit office keep reading
Long-term conditions
NHS to offer shake diet to combat type 2 diabetes
As reported by BBC news, thousands more people in England with type 2 diabetes will be offered the chance to try a soup-and-shake diet weight-loss keep reading
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GP patient relationship important when discussing issues such as weight, says RCGP
Responding to a new report published by the local government association, Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: “GPs know that keep reading
Finance and funding
RCGP: dismissing ‘sin taxes’ unhelpful in drive to better public health
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has spoken out about how ‘sin taxes’ on unhealthy items could help rather than hinder Responding to The keep reading
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More than 80% of adolescents not active enough, warns WHO
Sedentary lifestyles focused on screens are jeopardising adolescent health, says World Health Organization This is an edited version of an article first published by The keep reading
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Obesity almost doubles in 20 years to affect 13 million people
Almost 30% of population in England now obese, adding to pressure on NHS through related diseases This is an edited version of an article first keep reading
Finance and funding
Obesity threatens to bankrupt the NHS as prescriptions for diabetes hit a record £1.075 billion a year
Obesity threatens to bankrupt the NHS as prescriptions for diabetes hit a record £1.075 billion a year, say experts This is an edited version of keep reading
Long-term conditions
250 million children worldwide predicted to be obese by 2030
Experts warn that obesity rates are rising as the government fails to tackle our diet of junk food and enticing junk food marketing This is keep reading
Health Tech
Is your smartphone making you obese?
The authors of this research which identifies a possible link between obesity and the use of smartphones say that there are more devices than inhabitants keep reading