Child obesity cases treated in hospital have more than doubled in two years, figures show Number of babies and toddlers treated in hospital for obesity more than doubled in two years Obesity contributory factor in 1,087 patients aged four and under last year The figure has more than tripled from 336 in 2013/14 to 1,087 … Read more
‘I swear to god Boris, I will lose my marbles’: Catherine Tyldesley urges the government to tackle the obesity crisis in an impassioned plea By Aisha Nozari For Mailonline Published: 13:10 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 13:10 GMT, 23 March 2021 Catherine Tyldesley has urged the government to tackle the UK’s ‘obesity crisis’ in … Read more
The US may have suffered the highest coronavirus death toll in the world because almost 70 per cent of its adult population is overweight, according to a major report. Research by the World Obesity Federation found Covid deaths have been 10 times higher in countries where over half of adults are overweight, and they have accounted … Read more
Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith would ban CAKE from schools in bid to tackle obesity Prue Leith says she would ban pupils eating in school apart from school meals The Bake Off judge says children won’t eat a full lunch if they bring in junk food She hit out at parents offering their … Read more
Sir Keith Mills, the inventor of Nectar points and Air Miles, will advise on a new approach to lifestyle changes under the proposals GPs will prescribe more than 700,000 people diet plans, apps and wearable activity trackers in a Government anti-obesity drive, as a report says Britain’s Covid-19 death rate is partly the result of … Read more
Obesity link to UK Covid toll: Britain’s status as the ‘sick man of Europe’ led to shocking number of deaths from coronavirus, experts claim High standards of NHS care means we may have been left more exposed to virus Elderly living with illnesses ‘meant many were vulnerable than our neighbours’ Comments were made by Prof Naveed … Read more
Obesity now kills more people than SMOKING: Weight problems account for more deaths than tobacco as junk food grows more popular than cigarettes, study reveals Data shows percentage of deaths caused by smoking has fallen from 23% to 19% Meanwhile deaths caused by obesity rose from 17.9 to 23.1% in the same period Experts from … Read more
The voice in her head was always kind, conciliatory and persuasive: ‘You’ve had a hard day, you’ve played a lot of sport, you’ve earned a big meal,’ it said. Or: ‘You’ve have a good day, you’re hungry, this is your reward.’ It would follow up with a few compliments: ‘You’re not fat, you’re curvaceous. You’re … Read more
Obesity crisis may be putting more people at risk of a once-rare brain disorder that can cause headaches and blindness Idiopathic intracranial hypertension presents with symptoms like a brain tumour It is caused by an increase in the pressure of the fluid that surrounds the brain Researchers from Swansea studied incidences of the condition from … Read more
Even in normal years, January is a time for new resolutions – drink less, eat better, exercise more. This January is far from normal, however. Covid-19 has put health in the spotlight like never before, including an intense focus on weight. According to Government statistics, two-thirds of the UK population are overweight or obese. The … Read more