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obesity

  1. Northerner

    Obesity isn’t the half of it: fat or thin, our eating is disordered

    Sally Davies, the UK’s chief medical officer, is right to highlight women’s health issues. Her report, published at the end of last week, is comprehensive and thoughtful but her implicit claim, that obesity poses a threat to the nation comparable to terrorism, is concerning (she wants it to be...
  2. Northerner

    Obesity 'biggest threat to women's health' in England

    Obesity is the biggest threat to women's health and the health of future generations, warns England's chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies. In her annual report, she said tackling obesity should be a national priority and women should be empowered to lead healthier and more active lives...
  3. Northerner

    Will a Sugar Tax Curb Rising Levels of Type Two Diabetes?

    Chris Askew Chief Executive of Diabetes UK Calls for the Government to introduce a 20% tax on sugar sweetened soft drinks are getting stronger and stronger. Just last month Public Health England (PHE), the Government's own agency tasked with protecting the nation's health, called for a sugar...
  4. Northerner

    Sugar tax ‘would slash rates of diabetes’

    IMPLEMENTING a sugar tax could make substantial progress in reducing dementia rates, a Scottish scientist will tell a conference this week. The debate over the introduction of a levy on sugar has focused on tackling obesity, but dementia expert Professor Craig Ritchie has now suggested it could...
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