Search results for ‘obesity’
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Gastric bandwagon: the key questions on obesity
The NHS advisory body Nice is recommending we lower the bar for stomach surgery. How fat do you need to be to get a gastric band these days? And will it save the country money?
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FactCheck: is childhood obesity getting worse?
Scare stories about dangerously overweight children abound this week – but the government says obesity rates are levelling off. Who’s right?
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FatCheck: How obesity is taking over the world
One in three people in the world are overweight and parts of the developing world are as fat as the richest countries, according to a new report. What can we do about it?
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Are bugs to blame for obesity?
You’re not “big boned”, you’ve got the wrong bacteria – or so suggests a new study showing that the microbiology of our guts has a major influence on obesity.
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Obesity: should we tax soft drinks?
Will a tax on soft drinks solve the obesity crisis? Probably not on its own, but it might be a good place to start.
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Obesity: Food is too cheap says chef Ottolenghi
Chef and food writer Yotam Ottolenghi tells Channel 4 News that food is too cheap “in price and in people’s minds”, in a discussion on Britain’s obesity crisis.
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Obesity and poverty: the evidence
Are poor people really fatter? If so, what can we do about it. FactCheck (or should that be FatCheck?) investigates.
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Doctors launch campaign to fight obesity
As another campaign launches to tackle rising obesity levels in the UK, The Food and Drink Federation tells Channel 4 News the industry has a long track record of “doing the right thing”.
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Obesity a key driver behind womb cancer increase
Experts say rising obesity rates are partly behind a dramatic rise in the incidence of womb cancer. But better treatment and monitoring mean more women are surviving.
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Cutting calories ‘will solve obesity crisis’
The government rules out a “fat tax” and calls on individuals to eat less and exercise more, in its new obesity strategy.
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FactCheck: Jamie Oliver’s super-sized obesity claims
As leaders of the world convene in New York for the UN’s annual assembly, Jamie has thrown his Food Revolution under their noses. But is he right that obesity kills more than under-nutrition? FactCheck investigates.
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Governments must act on ‘global obesity epidemic’
As new forecasts show obesity rates in the UK could surge to 40% by 2030, experts say governments need to take tougher action to fight the “global epidemic”.
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Coming for your meal deal? Wales takes action to restrict unhealthy foods
Unhealthy meal deals are to be restricted in Wales to tackle its obesity crisis.
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Boris Johnson ‘making an Eton mess of it’ – Jamie Oliver on PM delaying ban on junk food deals
Few places show the cost of living crisis more clearly than the shelves of supermarkets.
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Delayed ban on junk food multi-buy deals criticised by campaigners
As rising food prices add to the strain on people already struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis, one response from the government has been to delay a ban on two-for-one offers on junk food and sugary drinks.