Search results for ‘obesity’
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Government must act to ensure a sustainable food supply
A cross-party committee of MPs calls on the government to develop a joined-up strategy to tackle the UK’s ‘unhealthy and environmentally damaging’ food system.
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Premature births ‘an unrecognised killer’
New research revealing premature birth is the second biggest killer of children under five is “shocking” and “staggering”, medical experts tell Channel 4 News.
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Medieval abbot’s grave discovered at Furness Abbey
The full uninterrupted grave of a Cistercian abbot has been discovered by archaeologists at the ruins of Furness Abbey, one of Britain’s most influential medieval monasteries.
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£1bn revamp for Tesco, but will customers buy it?
Britain’s biggest retailer has unveiled its new strategy to ‘put the love back in’ for customers. But can Tesco prove it can provide value for money, and a more positive shopping experience too?
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Things to do to lower the risk of dementia
As the government announces a £54m funding boost for dementia research, Channel 4 News looks at what people can do to reduce the risk of a disease which affects 800,000 people in the UK.
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Liver disease deaths up by 25 per cent in England
Deaths from liver disease in England have jumped by a quarter with alcohol the major cause, men the biggest victims and fatalities more prevalent in the north, new statistics show.
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FactCheck: Is loneliness worse than smoking?
The claim “Work matters, particularly for older people, not just for money but absolutely for social contact…We know smoking is really bad for you. But much worse are things like social relationships.” David Halpern, 10 February 2012 The background Buried deep in the corridors of power is a slightly mysterious body called the Behavioural Insight…
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‘Super complaint’ over online junk food adverts
Unhealthy food is being targeted at children via social media and web games by firms avoiding strict TV rules, says the Children’s Food Campaign, which calls for action from the advertising watchdog.
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Jon Snow’s manifesto for safer cycling
Who protects the human rights of cyclists? Writing here and in The Times following the serious injury of journalist Mary Bowers, Channel 4 News Presenter Jon Snow calls for urgent action.
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Heart attack death rates halve in a decade
The number of people dying from heart attacks has halved in just eight years, a study finds. But one cardiologist tells Channel 4 News there is far more work to be done to reduce the death rate.
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MPs criticise government’s NHS reforms
NHS managers are “salami-slicing” services as they struggle to cut costs at the same time as the government presses for reform, MPs warn, as a top NHS figure tells Channel 4 News of “financial chaos”.
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FactCheck: Making a dog’s dinner of school meals?
“As well as banishing rectum-burgers into the culinary history books, the last government also earmarked £150 million of targeted funding between 2008 and 2011 to provide kitchens and dining rooms in schools with inadequate facilities.”
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Denmark introduces ‘fat tax’ on food
As Denmark becomes the first country in the world to introduce a tax on foods containing saturated fat, a public health expert tells Channel 4 News the UK should consider a similar move.
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London 2012: race to the finish line and beyond
Olympian Jonathan Edwards tells Channel 4 News he has to “pinch himself” on seeing the London 2012 venues with a year to go – but what else is left to do to make the games, and the legacy, a success?
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Michelle Obama: ‘mom-in-chief’ wins over the UK
As the US First Couple sweeps into town for a state visit, Channel 4 News looks at why the President’s wife, Michelle Obama, is such a hit wherever she goes.
