Essay on The Obesity Epidemic
Introduction Back in 2019, I was invited to contribute an article to an academic book on obesity, which was to
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Obesity
Fat shaming or life saving…the discussion continues
Fat shaming or life saving…the discussion continues Zoë chats with Bill Padley
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Fat shaming or life saving
Introduction In February 2004, HTV Wales made a discussion programme about obesity. They hosted a dozen people with many different
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World Obesity Day
October 11th (2018) was World Obesity Day. World Obesity Day was launched in 2015 by the World Obesity Federation “to
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Men, Women & Dieting
This week’s note comes from a global collaboration between researchers in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The research was reported
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Missing breakfast raises risk of heart disease, diabetes & obesity: or does it?
The Executive Summary If you fare better with breakfast enjoy it. If you don’t – don’t! If you want more…
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Will Trump Tackle Obesity?
Photo courtesy Matt A.J. Apart from the 44th president’s struggle to stay away from cigarettes, Barack and Michelle Obama were
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“Sweeteners make you fatter”
On 9th January 2017, the media reported that “low-calorie sweeteners may actually make you FATTER” (their emphasis). The story referred
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UK Childhood Obesity ‘Strategy’
On 18th August 2016 a long awaited childhood obesity strategy was published by the UK government. The report can be
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Are we wrong to focus on sugar to try to tackle obesity?
This week’s story didn’t make a big impact. I spotted it on a left hand side page (p22) in one
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