DECADES of advice to eat carbohydrates is responsible for Britain’s obesity crisis, it was claimed last night.
Tag: Obesity
NHS advice BLAMED over countrywide obesity crisis
A trio of leading medics said guidelines that made bread, pasta and potatoes the base of the nation’s diet have had disastrous consequences for millions and created a time bomb for the NHS. They have called for an urgent review of dietary advice which was drawn up 35 years ago. Cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra, the […]
Obesity branded ‘financial burden’ as heart operations on the NHS number over 10,500
THE NHS carries out more than 10,500 heart operations a year on people who are classified as being obese, a report reveals.
Obesity set to become leading cause of preventable cancer
OBESITY is “potentially the new smoking” and is set to become the leading cause of preventable cancers, experts warned yesterday.
Obesity set to become leading cause of preventable cancer
Cancer Research UK said Britain needs to “act quickly” to combat the rising number of overweight people – and with smoking rates falling, obesity could be the largest cause of preventable cancers in just 15 to 20 years. Scientists called for communications regulator Ofcom to ban junk food adverts before the 9pm watershed and urged […]
Child obesity: How children lost the war on weight
A CHANGE in diet was needed to halt a growing trend of obesity in children from deprived areas, a huge 70-year study out today finds.
Child obesity: How children lost the war on weight
Being fat was once a sign of wealth but is now associated more with poverty as richer people tend to be slimmer, say researchers looking at child obesity from 1946. The end of wartime rationing saw children consuming more calories but they were slimmer and healthier on average than modern children. The relatively high price […]
Obesity warning: Teens more at risk if they remember seeing a junk food advert every day
TEENAGERS are more than twice as likely to be obese if they can remember seeing a junk food advert every day, according to a report.
Obesity warning: Teens more at risk if they remember seeing a junk food advert every day
Cancer Research UK found the obesity risk doubled for teens who could recall seeing such campaigns on any advertising platform every day compared with those who could not remember seeing any in the last month. The charity said its survey, which took into account campaigns on television, billboards and social media, was the largest of […]
Weight loss: New 400-600-600 diet plan could help obesity crisis in England
WEIGHT loss is on the forefront of many people’s mind, with England in the middle of an obesity crisis. Adults have been consuming on average 200 to 300 more calories than they need each day, but a new diet plan, titled 400-600-600, is aiming to get people to make healthier choices and shed the pounds.
