July 6, 2010 /
Deborah Gabriel
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
The writing is on the wall. We are a nation who is getting fatter. Our children are getting fatter, and globally obesity has become a worldwide epidemic. The Social Trends Report 2010 compiled by the Office for National Statistics and released last week, reveals that in 2008 almost a quarter of the adult population in…
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June 16, 2010 /
Yasmin Barracks
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
Children of abused mothers at an increased risk of obesity should be closely monitored by parents and carers, a UK obesity organisation says. The statement was made in response to a US study published last week in the June issue of the Archives of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Journal. The study, which monitored the development…
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June 8, 2010 /
Deborah Gabriel
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
It does not surprise me to learn that according to a new study, people who are paid to lose weight lose more than those on traditional diets. I’m sure that cash incentives can persuade people to do just about anything. But yesterday, as Prime Minister David Cameron spelt out the scale of Britain’s debt –…
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