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Experts call for annual weighing of children to tackle obesity crisis

Leading healthcare experts have called on the Government to implement…

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A visualisation of global obesity

A group of health scientists have produced what is being…

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Get fit and have fun in Wigan town centre

Get fit and have fun with two-action packed days in…

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Children consume half of sugar allowance at breakfast

A new study from Public Health England has revealed children…

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Dentists call for end to workplace 'cake culture'

The Faculty of Dental Surgery has called for an end…

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How far have we come in our quest to combat obesity?

2016 saw the Conservative Government release its Childhood Obesity Plan…

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Pupils take MPs to school in parliamentary healthy living quiz

14 January 2016. MPs put their knowledge of healthy eating…

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TV cook Sally Bee encourages people to eat more healthily for JanUary

Heart Research UK ambassador and TV cook, Sally Bee did…

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Experts call for 50% sugary drinks tax in new health manifesto

11 January 2016. The National Obesity Forum has called for…

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Parents urged to get free sugar app to check products

Public Health England is urging parents to sign up to…

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Diabetes now affects more than 4 million people in UK, charity says

According to Diabetes UK the number of people living with…

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Sugar Consumption Could Increase Breast And Lung Cancer Risk, Study Shows

Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre…

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Calls for calorie labels on alcoholic drinks to help fight obesity

Alcoholic drinks should have calorie counts on their packaging to…

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