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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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Obesity and poverty go hand in hand - poor children are three times more likely to be fat

Britain's poorest children are almost three times as likely to…

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Obesity has become 'a national threat' to the UK like terrorism

Obesity poses such a threat to the country that it…

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Fewer obese children starting school, but third leave overweight

According to the national school measurement programme, fewer obese children…

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Healthy breakfasts fuel better academic results, says study

Children who eat a healthy breakfast before starting the school…

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We've re-branded!

National Obesity Awareness Week has officially rebranded - our new…

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Two thirds of GPs want sugar tax to fight obesity

67 per cent of GPs believe that the government should implement…

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30 minutes on an allotment can keep you healthy

Researchers from Essex and Westminster universities have concluded that half…

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Research claims low-fat diets don’t boost weight loss chances

Findings published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal reviewed…

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A ‘tsunami of cheap sugar’ is headed for Europe

A new study published in the British Medical Journal has…

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Support for tax on sugar

A survey has concluded the British public is moving towards…

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75% of UK adults to be overweight by 2025

A new study by the World Obesity Forum has concluded…

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It was easier to lose weight in the ‘80s

A new study by York University in Toronto has claimed…

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