Mar 6, 2018
“It’s a real worry that this new data shows that some children, who are already an unhealthy weight, eat the equivalent of an extra meal a day in calories – resulting in extra weight gain and setting them up for future health problem. Of course we all need to eat...
Mar 5, 2018
Dear Sir, As your report “Millennials are the fattest generation in history” (Feb 26) indicates, obesity is rarely out the news. Statistics show there are now 12.3 million people at increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and the most deprived five year olds are...
Feb 26, 2018
Cancer is one of several diseases that having obesity increases the risk of. Reducing obesity will not be achieved by expecting people to just eat more healthily, particularly when our environment constantly promotes junk food and over size portions. This is why the...
Feb 22, 2018
The issue of junk food marketing to children is rightly receiving lots of media and political attention at the moment. A recent report from the Obesity Health Alliance found children can be exposed to nine junk food adverts during a 30 minute TV programme, while new...
Dec 7, 2017
These statistics provide yet more evidence of the childhood obesity crisis that is threatening the future health of generations of children. To reduce levels of obesity we need to make it easier for families to make healthier choices starting with a 9pm watershed on...
Nov 11, 2017
“It is both shocking and sobering that there are 92% more obese adults in the UK now than in the 1990s – and that the UK has the fifth highest obesity rate amongst OECD countries and the highest in Western Europe. “The answer lies in tackling the problem early –...
