Jab that curbs calorie intake and cravings could help fight obesity crisis, study shows 

Dieters’ weight-loss wonder-drug: Jab that curbs calorie intake and cravings could help fight obesity crisis, study shows Experts say semaglutide could play major role in combating the obesity crisis Patients given the weekly jab lost a tenth of their body weight in just 20 weeks  Participants also ate 35% fewer calories when offered an unlimited … Read more

Jab that curbs calorie intake and cravings could help fight obesity crisis, study shows 

Dieters’ weight-loss wonder-drug: Jab that curbs calorie intake and cravings could help fight obesity crisis, study shows Experts say semaglutide could play major role in combating the obesity crisis Patients given the weekly jab lost a tenth of their body weight in just 20 weeks  Participants also ate 35% fewer calories when offered an unlimited … Read more

Child obesity cases treated in hospital have more than doubled in two years, figures show 

Child obesity cases treated in NHS hospitals have more than doubled in two years and tripled since 2014 Number of babies and toddlers treated in hospital for obesity more than doubled in two years Obesity contributory factor in 1,087 patients aged four and under last year The figure has more than tripled from 336 in … Read more

Child obesity cases treated in hospital have more than doubled in two years, figures show 

Child obesity cases treated in hospital have more than doubled in two years, figures show Number of babies and toddlers treated in hospital for obesity more than doubled in two years Obesity contributory factor in 1,087 patients aged four and under last year The figure has more than tripled from 336 in 2013/14 to 1,087 … Read more

Obesity causes more avoidable heart disease deaths each year than smoking

Obesity ‘is WORSE than smoking’: Weight problems cause more deaths from heart conditions than puffing tobacco, study suggests Are about 31,000 avoidable deaths from heart disease due to obesity each year By comparison, there are around 21,000 deaths caused by smoking Two thirds of all adults in the UK are now overweight or obese  By … Read more

Obesity causes more avoidable heart disease deaths each year than smoking

Obesity ‘is WORSE than smoking’: Weight problems cause more deaths from heart conditions than puffing tobacco, study suggests Are about 31,000 avoidable deaths from heart disease due to obesity each year By comparison, there are around 21,000 deaths caused by smoking Two thirds of all adults in the UK are now overweight or obese  By … Read more

Catherine Tyldesley urges the government to tackle obesity crisis in an impassioned plea

‘I swear to god Boris, I will lose my marbles’: Catherine Tyldesley urges the government to tackle the obesity crisis in an impassioned plea By Aisha Nozari For Mailonline Published: 13:10 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 13:10 GMT, 23 March 2021 Catherine Tyldesley has urged the government to tackle the UK’s ‘obesity crisis’ in … Read more

US obesity crisis to blame for it having one of the world’s worst Covid death tolls, major report

The US may have suffered the highest coronavirus death toll in the world because almost 70 per cent of its adult population is overweight, according to a major report.  Research by the World Obesity Federation found Covid deaths have been 10 times higher in countries where over half of adults are overweight, and they have accounted … Read more

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith would ban CAKE from schools in bid to tackle obesity 

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith would ban CAKE from schools in bid to tackle obesity Prue Leith says she would ban pupils eating in school apart from school meals The Bake Off judge says children won’t eat a full lunch if they bring in junk food She hit out at parents offering their … Read more

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith would ban CAKE from schools in bid to tackle obesity 

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith would ban CAKE from schools in bid to tackle obesity Prue Leith says she would ban pupils eating in school apart from school meals The Bake Off judge says children won’t eat a full lunch if they bring in junk food She hit out at parents offering their … Read more