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Ditch checking BMI in favour of looking at tummy fat, Irish university research shows

Scrutinising a person’s body mass index (BMI) should be ditched in favour of examining how fat they are round the middle, new research suggests. Data presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Stockholm found that ...

24 Sept 2022 at 11:33

Councils call for clarity around spending of funds from soft drinks sugar levy

Councils have called for clarity around the spending of money raised from the soft drinks sugar levy, saying it should be used to tackle physical inactivity and ensure a Commonwealth Games legacy. The levy, designed to reduce ...

12 Aug 2022 at 01:01

70 health organisations urge Government not to abandon anti-obesity measures

Leaders of 70 health organisations have signed an open letter expressing “profound concern” about rumoured reversals to obesity policies. The letter from the Obesity Health Alliance, signed by organisations including the ...

22 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Ditch checking BMI in favour of looking at tummy fat, researchers say

22 Sept 2022 at 00:01

Legislate on filtered images and some cosmetic procedures, say MPs

More must be done to help prevent body image dissatisfaction, including putting logos on some filtered images and new training standards for people who provide certain cosmetic procedures, MPs have said. MPs on the ...

02 Aug 2022 at 09:14

Transport for London junk food ad restrictions ‘have led to fewer obesity cases’

Junk food advertising restrictions on Transport for London (TfL) networks have prevented almost 100,000 obesity cases, research suggests. The advertising policy, which has been in place since 2019, could save the ...

02 Aug 2022 at 01:01

More than 42 million adults in the UK ‘will be overweight or obese by 2040’

More than 42 million adults in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2040, according to new projections. Analysis by Cancer Research UK shows that seven in 10 (71%) people will be overweight or obese by 2040. Of ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

PM: Government had to be flexible over delays to junk food offers ban

Boris Johnson has said the Government was having to be “flexible” when it came to a delay in introducing a ban on buy-one-get-one-free promotions on unhealthy foods as Jamie Oliver led protests outside Downing ...

20 May 2022 at 17:41

Cost of living fears just an ‘excuse’ to delay tackling obesity – Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver has accused the Government of using families’ suffering amid the cost-of-living crisis as an “excuse” to delay tackling obesity. The British chef presented an Eton Mess dessert to a crowd of ...

20 May 2022 at 17:40

Supermarkets push forward with curbs on unhealthy food despite Government delays

Tesco and Sainsbury’s have committed to the original Government deadlines to change how unhealthy foods are promoted in their stores, despite legislation being pushed back by a year. Tesco said it will ...

20 May 2022 at 14:48

Professor Sir Chris Whitty urges people to get on their bikes

People do not cycle as much as their grandparents and should consider getting on their bikes to boost their health, England’s chief medical officer has said. Professor Sir Chris Whitty said that ...

23 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Alison Hammond fight tears as she discusses ‘disease’ of obesity on This Morning

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond struggled to hold back tears as she discussed her own experience during a Dear Deidre phone-in about obesity. The 47-year-old got emotional on the ITV ...

04 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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