Obesity

...boys were obese, with 9% regarded as being morbidly obese. The figures for girls were slightly lower, with 13.2% obese and 6.6% morbidly obese. The figures were disclosed by Public Health Minister Shona Robison in answer to parliamentary...

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...personal tax rates had an option to band according to weight (corrected for height as body mass index), rather than income there wouldn't be an obesity epidemic. The most uncomfortable journey I have ever suffered was on an Easyjet flight...

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The Tories called for a complete change of culture to tackle obesity Figures suggesting two-thirds of men and more than half of women in Scotland are overweight have been branded "appalling". The data from 2008 was disclosed by Public...

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...article in full you must be registered with the site. Published Date: 29 November 2009 By Katrine Bussey SCOTLAND is facing an "obesity epidemic" according to figures released yesterday, which show two-thirds of men and more than half of...

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...of fat. To call for "changing social norms" as with smoking is to call for even more shame and stigma, even more discrimination, even more stereotyping and worse health. If shame cured "obesity," there would not be any fat people left.

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...the researchers say, children should still be encouraged to limit their sedentary time, but this alone won't be enough to tackle childhood obesity. "Interventions may therefore need to incorporate higher intensity-based activities to curb...

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...stressed the need for parents to lead by example to save themselves and their children from the modern-day scourge of obesity. ''Obesity must not be taken lightly or just as a beauty problem as it can severely affect our lifestyles and...

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...overweight. A study published last week in the Journal of Diabetes and its Complications provided some numbers on obesity and morbid obesity among diabetics and non-diabetics in the U.S., showing how weight has increased over the years.

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...dieting epidemic-but also confusion on the real consequences of obesity. In Clinical vs population consequences of obesity Causality of obesity on associated conditions More data and less modelling to prevent the obesity booga booga

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...(MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows. "This is the first study to link MS risk with obesity," study co-author Dr. Kassandra L. Munger of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston told...

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