Obesity news This page includes links to general stories and features about healthy lifestyles and obesity. These won’t mention MEND, but are relevant to what we do.
Daily Mail (15-05-2012)
Why mid-health kicks can wreck men's bodies: Jogging and low-fat food will make you fatter and damage your heart
Daily Mail (15-05-2012)
Obesity legacy of mums-to-be: Carrying too many pounds in pregnancy can give your baby a life of weight problems
The Guardian (15-05-2012)
Some academies ignoring healthy food guidelines, report says
The Guardian (15-05-2012)
Banned junk food on sale in nine out of ten academies
BBC News (15-05-2012)
Vogue's fashion editor calls for healthy body image
Daily Telegraph (15-05-2012)
Lansley heckled over NHS staffng at RCN conference
Independent on Sunday (14-05-2012)
New UK obesity centre offers surgery to teens
The Independent (14-05-2012)
Only a fifth eat enough fruit and vegetables
Independent on Sunday (14-05-2012)
Teach children to grow food and cook it, MPs urge
Daily Telegraph (14-05-2012)
Waist-height ratio is 'best test of obesity'
Daily Telegraph (14-05-2012)
Doctors have the right to use the word 'obese'
Daily Express (14-05-2012)
Children get risky fat ops on the NHS
Daily Mail (14-05-2012)
How we start getting fat just three hours after a big meal
Daily Mail (14-05-2012)
Calls for simple health checks as diabetes care reaches 'state of crisis'
Daily Telegraph (11-05-2012)
One in seven mothers of fat children realise their offspring are overweight
