Month Kerry at weight loss clinic 05 July 2010 KATONA appears to need some help keeping trim as she visits clinic with her pal Big yoga classes offered in US for overweight students The Telegraph, 05 July 2010 US yoga instructors have developed special classes to suit overweight students after finding that the obese were failing to keep up with normal classes. 'Fat' boy letter prompts Department of Health apology BBC, 05 July 2010 The Department of Health sends an apology letter to the parents of a boy branded "overweight" in a national scheme. Too fat to fight? Barely two-thirds of troops are fit The Independent, 03 July 2010 Thousands of British troops fail to reach the Army's own basic standard of fitness, amid growing concerns that many soldiers are becoming too fat to fight. Internal documents obtained by the Independent on Sunday reveal that obesity has become "a significant problem". UK losing battle on obesity, drugs and drink as welfare bill doubles The Scotsman, 03 July 2010 BRITAIN has been fighting a losing battle against obesity since the early 1990S, figures released by the Office for National Statistics revealed yesterday. Fit, active and clearly not FAT: So why was boy, 11, sent devastating letter by NHS telling him to lose weight? Daily Mail, 02 July 2010 NHS officials wrote to Tom Halton's parents and warned them that at 7st 10lb, the schoolboy was outside the 'healthy range' for children of his age. A revolutionary sneaker, or overhyped gimmick? USA Today, 30 June 2010 They are, advertisements say, a game-changer in athletic footwear: sneakers that are supposed to tone muscles, promote healthy weight loss and ... Lansley rejects Jamie's dinners BBC, 30 June 2010 The Jamie Oliver approach will not help tackle public health problems like obesity and smoking, the health secretary says. 'Jamie Oliver method doesn't work': Health Secretary says lecturing will not cut obesity Daily Mail, 30 June 2010 He may be a popular TV chef but Jamie Oliver's method of tackling public health problems such as childhood obesity simply doesn't work, the Health Secretary said today. More than a million of us do not know that we have diabetes Daily Mail, 30 June 2010 Cases of the disease are soaring, along with the rising tide of obesity, all pointing to a financial nightmare for the NHS. |
