Month Obesity debate BBC, 13 August 2010 Are some people just too big to help? It's the perfect diet: enjoy your food, feel full and lose weight The Scotsman, 13 August 2010 SCOTTISH scientists are working on an "intelligent diet" which allows people to enjoy eating and feeling full, but still lose weight. West Ham to fine Benni McCarthy if striker does not lose weight The Telegraph, 12 August 2010 Exclusive: West Ham United will fine striker Benni McCarthy a week's wages if he fails to lose a kilo in weight in seven days. "My daughter is not fat" BBC, 12 August 2010 The mother of an 11-year-old says her daughter stopped eating because she read an NHS letter saying she was overweight. One in four women size 18 and above, research shows The Telegraph, 12 August 2010 A quarter of women are now size 18 or above, according to research that highlights the scale of Britain's obesity crisis. Girl, 11, won't eat after NHS scheme brands her fat Daily Mirror, 11 August 2010 A mum claims her "slim and healthy" daughter has refused to eat since health bosses branded her overweight. Obesity warning as playgrounds are mothballed The Telegraph, 11 August 2010 Plans to build up to 1,300 playgrounds have been axed as part of the Government's public spending cuts. 4 surprising reasons women can't lose weight CNN, 11 August 2010 Most of us already know that eating less and moving more are the keys to dropping extra pounds. But if you're already doing everything "right" and can't seem to lose weight -- or are even gaining it -- you may have a hidden health condition that's sabotaging your efforts. And the symptoms may be so subtle that even your doctor can miss them. Here, some possible weight-loss blockers -- and how to get the help you need. Hundreds of playground developments axed after Government spending cuts Daily Mail, 11 August 2010 Parents have expressed anger saying the proposals to axe most of the 1,300 schemes fly in the face of the fight against child obesity. Car thief 'suffocated after 17-stone man sat on him', inquest told The Telegraph, 10 August 2010 An overweight man, Brian Machin, was arrested for unlawful killing after sitting on and suffocating a carjacker trying to steal his vehicle, an inquest heard. |
