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Universal free school meals would make a huge difference to the cost-of-living crisis – here's how

The UK government’s recent autumn statement set out several measures to help people with rapidly rising prices. These including increased benefit payments and an extension to the energy price cap, although at a less generous rate than currently guaranteed.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2022

Being obese ‘is bad for a child’s brain’

Childhood obesity is a growing concern, with around one in seven children aged four or five in the UK obese

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Blueprint inspired by Covid-19 vaccine rollout will tackle NHS missions, says Rishi Sunak

Cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction are the NHS's four 'healthcare missions'

Wales Online · Nov 28, 2022

Knowsley has highest obesity levels among adults in England

Knowsley Council said it is working with its partners to support residents of all ages

Liverpool Echo · Nov 18, 2022

Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight — fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They’re rarely the magic solution people dream of.

Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022

Weight loss treatments are not a permanent fix – that doesn't mean they 'don't work'

It is often said that 95% of weight-loss measures don’t work. Only, it’s not true. Advances in behavioural treatments (such as cognitive behavioural therapy) for obesity and weight-loss drugs mean there are lots of approaches that help people lose weight.

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022

Concerns rise over obesity care startups

Concerns emerge over a wave of new startups offering access to drugs called GLP-1 agonists

Salon · Nov 17, 2022

On food labels and exercise equivalents

While these kinds of food labels may be easier to understand, they run the risk of being too generalized

Salon · Nov 14, 2022

Woman inspired to lose nearly four stone after her own mum died from heart complications and obesity

Elina went from 16st 10lb to 12st 13lb in about five months and has since become a weight loss consultant herself

Wales Online · Nov 14, 2022

Obesity 'far more likely' in Nottinghamshire district, NHS data shows

A third of people over 18 in the district are classed as obese

Nottingham Post · Nov 13, 2022