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Child obesity 'has peaked' - The Independent 3rd November 2009
"The 30-year rise in child obesity may have peaked, researchers report. The increase in overweight and obesity among children which has continued without pause since the mid-1970s is now on a downward trajectory, according to latest figures.\n\nThe forecast number of overweight girls aged 2 to 11 in 2020 has dropped from 34 per cent to 17 per cent, and the proportion of obese girls from 14 per cent to 10 per cent."
Child obesity 'is levelling off' - BBC Health News 3rd November 2009
"Forecasts of a huge rise in obesity among children in England have been significantly downgraded following a new analysis of data.
The National Heart Forum found evidence that the rate of increase in childhood obesity may be starting to slow. "
Obese 'struggle to earn living' - BBC Health News 2nd November 2009
"Obese people are struggling to earn above the national average income, according to a survey.
Just under half (46%) earn more than £20,000 a year, which is the national average, while the majority earn between £10,000 and £15,000. "
Obesity 'will cause more liver damage than alcohol' - The Observer 1st November 2009
"Senior doctor says few understand that excess weight is linked to cirrhosis, diabetes and hypertension"
Fit for work? The boss may be counting your calories - The Times 30th October 2009
"Feeling guilty about not doing enough exercise? Well, guilt might soon be the least of your problems.
Thanks to a new Big Brother-style gadget being adopted by American companies — and coming to Britain early next year — bosses can measure exactly how many calories you are burning in a day and compare the data with “performance benchmarks”. "
Dear worker, are you exercising enough? - Daily Telegraph 30th October 2009
"American companies are trying out a 'Big Brother' style personal calorie-counting device to persuade their employees to do more exercise. "
Sharp rise in admissions for obesity - The Independent 29th October 2009
"There has been a dramatic rise in the number of people admitted to hospital for problems caused by obesity, new figures have shown.
Over the past five years, the number of people needing care because they were very overweight has jumped by 360 per cent and by 60 per cent in the past year alone. The figures relate to a primary diagnosis of obesity – for example, treatment for breathing problems, Type 2 diabetes, circulation or organ failure, or heart disease all caused by being overweight. People admitted for weight-loss surgery such as stomach stapling are also included in the data."
Hospital admissions for obesity more than triple - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"The number of patients admitted to hospital for obesity has more than tripled over the last five years, official figures show. "
Britain's fattest teen starts to pile back on the weight she lost - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"Georgia Davis, the British girl who lost half of her 33 stone bulk at an American boot camp, has started to pile the weight back on after failing to conquer her love of junk food. "
Number of people treated in hospital for obesity soars by 360% in just FIVE years - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"The number of people ending up in hospital because they are too fat has soared, shocking new figures revealed yesterday.
Last year, obesity was the cause of 60 per cent more hospital admissions than the previous year."
Dieting 'keeps diabetes at bay' - BBC Health News 29th October 2009
"A period of careful eating and regular exercise can stave off diabetes for a decade, a study suggests.
US researchers followed up nearly 3,000 overweight people who had taken part in a three year diabetes prevention programme."
NHS obesity admissions 'rocket' - BBC Health News 28th October 2009
"The number of people being treated for conditions related to obesity has risen dramatically, in part due to surgery now being widely available on the NHS.
Figures for England show an annual rise of 60% in conditions linked to obesity and a 360% increase on five years ago. "
'Fat clubs' thriving in America - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"American nightclubs catering specifically for fat people are proving a hit with plus-sized partygoers looking for acceptance. "
Leisure centres 'sell fatty foods to children trying to be healthy' - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"A lack of regulation allows leisure centres to sell children unhealthy foods that have been banned from schools and children's television adverts, a report has warned. "
Leisure centre 'junk food' alert - BBC Health News 27th October 2009
"Vending machines stocked with unhealthy snacks in leisure centres run the risk of fuelling childhood obesity, warn experts.
Crisps and chocolate are on sale where children exercise despite being banned from schools and children's TV, the British Heart Foundation found. "
Exercising with a friend 'helps to lose more weight' - Daily Telegraph 26th October 2009
"Exercising with a friend is better than going to the gym alone because the competition helps people lose weight, according to a new study. "
Diabetes drug also helps weight loss for obese - The Independent 26th October 2009
"A hormone drug licensed for diabetes also helps obese people lose weight when used in combination with a low-fat diet and physical exercise, according to a trial published online on Friday by The Lancet.
Liraglutide, marketed as Victoza, outperformed the established anti-obesity drug orlistat, commercialised as Alli or Xenical, among 564 European volunteers, it suggests."
Twitter yourself fitter: It's the latest diet craze - tell the world what you're eating and hope that it shames you into losing weight - Daily Mail 26th October 2009
"Like most women, I have spent years worrying about whether I am too fat and worrying even more about what I am going to do about it.
Just watch women in restaurants - we order fish and vegetables and apologise about ordering dessert. "
The obese want to have their equality cake and eat it too - The Sunday Times 25th October 2009
"What a time it's been for fatties. First came the glad tidings last week that the world's fattest man lives in Ipswich. Paul Mason, 48, who weighs 70 stone, needs NHS surgery if he is to survive (also in Ipswich, a woman of 27 stone had to be rescued by firefighters after she fell in a ditch and got stuck). Then some fat people demonstrated outside the office of Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, calling for discrimination against fat people to be made a hate crime, like racism.
Who's to blame for Britain's obesity epidemic? - The Observer 25th October 2009
"As newspapers last week descended on an Ipswich bungalow to chart the extraordinary life of the world's heaviest man, a fierce debate broke out about how to respond to the surge in obesity in Britain. How much is it a self-inflicted condition? Should the NHS bear the cost of dealing with its effects?"
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