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Government s obesity strategy is in chaos as figures show it has missed calorie reduction targets - with levels having gone UP in foods like crisps, garlic bread and chips

The government has been urging restaurants, supermarkets and manufacturers to cut calories from their products in a bid to trim waistlines.

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Poundland still struggling with HFSS compliance more than a year after rules came in

Poundland still struggling with HFSS compliance more than a year after rules came in
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Pandemic Left Obesity Legacy Among Schoolchildren

Healthcare costs from a rise in the number of primary schoolchildren who became overweight and obese during the pandemic could top £800 million, research found.

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Scarlett McNally: Preventing obesity is different from curing it—and even more urgent

The body positivity movement rightly states that every person should live without judgment, shame, or stigma based on their physical appearance. It’s liberating not to be constrained by outdated expectations of how our bodies should look, and weight based discrimination can contribute to poor health and more weight gain.1 But recent reports have highlighted the health and economic damage caused by obesity.234 The Tony Blair Institute5 calculates that obesity and overweight cost the UK economy £98bn a year, including £19.2bn in costs to the NHS from related illnesses. People with obesity are seven times as likely to get type 2 diabetes, with the attendant complications of infections, amputations, and eye and kidney problems.6 Fat isn’t inert in the body.7 Sedentary behaviour leads to a pro-inflammatory state.89 Obesity is causally linked to heart disease and cancer, but the biggest underacknowledged problem is when several obesity related conditions …

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UK health campaigners call for stronger energy drink sales restrictions after review of studies

More than 40 health organisations are calling on policy makers to restrict sales of energy drinks to children.

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