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Obesity: the big fat lie?
Tuesday 4th December 2007 OBESITY dominated the headlines this week, and how apocalyptic they were: “Half of Britons obese by 2050”, “14 years off your life” and frequent assertions that children will die before their parents unless action is taken.
All this was prompted by a report by Foresight, the Government's highly respected science think-tank. I have been closely involved in its fascinating two-year analysis of the research on obesity. And much of what I saw in the papers didn't reflect what it had said at all.
Solution to weighty problems lie with the family
Tuesday 4th December 2007 Obesity levels among children in Northern Ireland are causing increasing concern. Caroline Maguire-Blonksi looks at the long-term impact on public health - and what is needed to tackle the issue
Scientist find link between body fat and cancer risk
Tuesday 4th December 2007 Body fat and obesity are far more closely linked to cancer than is generally realised, a landmark study has found.
Researchers say there is "convincing" evidence that excess body fat can cause six different types of common cancers, including those affecting the breast, bowel and pancreas.
Cancer and the bacon sarnie
Tuesday 4th December 2007 When Professor Martin Wiseman published his study on cancer this month, he had no intention of demonising the bacon sarnie. Here, he sets the record straight.
Developing Beef With Health Benefits
Tuesday 4th December 2007 UK - A NEW £1million research programme being co-ordinated by the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, at Aberystwyth, and involving researchers at the Universities of Nottingham and Bristol, could impact positively on cardiovascular disease and have important community health benefits.
Junk food banned in school meals
Friday 19th May 2006 School dinners in England will be free from chocolate, crisps, fizzy drinks and "low-quality" meat from the autumn, the government has announced.
'Cancer-fighting tomato' on sale
Monday 10th April 2006 A so-called super tomato bred to have unusually high levels of a substance which may cut the risk of certain cancers has been launched by Tesco.
Who is responsible for our diets?
Tuesday 4th April 2006 A study claims many of the world's top food companies are not trying hard enough to improve our diet, but where does the company's responsibility end and ours begin?
Food firms 'lukewarm on health'
Monday 3rd April 2006 Many of the world's 25 biggest food firms only pay lip service to their duty to help fight the global diet crisis, a report on the issue says.
Deadly timebomb of 700,000 obese children
Monday 3rd April 2006 Almost two million schoolchildren are overweight and 700,000 are obese because of junk-food diets and couchpotato lifestyles, research claims.
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