Temporary Disabled. :) please Go back Obesity - Health News - NHS Choices www.fgks.org » Address: [go: up one dir, main page] Include Form Remove Scripts Accept Cookies Show Images Show Referer Rotate13 Base64 Strip Meta Strip Title Session Cookies Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Help with accessibility Home About Contact Tools Video Choose and Book Communities IPS Translate Log in or create an account Your health, your choices Information navigation Search entire site Enter a search term: Main navigation Health A-ZHundreds of conditions explainedArthritis informationAsthma informationBack pain informationStress, anxiety, depression informationBreast cancer informationPregnancy and baby informationDiabetes informationEczema informationHeart disease informationMeasles informationFlu informationWhooping cough informationOnline clinics information Common health questions Symptom checkers Medicines A-Z All A-Z topics Live WellOver 100 topics on healthy livingAlcohol articlesCouch to 5K articlesFitness articlesThe flu jab articlesHealthy eating articlesLose weight articlesMental health articlesSexual health articlesStop smoking articlesWinter health articlesTiredness articlesVaccinations articles Health check tools All Live Well topics Carers DirectHelp for those looking after others Guide to caring Money and legal Work and learning Your own wellbeing Carers' benefits Carers' assessments Carers' rights Care homes Breaks from caring Young carers Caring with confidence All Carers Direct topics Health newsHealth news stories unspunDiet and nutrition news reportsObesity and weight loss news reportsNeurology and dementia news reportsLifestyle and environment news reportsPregnancy and children news reportsCancer news reportsDrugs and vaccines news reportsHeart and lungs news reportsMedical practice news reportsOlder people and ageing news reportsGenetics and stem cells news reportsMental health news reportsDiabetes news reports Topical questions and answers Special reports All Behind the Headlines news Health services near youDon't miss out ...Exercise your right to choice in the NHS Learn about patient choice nowA&E searchHospitals searchGPs searchDentistssearchPharmacies searchMaternity searchAlcohol searchConsultants searchOpticians searchSexual health searchStop smokingUrgent care services All directories Behind the Headlines Your guide to the science that makes the news Categories All Headlines Lifestyle/exercise (525) Pregnancy/child (514) Food/diet (509) Cancer (456) Medication (431) Medical practice (382) Heart/lungs (359) Neurology (328) Genetics/stem cells (242) Older people (228) QA articles (219) Mental health (182) Obesity (172) Diabetes (99) Swine flu (47) Special reports (7) Subscribe to Behind the Headlines via RSS: Tool to predict babies likely to become obese Thursday Nov 29 2012 “Parents can learn whether their newborn is at risk of becoming fat using a simple online calculator,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. The story is based on a study that looked at whether a baby’s chances of becoming obese in childhood… 1 comment about ‘Tool to predict babies likely to become obese’: Do 'fat genes' really make you happier? Wednesday Nov 21 2012 'Fat people really are more jolly,' is the Daily Mail's childishly over-simplistic take on a complex piece of research that looks at the association between BMI, depression and a specific genetic variant called FTO... Is childcare ‘making kids chubbier’? Tuesday Nov 20 2012 'Children who go to nursery are 50% more likely to be overweight than those cared for by their parents' the Daily Mail reports. This follows a Canadian study that found that kids sent to daycare were 50% more likely to be overweight in later childhood… 2 comments about ‘Is childcare ‘making kids chubbier’?’: Are TV cookery shows making us fat? Wednesday Nov 14 2012 "Is Nigella making you fat?" asks the Daily Mail, telling readers that, "TV cookery shows make us tuck into unhealthy snacks". The headline comes from a small study that found young adults who watched a 10-minute clip of a cookery... Is your doctor fattist? Thursday Nov 8 2012 'Doctors are 'prejudiced' against overweight patients' the Daily Mail claims after the publication of a study aiming to assess doctors’ attitudes towards overweight and obese people… Huge rise in gout cases Monday Oct 1 2012 'Disease of kings' is on the rise as more people get gout because of rising rates of obesity, according to the Daily Mail. Gout is a condition that causes pain and swelling in the joints. It often affects the big toe but can affect larger joints... 1 comment about ‘Huge rise in gout cases’: Can you really be both 'fat and fit?' Wednesday Sep 5 2012 People "can be obese yet physically healthy and fit and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer", according to BBC News. This counterintuitive headline stems from a study that was... 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Thursday Nov 29 2012
“Parents can learn whether their newborn is at risk of becoming fat using a simple online calculator,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. The story is based on a study that looked at whether a baby’s chances of becoming obese in childhood…
1 comment about ‘Tool to predict babies likely to become obese’:
Wednesday Nov 21 2012
'Fat people really are more jolly,' is the Daily Mail's childishly over-simplistic take on a complex piece of research that looks at the association between BMI, depression and a specific genetic variant called FTO...
Tuesday Nov 20 2012
'Children who go to nursery are 50% more likely to be overweight than those cared for by their parents' the Daily Mail reports. This follows a Canadian study that found that kids sent to daycare were 50% more likely to be overweight in later childhood…
2 comments about ‘Is childcare ‘making kids chubbier’?’:
Wednesday Nov 14 2012
"Is Nigella making you fat?" asks the Daily Mail, telling readers that, "TV cookery shows make us tuck into unhealthy snacks". The headline comes from a small study that found young adults who watched a 10-minute clip of a cookery...
Thursday Nov 8 2012
'Doctors are 'prejudiced' against overweight patients' the Daily Mail claims after the publication of a study aiming to assess doctors’ attitudes towards overweight and obese people…
Monday Oct 1 2012
'Disease of kings' is on the rise as more people get gout because of rising rates of obesity, according to the Daily Mail. Gout is a condition that causes pain and swelling in the joints. It often affects the big toe but can affect larger joints...
1 comment about ‘Huge rise in gout cases’:
Wednesday Sep 5 2012
People "can be obese yet physically healthy and fit and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer", according to BBC News. This counterintuitive headline stems from a study that was...
Friday Aug 24 2012
‘Fat Britain’, says the Daily Mail, in a report on the growing number of gastric bypass operations reportedly costing the NHS £85million a year. The media has reported extensively on weight-loss surgery for obesity today, with...
Tuesday Aug 21 2012
“Obesity ‘bad for brain’ by hastening cognitive decline”, reports the BBC, with most of the mainstream national media covering the same story. The news is based on the results of a...
Monday Jul 16 2012
“TV habits 'can predict kids' waist size and fitness,'” reported BBC News, while the Metro carried the balder headline “Two-year-olds who watch too much television ‘will get fat’.” So does the amount of time...
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We give you the facts without the fiction. Professor Sir Muir Gray, founder of Behind the Headlines, explains more...
Each day there's a new crop of possibly life-changing headlines about how food affects our health. Read our report on the health properties of food
Clinical trials explained, including how to take part in one and why medical research is important
In this video, find out about clinical trials, what they involve and who can take part in one.
Compare cause of death and health risks based on age, sex and where you live
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