Behind the Headlines

Celebrity chefs can’t be blamed for obesity rates

Wednesday Apr 24 2013

"TV chefs 'adding to obesity crisis by encouraging us to eat fatty dishes'," reports the Metro, with similar stories blaming celebrity chefs for our bulging waistlines in much of the media…

Claim weight loss is linked to mealtimes unsupported

Friday Feb 22 2013

"Lunching like a prince and dining like a pauper really is the key to keeping trim," the Daily Mail explains, reporting how evening meals should be light and post-dinner snacks avoided. This claim is unsupported by the findings of the research...

Claim weight loss is linked to mealtimes unsupported

Friday Feb 22 2013

"Lunching like a prince and dining like a pauper really is the key to keeping trim," the Daily Mail explains, reporting how evening meals should be light and post-dinner snacks avoided. This claim is unsupported by the findings of the research...

Latest obesity stats for England are alarming

Thursday Feb 21 2013

Most of the UK news media is covering the latest official NHS statistics on obesity, that show the obesity epidemic is showing no signs of abating. Worrying findings include only one in three men is now a healthy weight…

'Fizzy drink tax' to stop UK being 'fat man of Europe'

Monday Feb 18 2013

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has published a report containing 10 recommendations designed to tackle the UK’s obesity epidemic – a story covered by most of the UK media…

Could how high people live affect their weight?

Thursday Feb 14 2013

Could how high people live affect their weight? Do slimmers need to head for the hills? Reuters has reported on a new study that suggests that people who dwell at high altitude are less likely to be obese...

Obesity may cause low vitamin D levels

Thursday Feb 7 2013

"Study finds obesity can lead to lack of vitamin D," BBC News has reported. This fascinating, insightful and accurate BBC story highlights a new danger to add to the long list of problems caused by obesity...

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…

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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…

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