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Obesity 'worse for teen girls' blood pressure'Web link

Obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of teenage girls than on teenage boys, a US study has suggested.

14.10.2011

 

Does skipping breakfast help with weight loss?Web link

Evidence on a page is a series of brief evidence summaries from NOO focusing on common beliefs around food, diet and nutrition. Some people choose to skip breakfast because they think it will help them lose weight. What is the role of breakfast in maintaining a healthy weight?

03.10.2011

 

Health and Social Care local grants scheme opensWeb link

The second local round of HSCVF funding is now open and aims to build on the success of the 2010 local grant scheme by reaching more local Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations. For more information, go to:

06.06.2011

 

NHS trusts failing to tackle staff obesityWeb link

A report that says that despite the clear associations between better staff health and wellbeing and reduced MRSA rates, lower standardised mortality rates and increased patient satisfaction, only 32% of NHS trusts questioned have a plan or policy to tackle obesity amongst staff.

09.05.2011

 

Type 2 diabetes 'cut' after weight-loss surgeryWeb link

The UK's first large-scale study on the impact of weight-loss surgery has reported a large reduction in type 2 diabetes and other health problems.

20.04.2011

 

Researchers in Norfolk to screen 10,000 people who are at high risk of type 2 diabetesWeb link

The project will involve identifying people who have prediabetes and assigning a mentor to support them. The mentors will advice on diet and lifestyle - as well as getting support themselves from professionals. The five year project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

24.03.2011

 

Data Sources: environmental influences on physical activity and dietWeb link

A briefing paper by the National Obesity Observatory that signposts to sources of national and local data on aspects of the environment that influence physical activity and diet.

24.03.2011

 

Measuring diet and physical activity in weight management interventionsWeb link

A briefing paper from the National Obesity Observatory that signposts to practical and validated questionnaires for the assessment of physical activity and diet.

24.03.2011

 

Public Health Resposibility Deal has been launchedWeb link

The aim of the Deal is to tap into the potential for businesses and other
organisations to improve public health and tackle health inequalities through their influence over food, alcohol, physical activity and health in the workplace.

24.03.2011

 

Public health campaigns and obesity - a critiqueWeb link

The article argues that a more appropriate strategy to tackle raising levels of obesity would be to enact high-level policy and legislative changes to alter the obesogenic environments in which we live by providing incentives for healthy eating and increased levels of physical activity.

15.03.2011

 

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