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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers
The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.
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UK Minister Wants To Give Obese People Weight-Loss Injections To Get Them Back To Work
Health Secretary Wes Streeting believes these medications could be "life-changing" for individuals struggling with obesity.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
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"Deeply Worrying" Rise In Child Obesity In England: Report
Obesity in 10- and 11-year-olds in England has risen 30 percent since 2006, part of a far-reaching decline in children's health since the start of the century, said a report published Wednesday.
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UK Couple Jailed For Manslaughter After Death Of Disabled Teen Daughter
A British couple were jailed on Wednesday for manslaughter after their disabled 16-year-old daughter died at home suffering from morbid obesity in utter squalor at a time of Covid curbs.
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Cereals Giant Kellogg's Loses Court Challenge Against UK Obesity Strategy
Cereals giant Kellogg's on Monday lost a High Court challenge against new UK rules limiting the prominence of sugary foods in English shops to tackle child obesity.
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This Dental Device May Help Fight Obesity, But Twitter Users Find It Shocking
Researchers at the New Zealand's University of Otago, in collbaoration with researches from the UK, have developed a device — the world's first — to fight global obesity. Dental Slim Control, an intra-oral device, is fitted by a dentist to the upper and lower back of teeth and it restricts a person to a liquid diet. All details here.
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UK To Limit Junk Food Advertisements To Tackle Obesity In Children
The British government said Thursday it will bring in an evening watershed for junk food ads in a move to tackle the nation's obesity problem.
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Is Your Dog Obese? Beware! It May Reduce It's Lifespan, Finds New Study
The research, from the University of Liverpool in the UK, reveals that the lifespan of overweight dogs was up to two-and-half years shorter when compared to ideal-weight dogs.
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In An Attempt To Beat Obesity, UK Rolls Out Sugar Tax
Top-selling brands such as Fanta, Ribena and Lucozade have already cut the sugar content of their products to avoid the tax, but Coca-Cola and Pepsi will both stick with the same recipes, which both contain more than 10 grammes per 100 ml.
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Shocking! More Than 20 Million People in UK are 'Physically Inactive', Says British Heart Foundation
Experts found that an average man in the UK is spending one-fifth of his lifetime sitting which would account to almost 80 days in a year.
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UK Cancer Rates to Rise Faster Among Women Than Men
The most common cancers in Britain are breast, prostate, lung and bowel, accounting for 53 percent of new cases annually.
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Cancer Rates On the Rise: Women Are More at Risk Than Men
According to an analysis by Cancer Research UK, cancer cases are predicted to rise nearly six times faster in women than in men over the next 20 years.
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'Workplace Cake Culture' May Fuel Obesity Risk: Experts
Sharing sweet treats at workplace may be contributing to several health problems such as obesity and poor oral hygiene, experts in the UK have warned.
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UK Plans Sugar Tax In Hospital Cafes By 2020 To Tackle Obesity
Britain plans to impose a "sugar tax" in hospitals and health centres across England to help tackle the growing problem of obesity and expected to generate up to 40 million pounds a year.
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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers
The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.
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UK Minister Wants To Give Obese People Weight-Loss Injections To Get Them Back To Work
Health Secretary Wes Streeting believes these medications could be "life-changing" for individuals struggling with obesity.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
-
"Deeply Worrying" Rise In Child Obesity In England: Report
Obesity in 10- and 11-year-olds in England has risen 30 percent since 2006, part of a far-reaching decline in children's health since the start of the century, said a report published Wednesday.
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UK Couple Jailed For Manslaughter After Death Of Disabled Teen Daughter
A British couple were jailed on Wednesday for manslaughter after their disabled 16-year-old daughter died at home suffering from morbid obesity in utter squalor at a time of Covid curbs.
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Cereals Giant Kellogg's Loses Court Challenge Against UK Obesity Strategy
Cereals giant Kellogg's on Monday lost a High Court challenge against new UK rules limiting the prominence of sugary foods in English shops to tackle child obesity.
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This Dental Device May Help Fight Obesity, But Twitter Users Find It Shocking
Researchers at the New Zealand's University of Otago, in collbaoration with researches from the UK, have developed a device — the world's first — to fight global obesity. Dental Slim Control, an intra-oral device, is fitted by a dentist to the upper and lower back of teeth and it restricts a person to a liquid diet. All details here.
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UK To Limit Junk Food Advertisements To Tackle Obesity In Children
The British government said Thursday it will bring in an evening watershed for junk food ads in a move to tackle the nation's obesity problem.
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Is Your Dog Obese? Beware! It May Reduce It's Lifespan, Finds New Study
The research, from the University of Liverpool in the UK, reveals that the lifespan of overweight dogs was up to two-and-half years shorter when compared to ideal-weight dogs.
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In An Attempt To Beat Obesity, UK Rolls Out Sugar Tax
Top-selling brands such as Fanta, Ribena and Lucozade have already cut the sugar content of their products to avoid the tax, but Coca-Cola and Pepsi will both stick with the same recipes, which both contain more than 10 grammes per 100 ml.
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Shocking! More Than 20 Million People in UK are 'Physically Inactive', Says British Heart Foundation
Experts found that an average man in the UK is spending one-fifth of his lifetime sitting which would account to almost 80 days in a year.
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UK Cancer Rates to Rise Faster Among Women Than Men
The most common cancers in Britain are breast, prostate, lung and bowel, accounting for 53 percent of new cases annually.
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Cancer Rates On the Rise: Women Are More at Risk Than Men
According to an analysis by Cancer Research UK, cancer cases are predicted to rise nearly six times faster in women than in men over the next 20 years.
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'Workplace Cake Culture' May Fuel Obesity Risk: Experts
Sharing sweet treats at workplace may be contributing to several health problems such as obesity and poor oral hygiene, experts in the UK have warned.
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UK Plans Sugar Tax In Hospital Cafes By 2020 To Tackle Obesity
Britain plans to impose a "sugar tax" in hospitals and health centres across England to help tackle the growing problem of obesity and expected to generate up to 40 million pounds a year.
