Council asks for help to tackle childhood obesity
Councils need more support from central government to help bring down childhood obesity rates, a local authority has said.
Obesity treatment in NHS hospitals quadruples in a decade
The amount of NHS hospital treatment for obese patients has quadrupled in a decade, new statistics show. Official figures ...
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Treatment for children with obesity has lasting effect
When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...
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People ‘being misdiagnosed’ on obesity, say experts
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Weight-loss treatment for children with obesity has lasting effects, finds study
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Council asks for help to tackle childhood obesity
The government said obesity "sets children up for a lifetime of health problems and costs the NHS billions". The Department for Health and Social Care said: "This government has given local ...