Showing posts with label Obesity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obesity. Show all posts

'Quack foods' that claim to aid weight loss are 'waste of money' - The Telegraph 26th November 2008

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Consumers are wasting billions of pounds on 'quack' foods that promise to help them lose weight, a nutritional expert has warned.

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tags: Diet, Nutrition, Obesity, Health Service Economics, Financial Management, Health, News, UHN, The Telegraph

Calorie counting to put boozers off drink: A pint of lager equals a sausage roll - Daily Mail 26th November 2008

Bottles of wine and beer could soon carry labels warning of their calorie content.

Experts believe binge drinkers, not deterred by information about how much alcohol a drink contains, might think again if they knew how fattening it was.

The message would be most likely to hit home with image-conscious young drinkers and women.

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tags: Alcohol, Obesity, Health, News, UHN, Daily Mail

Fat bloke slims: I’ve lost even MORE weight thanks to the chew-chew diet - Daily Mail 24th November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Actor Bruce Byron, who plays DC Terry Perkins in The Bill, has struggled with his weight for years. But in the past six months he’s lost nearly two stone. Bruce, who is married to TV psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, writes fortnightly in Good Health about his battle with the bulge.

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tags: Diet, Nutrition, Obesity, Health, News, UHN, Daily Mail

Forget fitness gyms and diets - we’ve WALKED off a stone - Daily Mail 22nd November 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

It requires no special kit or expensive gym membership and is an activity that might appeal to even the most hardened couch potatoes. Experts claim the health benefits of a regular walk are endless, without the risk of wear and tear posed by many more rigorous workouts. But can such a stress-free exercise really have an effect?

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tags: Physical Activity, Health, News, UHN, Daily Mail, Obesity