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Irish children will eat 460 tonnes of sugar this Easter

The US: Adult obesity rate hits all time high at 40%

"Let's not wait until HALF the adults are obese until we do something"

"Let's not wait until HALF the adults are obese until we do something"

News3 days ago, 1

"Let's not wait until HALF the adults are obese until we do something"

A recent study reported that 4 out of every 10 women in the US are obese. So let’s not wait until half are obese.

England: Hospital admissions due to obesity doubles in four years

NewsApril 7,

England: Hospital admissions due to obesity doubles in four years

Obesity-related issues continue to climb in England and hospital admissions due to the condition have doubled in only four…

Irish children will eat 460 tonnes of sugar this Easter

NewsMarch 29, 2

Irish children will eat 460 tonnes of sugar this Easter

Irish children will eat 5 million Easter eggs or the equivalent of an astounding 460 tonnes of sugar this Easter.

Medical students learn almost nothing about nutrition and lifestyle

NewsMarch 27, 3

Medical students learn almost nothing about nutrition and lifestyle

The majority of the patients who modern doctors meet suffer from lifestyle-related diseases yet students in med school are…

A global food revolution

VideoMarch 26,

A global food revolution

What are the mistakes behind the epidemics of type 2 diabetes and obesity – and how can we work together to correct them…

The US: Adult obesity rate hits all time high at 40%

NewsMarch 26, 1

The US: Adult obesity rate hits all time high at 40%

There’s no end in sight to the increasing obesity epidemic even among children where it previously seemed to have come…

Ignore government guidelines to beat diabetes, obesity, heart disease and save NHS hundreds of millions, UK Prime Minister told

NewsMarch 15, 16

Ignore government guidelines to beat diabetes, obesity, heart disease and save NHS hundreds of millions, UK Prime Minister told

We can save the NHS hundreds of millions if we stop promoting obsolete low-fat carb-rich advice writes a member of parliament…

Massively important: A unique opportunity to change the US Dietary Guidelines

NewsMarch 8, 14

Massively important: A unique opportunity to change the US Dietary Guidelines

For about 40 years, the US government has advocated a high-carb diet (to needlessly lower intake of natural saturated fats).

Op ed: The military should lead the U.S. fight against obesity, using LCHF

NewsMarch 8,

Op ed: The military should lead the U.S. fight against obesity, using LCHF

Here’s an interesting op-ed in the Dallas Morning News arguing that the US military should do more about the huge…

New study: Obesity among young children still on the rise in the US

NewsMarch 6,

New study: Obesity among young children still on the rise in the US

The epidemic of childhood obesity continues to worsen in the US. Despite earlier signs of possible small improvements in…