Newsletter: Govt calls on obesity

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Government calls to tackle obesity - what do you think?

Last week the government unveiled new plans for tackling the nation's rising prevalence of obesity.

A government call to action on obesity >>

The Health Secretary states, "Each of us is ultimately responsible for our health" and a key focal point of the report is on reducing calorie intake.

When the report was unveiled on Thursday it was met with some distain from certain parties with Prof Philip James of the International Association for the Study of Obesity expert labelling the plans as 'pathetic'.

Weight and diabetes >>

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Metabolism and diabetes

The metabolism of people with diabetes differs to the metabolism of people without it. In type 2 diabetes, the effectiveness of insulin is reduced and in type 1 diabetes, insulin levels in the body are very low.

How does metabolism play a role >>

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Obesity - what's it all about?

Obesity is also no longer a condition that just affects older people, although the likelihood does increase with age, and increasing numbers of young people have been diagnosed with obesity.

Obesity and diabetes >>


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