Child Obesity
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Childhood obesity ‘closely linked’ to affluence
A CHILD IN reception class in Barking and Dagenham is over two-and-a-half times more likely to be obese than a child of the same age in Richmond upon Thames, only 18 miles down the road. Meanwhile, a five-year old in… Read More
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Back of house
POLITICIANS DON’T seem keen on a tax on sugary drinks, so the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group took matters into its own hands. CEO Simon Blagden suggests it won’t be long before others follow their lead. … Read More
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News in review
MORRISONS MAY have shed a tear when it read this week’s assessment of its move to appease disgruntled farmers. The supermarket will launch a new milk brand this autumn, called Milk… Read More
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Childhood obesity starting younger and more common
CHILDREN BORN since the 1980s are three times more likely than older generations to be obese, a new study by University College London has found. Prof Rebecca… Read More