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NHS reforms: Warwick Medical School experts comment on addressing obesity

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 13:40:37 GMT

Reforms to the NHS and social care announced today aim to tackle health inequalities by addressing issues such as obesity. Experts from Warwick Medical School and the Warwick Obesity Network, which develops evidence-based policy and practitioner briefs supporting a new national strategy against obesity, comment

Tesco shareholders seek to force vote on tackling obesity - expert comment

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:24:38 GMT

A group of Tesco investors will force a vote at this year's AGM calling on the supermarket to do more to tackle obesity by increasing the proportion of healthy foods it sells. Dr Thijs van Rens, expert in the economics of food and obesity, comments.

Professor Elizabeth Dowler on the banning of online junk food adverts

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 09:21:04 GMT

Professor Elizabeth Dowler, expert in food and nutrition, discusses the new rules targeting junk food adverts for children which have resulted in the banning of the first online adverts.

Banning super-size chocolate in hospitals good public health move

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:09:22 GMT

Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown, an expert in public heath from the University of Warwick, comments on the removal of super-size snacks from NHS hospitals.

More and more people are gaining more and more weight. Dr William Tigbe explains why obesity is a problem.

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 08:51:52 GMT

On World Obesity Day, Dr William Tigbe comments on the personal, social and medical costs of weight gain.

Nine lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk, study says

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 10:03:03 GMT

One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet. However Dr Joanna Collingwood, Associate Professor School of Engineering says individuals can't modify all of the highlighted factors.

Female obesity – the food industry needs to take action

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 13:33:55 GMT

Professor Nick Spencer, Emeritus Professor of Child Health comments on England's chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies call for women to take charge of their weight as she highlights obesity as the biggest threat to women's health.