Search Results: obesity

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New obesity figures for England show growing problem

New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago. New obesity figures show the average man in England weighs nearly a stone more than he did 20 years ago.

14 December 2016

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NCRI Cancer Conference 2016: Day 4 – liver cancer, obesity, immunotherapy poo predictions and more

Read our final roundup from this year's NCRI Cancer Conference, including how bacteria in the gut could help predict if immunotherapy will work. Read our final roundup from this year's NCRI Cancer Conference, including how bacteria in the gut could help predict if immunotherapy will work.

10 November 2016

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News digest – tobacco’s grubby fingerprints, ‘devastating’ childhood obesity levels, blood tests and… ‘man-made stars’?

The ‘signatures’ that tobacco leaves in DNA, ‘devastating’ new childhood obesity figures, and can scientists make their own stars? The ‘signatures’ that tobacco leaves in DNA, ‘devastating’ new childhood obesity figures, and can scientists make their own stars?

5 November 2016

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Childhood obesity levels hit ‘devastating record high’

Childhood obesity levels in England have reached the highest on record, new NHS figures reveal. Childhood obesity levels in England have reached the highest on record, new NHS figures reveal.

3 November 2016

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Childhood obesity plan ‘watered down by government’, TV investigation claims

The Government has been accused of watering down a series of plans aimed at tackling childhood obesity, a Channel 4 investigation will claim today. The Government has been accused of watering down a series of plans aimed at tackling childhood obesity, a Channel 4 investigation will claim today.

31 October 2016

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News digest – barriers to seeing the GP, soaring annual cancer cases, further worrying obesity findings, taxing sugary drinks and… turkeys?

Annual cancer cases are rising in the UK; new barriers to seeing the GP identified; encouraging results from immunotherapy trials; taxing sugary drinks, and could gobbling turkey meat help fight cancer? Annual cancer cases are rising in the UK; new barriers to seeing the GP identified; encouraging results from immunotherapy trials; taxing sugary drinks, and could gobbling turkey meat help fight cancer?

15 October 2016

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News digest – Microsoft, Chan and Zuckerberg take on disease, fitness trackers, obesity in Scotland and… turmeric?

Tech pledges to tackle disease, faith in fitness trackers, worrying obesity figures for Scottish kids and is turmeric as good as it appears on TV? Tech pledges to tackle disease, faith in fitness trackers, worrying obesity figures for Scottish kids and is turmeric as good as it appears on TV?

24 September 2016

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Warning over Scotland’s childhood obesity figures

More than a quarter of Scottish children are either overweight or obese, according to new national figures. More than a quarter of Scottish children are either overweight or obese, according to new national figures.

20 September 2016

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News digest – awareness of obesity and cancer link, oesophageal cancer progress, fluorescent dyes and… gobbling ginger?

Public unaware of the links between obesity and cancer; towards targeted treatment for oesophageal cancer, and could eating ginger help protect against cancer? Public unaware of the links between obesity and cancer; towards targeted treatment for oesophageal cancer, and could eating ginger help protect against cancer?

10 September 2016

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The public doesn’t know obesity causes cancer, and that’s really worrying

Our latest figures reveal that three in four people aren’t aware that obesity causes cancer. Our latest figures reveal that three in four people aren’t aware that obesity causes cancer.

9 September 2016

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Three in four don’t know obesity causes cancer

Three out of four (75 per cent) people in the UK are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer. Three out of four (75 per cent) people in the UK are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer.

9 September 2016

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News digest – obesity in primary schools, the Crick, artificial intelligence and… Tasmanian devils?

Worrying new statistics highlight a childhood obesity epidemic, and could Tasmanian devils survive extinction from a deadly cancer? Worrying new statistics highlight a childhood obesity epidemic, and could Tasmanian devils survive extinction from a deadly cancer?

3 September 2016