I can’t believe that there is actually such a thing as a fat pride groups. It’s not that there’s anything wrong per se with being fat, but it isn’t something that people should be proudof.
Being happy with yourself is all well and good. It is how people should be, and certainly far preferable to constant [...]

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I don’t understand why anyone would be attacking Princess Beatrice over her weight and how she looks in a bikini [right]. She’s hardly obese, fat, or even “chubby”. Yes, she’s hardly perfectly slim, but she’s certainly no worse than at least 90-odd per cent of the British population.
Really, ratehr than attacking her, critics should be [...]

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£s for lbs?!
Obese and overweight adults in England could be paid to lose weight under plans being considered by the Government. The new strategy to tackle poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles includes the suggestion that people should receive financial rewards or shopping vouchers for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.The £372 million strategy reiterates [...]

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How on earth did they reach this conclusion?
Individuals can no longer be held responsible for obesity so government must act to stop Britain “sleepwalking” into a crisis, a report has concluded.The largest ever UK study into obesity, backed by government and compiled by 250 experts, said excess weight was now the norm in our “obesogenic” [...]

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This is a sad, sad, indictment of our society:
A 28-stone training dummy has been created to help emergency services cope with the growing number of obese people they have to rescue.Ruth Lee Fire & Rescue Equipment from Corwen, Denbighshire, says it created the mannequin because of the demand from fire and rescue services…The heavyweight dummy, [...]

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Children don’t get enough exercise.
Fewer than three per cent of 11-year-old children are taking enough exercise at the time in their lives when they should be most active, a major research project on the inactivity of youth reports today.Only one in 250 girls and one in 20 boys is active enough to stay healthy, says [...]

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Keep away from me - I don’t want to catch your fat!
A vaccine to cut the risk of becoming overweight could be ready for testing within the next five years, according to research that suggests obesity can sometimes be catching.A common virus may be one factor that contributes to the obesity epidemic sweeping the west, [...]

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I have never subscribed to the idea of eating “diet” varieties of food. I have never seen the point. Just either eat less or exercise more. There is now evidence that for children, “diet” foods could cause them to become obese:
“Diet foods for children may inadvertently lead to overeating and obesity, say researchers.In tests on [...]

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What makes people fat? Is it just because they are “greedy”?
“The head of the British Medical Association has sparked a row after claiming that fat people are simply greedy.Dr Hamish Meldrum was reported yesterday as saying doctors over-medicalise the condition.Obesity experts rounded on him saying his remarks were unhelpful and anachronistic…Dr Meldrum said an obsession [...]

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A new website, funded by the Department for Health, aimed at 4-7 year olds, and:
“strives to encourage healthy eating and an active lifestyle in a fun and informative way. We hope that by visiting our interactive site, children will become familiar with healthy living messages and develop positive habits that will follow them through to [...]

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