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Children's meals priced by weight
A restaurant is criticised over its plan to charge for children's Sunday lunches according to how much they weigh. |
Baring all
Your News met Malcolm Boura who thinks if we had more repect and awareness of our bodies then we there wouldn't be some much teenage pregnancy and obesity |
Council warning on child obesity
Social services may have to take action over children who are overweight if the UK's obesity problems continue to grow, council chiefs warn. |
Clumsy young 'face obesity risk'
Clumsy and poorly coordinated children could be at higher risk of obesity in later life, a study says. |
Health experts target young Scots
A Canadian expert brought in to help tackle Scotland's poor health record says he will focus on youngsters. |
Child weight letters obesity row
Parents in England will be sent data on their child's weight - but critics say the scheme is "namby pamby" and flawed. |
Child weight letters obesity row
Parents in England will be sent data on their child's weight - but critics say the scheme is "namby pamby" and flawed. |
Obesity gene 'affects appetite'
The first gene clearly linked to obesity appears to make it harder for children to tell when they are full, UK research suggests. |
Play areas facing closure threat
A councillor reveals a list of 10 play areas earmarked for possible closure in Derby. |
US backs statin use for children
Obese children, including some as young as eight, should receive cholesterol-lowering drugs, say leading US doctors. |
EU launches school fruit campaign
The European Commission launches a scheme to provide free fruit and vegetables to schools across Europe in a drive to curb child obesity. |
The changing nature of illness
The health problems confronting the NHS are very different now from those in 1948. |
Mother's junk food 'harms child'
Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest. |
Call to rethink child BMI testing
Using a child's body mass index (BMI) as a measure of the success of exercise targets may be misleading, say experts. |
Call for health inequalities push
Ministers urge local authorities to target problem areas after producing a detailed breakdown of public health measures. |
Alcohol squad to target 10 towns
A specialist squad is to help advise English towns with the most drink-related hospital admissions. |
US child obesity 'hits plateau'
Child obesity rates may have reached a plateau in the US after decades of almost continuous rises, a report says. |
Putting a spring in your step
Why a brisk stroll in the great outdoors could be just what the doctor ordered. |
Stillbirth rate not coming down
Stillbirth rates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are not decreasing, according to a report. |
Top 10 most controversial ads
The "Get unhooked" advert aimed at getting people to quit smoking was the most complained about advert last year. |
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