BBC News and Sport Search: obesity
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8 October, 2008 - 16:10
Patients who go for obesity surgery abroad are being exposed to unnecessary risk because of inappropriate surgery.
7 October, 2008 - 09:25
Soaring obesity levels look set to drain local health and public service budgets, which will mean higher taxes for all, experts warn.
3 October, 2008 - 00:19
The discovery of another way in which the body appears to control how much it eats could shed fresh light on obesity.
2 October, 2008 - 13:26
Glasgow will be at the forefront of one of the largest ever Europe-wide studies of childhood obesity.
2 October, 2008 - 01:32
Advertising cartoon characters are failing to promote healthy eating in children, consumer group Which? says.
1 October, 2008 - 23:42
A new campaign aimed at inspiring people with learning disabilities to be more physically active is unveiled in Glasgow.
29 September, 2008 - 17:02
European football stars provide healthy recipes for a picture book aimed at tackling childhood obesity.
22 September, 2008 - 05:52
A drive begins to get a nurse for every secondary school in Wales to tackle obesity, sexual health, and alcohol and drug misuse.
21 September, 2008 - 00:22
Andy Reeley is not fat, but says when people here he has diabetes this is how they view him.
21 September, 2008 - 00:01
Women who have had a miscarriage could be at greater risk of miscarrying again if they are obese, research suggests.
11 September, 2008 - 05:00
All 11-year-olds in England will be able to receive a free cookbook under a programme aimed at tackling obesity.
11 September, 2008 - 05:00
All 11-year-olds in England will be able to receive a free cookbook under a programme aimed at tackling obesity.
8 September, 2008 - 23:26
Vigorous physical activity could blunt the effects of a common gene linked to obesity, claim US researchers.
4 September, 2008 - 08:45
"Worryingly high" childhood obesity rates are not being tackled by a government action plan, the BMA says.
3 September, 2008 - 09:21
The rising costs of health care and tackling obesity are some of Guernsey's top priorities in this year's Annual Health report.
28 August, 2008 - 19:17
A GP in an area of Kent with some of the highest rates of obesity blames "pockets of poverty".
28 August, 2008 - 16:29
A South Yorkshire town is one of Britain's top obesity hotspots, according to a a new "fat map".
28 August, 2008 - 14:03
Researchers in Scotland say planted "anti-food" memories could help people diet and fight obesity.
27 August, 2008 - 23:18
Health chiefs on Shetland dismiss research which claims the islands are the fattest area of the UK as "misleading and simplistic".
27 August, 2008 - 23:06
Shetland and parts of Wales and north England are Britain's obesity hotspots, according to a map compiled from GP records.
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