Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson confirmed as ukactive Chair
Crossbench Peer Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has been named as the new independent Chair of not-for-profit health body ukactive.
All posts tagged: Obesity
NHS’s inexplicable approach to obesity
MPs say it is “inexplicable” that the NHS in England spends more on bariatric surgery than well-established measures to prevent obesity.
Children more familiar with beer brands than biscuits
Research has found that primary school aged children as young as 10 years old are more familiar with beer brands, than leading brands of biscuits, crisps and ice-cream.
Combination training best for weight loss in teenagers
Combining aerobic exercise with resistance training appears be the most effective solution to reducing obesity in teenagers.
Five a day is enough
Eating more than five portions of fruit and vegetables a day brings no further benefit.
Running ten minutes a day cuts risk of heart or stroke death by 55 per cent
Running for just ten minutes every day can add years to your life
Around 30% of Alzheimers cases could be avoided
One in three cases of dementia could be avoided by changes in lifestyle
Fit teenagers at less heart attack risk
It is more important not to be overweight or obese than to be fit, but that it’s even better to be both fit and a normal weight