Archive for October, 2011
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Scottish Obesity Report Now Available
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
More than a quarter of adults in Scotland are obese, according to official figures. Statistics from the Scottish Health Survey suggested 27% of people between the ages of 16 and 64 were obese in 2010. Download the report at www.aso.org.uk//useful-resources/scottish-health-survey-obesity/
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Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A call to action on obesity in England
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
The Department of Health has today published Healthy Lives, Healthy People : A call to action on obesity in England. This sets out a new approach to tackling obesity in England with a need for concerted action across society to achieve a downward trend in excess weight by 2020. In addition to these new national…
