National Obesity Week started yesterday (Monday 17th Jan 2011), and this year it is actually going to run until Sunday 30th January. Various councils have organised events around the UK to help raise awareness about the dangers of obesity and look at ways to help people to lose weight and get fit. World Record For The Largest Dance The www.nationalobesityforum.org.uk provides details of all the main events. One of the most exciting ones is...
Here is the whole BBC documentary, in 5 YouTube instalments. These were not posted to YouTube by the BBC, so if they are removed from YouTube by the owner, or YouTube, please let us know by commenting below. Medical journalist Michael Mosley looks at how to lose weight without fads, gimmicks or scams. Just good scientifically proven methods for controlling hunger and losing weight. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Watch it while you can: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ksh7c/10_Things_You_Need_to_Know_About_Losing_Weight/ Available on BBC iplayer until 11:34PM Thu, 13 Jan 2011. You can currently watch them here. This 1 hour documentary looks at some scientifically proven ways to lose weight and highlights the fact that people who think that they cannot lose weight are just eating too much food. One woman that was followed thought that eating healthy food would help her to lose weight, but she remained very obese. When...
Today the BBC shared some research by psychologist Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire, which provides some mind tricks to help you stay on your New year diet. There is nothing revolutionary here, just a few simple changes you can make that really do help you to control your eating. You can watch the video presentation here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12068595 Use a Smaller Plate Using a smaller plate is the easiest way to control eating. If...
Change4Life has just launched a food voucher scheme to help encourage families to buy healthy food and do more exercise. The scheme involves money off vouchers for healthy food, healthy eating advice and discounts on a range of activities for all the family. The funding is coming from the food and fitness industries and not the tax payer. It is the first major step in making people and business more socially responsible for health and fitness....
The government has decided to give local councils more power to allow them to tackle the obesity crisis. Under new plans local councils will be responsible for developing and promoting healthy lifestyle. Currently the NHS is responsible setting initiatives and managing programs. Now the local councils will be working directly with local people to educate people on healthy eating and exercise. Andrew Lansley: “If you want to impact positively on people’s health you have...
Over the years much research has been carried out on the socio-environmental factors that lead to weight gain and obesity. One of the main findings in the last 5 years has been that a mothers influence is very powerful on the eating habits of a girl or young woman. It seems that girls are more likely to pick up on the eating habits of their mothers. This may be one of the reasons why...
Today on Cook Yourself Thin Gizzi Erskine, a food writer and weight loss expert, helped a Jamaican lady to change her cooking habits to aid weight loss. Just by making a few changes to her diet she helped one person to cut weekly calories by 5000kcal and which should result in a 1.5 stone weight loss over 2 months when combined with just 16 minutes of exercise. How is the weight loss calculated? Generally a...
An interesting article in the British Journal of Nutrition today about television advertisements and how junk food is protrayed. There are strict rules in the UK governing food advertising, however this report could well lead to a change in attitudes and change in law, although more research is required. Below is the abstract of the report, the full article can be views in the British Journal of Nutrition. Abstract of the Study Paper “Exposure...
Latest research shows that teenagers who develop belly fat are far more likely to become morbidly obese as adults. Action needs to be taken to prevent long term health problems. Serious health problems includes type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and stroke. All of these can lead to an early death. Other common problems casued by obesity are asthma and arthritis, which although rarely fatal can cause a lower quality of life. In the most...
We have been researching the government backed opportunities for overweight people in Essex, with the idea to provide reports for all counties across the UK. Our findings so far are a little concerning. It seems that if you are obese, or almost obese (BMI over 28+) then you can get help from the NHS as part of their ”Tackling Obesity” scheme. However, if you are just overweight, and this may still mean that you have an...
PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 03, 2010 – A report was issued today which highlighted once again that attempts to gently persuade people to live a healthier lifestyle had failed. Two separate initiatives tried to improve the health of young black girls in America. One used exercise as a means to tackle obesity and the other used education in the form of dietary advice and guidance. In both initiatives the girls continued to gain weight...
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