Obesity – Page 5 – Care Appointments

Lack of school nurses causing ‘health crisis’ among children, RCN

By The Press Association24th August 2015News England

The nursing union has warned of an “escalating health crisis” among children due to a lack of school nurses. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said school nurses have a

British people in denial with little understanding of obesity

By The Press Association13th May 2015News England

More than a third (36%) of adults in the UK who think they are merely overweight are actually clinically obese and at risk of major health problems, research has found.

Obese middle-aged 30% less likely to develop dementia

By The Press Association10th April 2015News England

Obese middle-aged people are nearly 30% less likely to develop dementia than those of a healthy weight, a study has revealed. It also found that underweight people of the same

Study finds a quarter of UK adults obese

By Iain MacDonald29th May 2014News England

More girls under 20 are overweight or obese in the UK than anywhere else in western Europe, alarming new research has shown. In this age group, 29.2% of the British

Use of foster placement to address child obesity

By Iain MacDonald17th March 2014Reports & Resources

Article nine of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child states that ‘Children must not be separated from their parents unless it is in the best interests of