CAN A COMPUTERISED PLATE REALLY HELP TACKLE CONCERNS OVER RISING OBESITY RATES IN CHILDREN?

Monday, February 15th, 2010

 

CAN A COMPUTERISED PLATE REALLY HELP TACKLE CONCERNS OVER RISING OBESITY RATES IN CHILDREN?
We know from previous research that people who are overweight tend to eat much more quickly which, in turn, can mean that they eat a lot more food than is necessary before feeling full.
 Now, based on this premise, a new study, recently [...]

UK Government Bans the word ‘Obese’

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

As reported a few weeks back, the government will start issuing letters to the parents of schoolchildren who are classed as obese. But – in a classic case of softness – the government has banned the word ‘obese’, and will instead be classed as “very overweight”.

The Department of Health has been under fire for [...]