JournalLive - Tag - obesity

Chewing the fat on North East obesity statistics

JournalLive — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:25:00 GMT

SHOCKING new figures have revealed that the North East has the highest number of obesity-related hospital admissions in the country.

Seaton Delaval folk too fat for new takeaway says councillor

JournalLive — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:18:00 GMT

A COUNCILLOR has caused outrage after she said a town has an obesity problem and does not need a new takeaway.

North East obesity hospital cases biggest in the country

JournalLive — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT

MORE people were taken to hospital with obesity-related illnesses in the North East last year than anywhere else in the country.

Government approach to obesity crisis wins North backing

JournalLive — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

A LEADING doctor from the North East has backed a new Government approach to tackling obesity which calls on the public to take responsibility for their own health.

Gateshead named one of the country's fattest towns

JournalLive — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:30:00 GMT

A NORTH East town has been named as one of the obesity capitals of England, with more than 30% of adults clinically overweight.

North East study reveals obese mothers posing a risk to their babies

JournalLive — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT

RESEARCH by North East scientists has shown that babies born to obese mothers are at increased risk of dying during birth or in their first year.

How the weighty issue of city life is making us fatter

JournalLive — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:26:00 GMT

DRIVING to work, the supermarket and your children’s school isn’t just hurting the environment, new research claims: it’s making you fat.

Conference held to solve North East’s obesity problem

JournalLive — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HEALTH chiefs have been meeting to discuss how to tackle the growing obesity crisis.

Health chiefs warn of the 'obesity time-bomb'

JournalLive — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:30:00 GMT

HEALTH chiefs have warned the North East is sitting on an obesity “time-bomb” after figures revealed children across the region are dangerously overweight by the time they begin primary school.

Mothers furious at NHS ‘obese’ claims

JournalLive — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:25:00 GMT

OBESITY levels in the UK are on the rise, according to NHS figures. Worryingly, about a quarter of people in the UK are classed as obese, many of them children, prompting fears of “silent killers” diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.