Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tag: obesity

Scotland’s health revealed

THE Scottish health survey for 2010 has revealed that more children are exercising regularly. Last year 72% of children were active for at least 60...

Giving kids meat is child abuse, claims animal rights group

A CONTROVERSIAL billboard that suggests feeding kids meat is child abuse has been erected by an animal rights group. The provocative advert funded by People...

US Academic says Scottish Government needs to use social networks to tackle obesity

By Oliver Farrimond A RENOWNED American academic has told the Scottish Government to tackle Scotland’s obesity academic by using social networks. Claiming that fatness...

Scottish Ambulance Service splashes out on special “fat ambulances”

By Oliver Farrimond NHS SCOTLAND have spent almost ?200,000 on a fleet of specially modified “fat ambulances” to carry Scotland’s increasingly obese population to hospital. Health...

Experts round on Salmond’s “weight problem” ahead of obesity war

By Michael MacLeod SCOTLAND’S First Minister has been slammed for “letting himself go” by fat-fighting health campaigners. The National Obesity Forum say curry-loving SNP leader Alex...

Flab-fighting surgeon wants to collar obesity

By Michael MacLeod OBESITY warnings should be stitched onto the labels of large clothes according to a Scots surgeon. Chubby shoppers could get more than...

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