Recently, Public Health England launched a campaign encouraging parents to limit children’s snacks to no more than 2 a day, with a maximum of 100 calories per snack. If you’re in the UK, you may have seen the adverts. The data behind this campaign are alarming. According to PHE, children aged 4-10 get over half …
Monthly Archive: January 2018
Jan 12
National Obesity Awareness Week
This week is National Obesity Awareness Week, so it seemed appropriate to talk a little about obesity and separate fact from fiction. I’m probably going to be a little controversial here; as an obese person myself I’ve certainly had time and opportunity to formulate my own views. What is Obesity? The NHS defines an obese …