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John Swinney visit to The Bughties Care Home

Swinney launches heart and lung MOTs to prevent illness and support intervention

The team used national cancer registry data for England from 2001–2019 (PA)

Cancer in the under-50s: Obesity is an important driver, researchers warn

The Department of Health has warned of the dangers of buying prescribed weight loss injections

'As a woman with PCOS I welcome GLP-1 research - they changed my life' Kirsty-Louise Card

'High-vis health': Shropshire hospitals offering help to construction workers

Fact check: Fake ‘train attack’ imagery and child obesity stats

Anti-obesity jabs ‘reduce heart attack risk’ regardless of weight lost – study

New weight-loss pill could expand access to popular drugs

Calorie labels rarely influence takeaway choices, survey suggests

Booming demand for weight loss drugs is unsustainable, pharmacists warn

Pharmacies warn of unsustainable demand for weight loss medication

New tool can identify children who are likely to become obese in adulthood

Losing weight has ‘hidden benefits’ and clears out damaged cells – scientists

Weight-loss jabs on NHS may be rolled out ‘in high streets and shopping centres’

Weight-loss jabs are the ‘talk of the House of Commons tea rooms’ – Streeting

Mounjaro weight loss jab: All you need to know

Feast and famine approach to dieting effective for weight loss – study

Tory MP reveals he used weight-loss injections to lose five stone
Sir Alec Shelbrooke said he has struggled with his weight throughout his life.
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Obese people ‘will have to wait’ for Mounjaro amid carefully managed NHS rollout

People ‘being misdiagnosed’ on obesity, say experts

Unhealthy childhood could affect brain later in life, study suggests

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Dragons’ Den’s Sara Davies says she was on borderline of early-onset diabetes

NHS leaders consider phased roll out of obesity jab to combat high demand

New blood test could be an early warning for child diabetes – study

Diabetes drug recommended to treat obesity on the NHS

Being obese for a decade ‘puts people at greater risk of heart attack or stroke’

Childhood obesity has ‘profound’ impact on life expectancy, researchers warn

Source of sugar, not just amount, could impact weight in children – study
Academics explored if intrinsic sugars – sugar that occurs naturally in the food – impacted the rate of obesity in youngsters.
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Improving cardiorespiratory fitness ‘could cut risk of prostate cancer’

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Spandau Ballet star Gary Kemp proud that songs have ‘stood the test of time’

US presidential hopeful will ‘respect Eminem’s wishes’ and stop using his music

Eminem objects to Republican presidential hopeful using his music

Peter Rhodes on elephants, coincidences and piling on the summer pounds

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Ellie Goulding and Ed Sheeran among top winners at BMI London Awards

Getting accolades 12 years after debut album means everything – Ellie Goulding

Ellie Goulding to be honoured at BMI London Awards

Nikki Grahame had BMI of just 10 when she died, reveals her mother

Obese men at greater risk of Covid death than obese women – study

Slow walkers may be more likely to die from Covid-19, study suggests

Taylor Swift sues Utah theme park that accused her of trademark infringement

High insulin levels in childhood ‘a risk factor for depression in later life’

'This virus completely floored me': Former MP tells of his battle with Covid

Vitamin D supplements linked to reduced risk of advanced cancer – study

Donald Trump at greater risk of severe Covid-19 illness due to age and weight

Higher BMI in early adulthood linked to increased dementia risk – study

Experts warn over huge risk of Covid death in obese people as gyms reopen

Obesity in over 50s ‘associated with 31% greater risk of dementia’

Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to protect against coronavirus

Being overweight throughout life ‘increases risk of heart disease and diabetes’

C-section births not linked to obesity in children, scientists say

Fifth of Telford & Wrekin's children are obese

Noel Gallagher to be honoured at BMI London Awards

Coffee ‘could help you slim’

Link found between oversized waists and smaller brains

James Arthur: Don’t forget what got you to the dance

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