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Ensure Weight Loss Drugs Are Safe, Legal Before Use In 2026: UK Health Agency
New Year is the time for many people to pledge reforms in habits and lifestyle, something resorting to drastic measures, but UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has urged the people to make sure an
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Are Mounjaro Jabs Safe? Mass Rollout Of Weight Loss Drug To Start In UK
NHS to monitor the mass rollout that will see around 220,000 people with the "greatest need" receive the weight loss jabs.
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Biocon Launches Diabetes, Obesity Management Drug In UK
Biotechnology firm Biocon on Friday said it has launched a product for diabetes and obesity management in the UK.
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UK Health Officials Told Not To Call Fat People 'Obese' In Fresh Directive
The NHS workers have been told to describe the overweight as "people with obesity".
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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers
The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.
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UK Minister Wants To Give Obese People Weight-Loss Injections To Get Them Back To Work
Health Secretary Wes Streeting believes these medications could be "life-changing" for individuals struggling with obesity.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
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"Deeply Worrying" Rise In Child Obesity In England: Report
Obesity in 10- and 11-year-olds in England has risen 30 percent since 2006, part of a far-reaching decline in children's health since the start of the century, said a report published Wednesday.
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UK Couple Jailed For Manslaughter After Death Of Disabled Teen Daughter
A British couple were jailed on Wednesday for manslaughter after their disabled 16-year-old daughter died at home suffering from morbid obesity in utter squalor at a time of Covid curbs.
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Cereals Giant Kellogg's Loses Court Challenge Against UK Obesity Strategy
Cereals giant Kellogg's on Monday lost a High Court challenge against new UK rules limiting the prominence of sugary foods in English shops to tackle child obesity.
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This Dental Device May Help Fight Obesity, But Twitter Users Find It Shocking
Researchers at the New Zealand's University of Otago, in collbaoration with researches from the UK, have developed a device — the world's first — to fight global obesity. Dental Slim Control, an intra-oral device, is fitted by a dentist to the upper and lower back of teeth and it restricts a person to a liquid diet. All details here.
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UK To Limit Junk Food Advertisements To Tackle Obesity In Children
The British government said Thursday it will bring in an evening watershed for junk food ads in a move to tackle the nation's obesity problem.
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Is Your Dog Obese? Beware! It May Reduce It's Lifespan, Finds New Study
The research, from the University of Liverpool in the UK, reveals that the lifespan of overweight dogs was up to two-and-half years shorter when compared to ideal-weight dogs.
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In An Attempt To Beat Obesity, UK Rolls Out Sugar Tax
Top-selling brands such as Fanta, Ribena and Lucozade have already cut the sugar content of their products to avoid the tax, but Coca-Cola and Pepsi will both stick with the same recipes, which both contain more than 10 grammes per 100 ml.
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Shocking! More Than 20 Million People in UK are 'Physically Inactive', Says British Heart Foundation
Experts found that an average man in the UK is spending one-fifth of his lifetime sitting which would account to almost 80 days in a year.
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Ensure Weight Loss Drugs Are Safe, Legal Before Use In 2026: UK Health Agency
New Year is the time for many people to pledge reforms in habits and lifestyle, something resorting to drastic measures, but UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has urged the people to make sure an
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Are Mounjaro Jabs Safe? Mass Rollout Of Weight Loss Drug To Start In UK
NHS to monitor the mass rollout that will see around 220,000 people with the "greatest need" receive the weight loss jabs.
-
Biocon Launches Diabetes, Obesity Management Drug In UK
Biotechnology firm Biocon on Friday said it has launched a product for diabetes and obesity management in the UK.
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UK Health Officials Told Not To Call Fat People 'Obese' In Fresh Directive
The NHS workers have been told to describe the overweight as "people with obesity".
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UK Bans Daytime TV Ads For Junk Food, Including Cereals, Muffins, Burgers
The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.
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UK Minister Wants To Give Obese People Weight-Loss Injections To Get Them Back To Work
Health Secretary Wes Streeting believes these medications could be "life-changing" for individuals struggling with obesity.
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UK To Restrict Junk Food Ads To Tackle High Childhood Obesity Levels
The UK will ban junk food advertising on the internet and daytime TV in a bid to tackle childhood obesity, sparking criticism on the political right over "nanny state" meddling.
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"Deeply Worrying" Rise In Child Obesity In England: Report
Obesity in 10- and 11-year-olds in England has risen 30 percent since 2006, part of a far-reaching decline in children's health since the start of the century, said a report published Wednesday.
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UK Couple Jailed For Manslaughter After Death Of Disabled Teen Daughter
A British couple were jailed on Wednesday for manslaughter after their disabled 16-year-old daughter died at home suffering from morbid obesity in utter squalor at a time of Covid curbs.
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Cereals Giant Kellogg's Loses Court Challenge Against UK Obesity Strategy
Cereals giant Kellogg's on Monday lost a High Court challenge against new UK rules limiting the prominence of sugary foods in English shops to tackle child obesity.
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This Dental Device May Help Fight Obesity, But Twitter Users Find It Shocking
Researchers at the New Zealand's University of Otago, in collbaoration with researches from the UK, have developed a device — the world's first — to fight global obesity. Dental Slim Control, an intra-oral device, is fitted by a dentist to the upper and lower back of teeth and it restricts a person to a liquid diet. All details here.
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UK To Limit Junk Food Advertisements To Tackle Obesity In Children
The British government said Thursday it will bring in an evening watershed for junk food ads in a move to tackle the nation's obesity problem.
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Is Your Dog Obese? Beware! It May Reduce It's Lifespan, Finds New Study
The research, from the University of Liverpool in the UK, reveals that the lifespan of overweight dogs was up to two-and-half years shorter when compared to ideal-weight dogs.
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In An Attempt To Beat Obesity, UK Rolls Out Sugar Tax
Top-selling brands such as Fanta, Ribena and Lucozade have already cut the sugar content of their products to avoid the tax, but Coca-Cola and Pepsi will both stick with the same recipes, which both contain more than 10 grammes per 100 ml.
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Shocking! More Than 20 Million People in UK are 'Physically Inactive', Says British Heart Foundation
Experts found that an average man in the UK is spending one-fifth of his lifetime sitting which would account to almost 80 days in a year.
