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Coffin maker reveals that size of caskets in UK are getting bigger
Grieving loved ones may need to pay more for a bigger burial plot as well as coffin, adding an extra £400 – £500 to the average burial cost of £4,927 (Credits: Getty Images) A man who makes coffins in...
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‘Be kind’ EastEnders star Clair Norris speaks out on obesity
Clair recently returned to the soap as Bernie (Picture: BBC) EastEnders star Clair Norris has announced a new BBC Panorama documentary that sees her speak out on obesity. The actress, who plays Bernie...
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EastEnders star Clair Norris opens up about bullying ahead of BBC Panorama...
Clair has been working with the BBC Panorama team to create a new documentary (Picture: BBC) EastEnders star Clair Norris will feature in a BBC Panorama documentary tonight that shines a light on...
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Ban on buy-one-get-one free deals delayed due to cost of living crisis
The prime minister has been accused of ‘playing politics’ with children’s lives (Picture: EPA) The government has delayed a ban on buy-one-get-one-free deals for unhealthy snacks due to the cost of...
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Most of UK will be obese or overweight by 2040
We’re all getting fatter and alarming numbers of us will be overweight or obese by 2030 (Picture: Getty) More than 42 million adults in the UK are predicted to be overweight or obese by 2040. At...
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Booking.com host called woman ‘fatso’ for complaining about pet rats and...
Lianna Bartle, 35, is in a bitter dispute with property owner Matthew Tolley (Picture:Lianna Bartle/MEN Media) A mum who complained to an Airbnb owner about mess and pet rats in her accommodation was...
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Council’s pizza vending machine proves hard to swallow for some people
Operator Pizza Rebellion promises ‘freshly made and cooked pizzas using healthy ingredients’ (Pictures: Pizza Rebellion/Google Maps) A plan to install a pizza vending machine at a beachside car park...
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Hunger-blocking drug could revolutionise obesity treatment
A new drug could provide a breakthrough in the fight against obesity (Credits: Getty) A new drug could help obese people lose as much as 24kg – nearly four stone – according to a major new study....
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Public urged to ‘eat venison’ as answer to soaring food prices
Potential solutions also include more fish farming – long seen as harmful to the environment – and using algae to create food (Picture: PA) Urging shoppers to buy wild venison is among proposals in a...
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Britain’s ‘fattest man’ who once weighed 55 stone dies of organ failure aged 37
Matthew Crawford once posted a picture of himself clutching a bottle of champagne from his reinforced hospital bed A morbidly obese man once thought to be the most overweight person in Britain has...
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Army fitness instructor says ‘body positivity is making recruits soft’
Ferren Morgan, 36, believes young people should be cooking and eating healthier food (Picture: Triangle News) A fitness instructor for the Army has blamed body positivity for rising levels of obesity...
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Liz Truss says she’d scrap taxes on junk food if she becomes prime minister
Liz Truss would scrap the key policies part of the government’s Obesity Strategy (Picture: Alamy) Liz Truss has vowed to halt a ban on ‘buy-one-get-one-free’ promotions and deals on junk food if she...
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Rise in number of severely obese people being rescued from their homes
Bannisters, windows and walls have been removed to aid the complex rescues (Picture: Getty) Firefighters are rescuing more severely obese people from their homes than ever before. Lifting equipment...
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The odds are already stacked against Black women with cancer – don’t bring...
I didn’t realise how important a consideration Body Mass Index was when medical professionals made clinical decisions (Picture: Getty Images) I can still recall with dismay one of the first times I...
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PM pledges £113,000,000 for research into cancer, obesity, mental health and...
Rishi Sunak announced more than £113 million for research (Picture: PA) Rishi Sunak hopes to use the Covid vaccine task force as an inspiration for tackling the NHS’s four ‘healthcare missions’ of...
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You’re not a failure if you didn’t lose weight this year
I’ve decided that, going into 2023, I’m not going to punish myself about my weight any more (Picture: Emmie Harrison-West) ‘I’m the biggest I’ve ever been.’ That’s the thought that constantly bounces...
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Obese children as young as 12 can be prescribed new weight-loss drug
A third of poor children will be obese by 2030 (Getty) (Credits: Getty Images/Cultura RF) A weight loss drug approved in the US can be prescribed to kids as young as 12. The country’s Food and Drug...
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DON’T let them eat cake: Food regulator boss wants you to stop bringing...
Another small joy bites the dust (Picture: Getty) Think you want to bring a slice of happiness into your office? Well, think again, because a Food Standards Agency boss has warned against it –...
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Health campaigners accuse The Beano of promoting junk meals to kids
The Bash Street Kids have been labelled ‘incredibly irresponsible’ for promoting junk food (Picture: Alamy) For decades they have been tucking in to slap-up feeds of bangers and mash and reserving...
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Cycling desks allow students to exercise while they learn
Students pedal on their bike desks during class in Mexico (Picture: Reuters) A school has introduced bike-pedal desks to help students stay in shape during class. Public High School 24, near...
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