Category Archives: obesity

Survive the Office Christmas Party with Medical Specialists® Pharmacy

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Luke Warburton

If you clicked onto this article then there’s a good chance your work’s Office Christmas party is looming and you are either A) dreading it or B) wanting some advice on how to survive the affair or C) both of … Continue reading →

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Exercise Takes a Backseat to TV Binges

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Luke Warburton

Have you ever spent an entire weekend watching TV and catching up on box sets? If this is you then some experts are concerned that watching TV is an unhealthy habit for your body. Adults are spending eight times longer … Continue reading →

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Obesity Set to Overtake Smoking As Biggest Cancer Cause

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Sarah Smith

New research suggests that one in ten new female cancer cases will be caused by excess weight by 2035, and this is only 2,000 less than tobacco currently. Therefore, it is worth considering the serious dangers of both obesity and … Continue reading →

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Medical Specialists are Getting Active with the Physical Activity Campaign.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Sarah Smith

Increasing physical activity has the potential to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and the nation as a whole. Medical Specialists want to see more people being physically active. This campaign runs from July … Continue reading →

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Can We Trust BMI to Measure Obesity?

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Sarah Smith

Around 60% of adults in the UK are overweight or obese, according to a 2013 study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. They are labelled this way because of their body mass index, or BMI. We are used … Continue reading →

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