Professor calls for action on obesity (From Daily Echo)
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Southampton academic urges action in war on obesity
4:10pm Tuesday 31st January 2012 in Health
Professor calls for action on obesity
A Southampton professor is urging governments to step in and take action if the war on obesity is to be won.
In his new book, Fate, Fate and Disease, Prof Mark Hanson, from the University of Southampton, calls for governments to take responsibility for the health of women and children to prevent future generations from suffering from conditions such as heart disease.
He claims that the current trend to place that responsibility on the individual is not working.
It comes following an international study, led by the university, which revealed that during pregnancy, a mother’s diet can alter the function of a child’s DNA.
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Stillness
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4:48pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Huffter
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5:08pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Stillness
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5:17pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Huffter wrote:Well don't die totally broke. It will probably cost extra to dispose of porker on health and safety grounds by then.
I want to die fat and broke - quality not quantity, I say!
TimTam
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5:26pm Tue 31 Jan 12
Stillness
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5:36pm Tue 31 Jan 12
TimTam wrote:Why? If you don't live on them it's not a problem and no one is forcing people to eat there. Personally I would prefer to stay hungry than eat there but that's just my choice. Perhaps some folks just haven't realized that they have a choice? I think it's called weak brain syndrome.
Hospitals should take responsibility too - Southampton General could set a good example by getting rid of Burger King for a start!
George4th
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7:04pm Tue 31 Jan 12
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I do not use the word obese, I use the word fat ..........
Stillness
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7:06pm Tue 31 Jan 12
George4th wrote:I guess some people eat a lot of obese then lol.
You are what you eat.
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I do not use the word obese, I use the word fat ..........
WHATNOW!
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5:52pm Wed 1 Feb 12
Stillness
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6:15pm Wed 1 Feb 12
WHATNOW! wrote:Stick fresh veg in the fridge and you will get a week out of them. Where's the problem?
Its down to the parents what they feed their kids, and i guess some dont care what they feed them. Then on the other hand, maybe they want to feed them healthy food, but the problem is, healthy food is very expensive. Its cheaper to buy multi packs of frozen food to feed the family and it freeze up. Buying fresh veg on a daily basis go's off quick.
Goldenwight says...
4:28pm Tue 31 Jan 12