Tag Archives: BMI

‘Who exactly becomes obese?’

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Julia Manning

Jack Nicholson once said, with my sunglasses on I am Jack Nicholson; without them I am fat and 60! With or without sunglasses, more than half of the UK adult population are now overweight or obese. ‘So what?’ cry the … Continue reading →

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Pound for pound: the economic case for weight loss

Posted on January 21, 2015 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Guest Blog by Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health Name calling is not pleasant but sometimes behind the hurt and the pain there is a degree of truth. In 2013 the World Health Organization (WHO) called Britain the ‘Fat man … Continue reading →

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Obesity – Victims of our own success?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by 2020health Guest Blogger

By Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health In the previous blog post we saw how human biology, our new lifestyles and the modern food supply has helped to contribute to the rise in obesity. Addressing the complex interplay of evolutionary, … Continue reading →

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