Tag Archives: Matt James

Health Tech and You: Helping to reach a tipping point

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Julia Manning

By Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health In our previous blog we were looking at the value of the personalised health agenda. But having vision and developing policy based on that vision is one thing. Identifying the ‘how to’ steps to … 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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Lifting the scales from our eyes

Posted on January 19, 2015 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Guest Blog by Matt James, Senior Researcher at 2020health Whatever types of interventions are introduced to address the obesity challenge, ultimately it is only the individual who can take the necessary steps to eat healthily, keep to a healthy weight … 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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