ABC of Nutrition: OBESTITY: DIAGNOSIS AND RISKS
Tags: OBESITY; GREAT Britain. National Health Service
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- Obesity drug is licensed in the UK. Brooks, Alex // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);09/26/98, Vol. 317 Issue 7162, p835
Focuses on the launch of the obesity drug `orlistat' which has been licensed in Great Britain and placed on the National Health Service drugs list. Comparison of the launch of the drug to that of `viagra'; Approval of the drug by the European Medicines Evaluation Agency; Cost of one tablet of...
- Weight campaigns need to be handle carefully. Dervis, Mandy // Nursing Standard;5/20/2009, Vol. 23 Issue 37, p26
The author expresses her opinion that overweight nurses can undermine their health messages. She believes that Great Britain's National Health Service anti-obesity campaign needs to be managed with great sensitivity. She expresses concern about the mental and emotional wellbeing of nurses who...
- Why pick on health professionals? Esegbona, Sarah // Nursing Standard;5/20/2009, Vol. 23 Issue 37, p27
The author questions whether it is ethical for Great Britain's National Health Service (NHS) to target health professionals in its anti-obesity campaign. She believes that NHS staff will feel victimised. She comments on the need for a more sensitive approach to protect the feelings of people who...
- The way nurses educate patients is important. Clarke, Julie // Nursing Standard;5/20/2009, Vol. 23 Issue 37, p27
The author expresses her opinion regarding the anti-obesity campaign of Great Britain's National Health Service. She believes that the credibility of nurses has nothing to do with the way they look or how much they weigh, that it is about how nurses educate and care for their patients. She notes...
- Most people don't know how to live a healthy life, study shows. Paton, Nic // Occupational Health;Feb2009, Vol. 61 Issue 2, p7
The article reports on a study by the British National Health Service (NHS) Information Centre which found that more than two-thirds of men and of women do not know, or underestimate, how much exercise they should be taking to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Fewer than one-third of men and women...
- GP Diary. // GP: General Practitioner;4/8/2011, p6
The article presents news briefs related to medical practice. Julia Manning, chief executive officer (CEO) of the think tank 2020 Health, has offered her own rebuttal in support of the British National Health Service (NHS) reforms in Great Britain. A study has reported that singing can help...
- Weight Watchers on prescription: An observational study of weight change among adults referred to Weight Watchers by the NHS. Ahern, Amy L.; Olson, Ashley D.; Aston, Louise M.; Jebb, Susan A. // BMC Public Health;2011, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p434
Background: The scale of overweight and obesity in the UK places a considerable burden on the NHS. In some areas the NHS has formed partnerships with commercial companies to offer weight management services, but there has been little evaluation of these schemes. This study is an independent...
- MEND programmes: community solutions to a national problem. Swain, Caroline // Primary Health Care;Jul2009, Vol. 19 Issue 6, p20
The article reports on an obesity prevention program in Great Britain called MEND. The program, which uses medical personnel,cal government authorities and community groups, provides practical and accessible community level obesity prevention and management programs. A discussion of statistics...
- OH departments need to embrace fat challenge. Bean, Sara // Occupational Health;Oct2004, Vol. 56 Issue 10, p9
Emphasizes the importance for occupational health departments of firms in Great Britain to tackle the obesity problem in the workplace. Increase in the number of obese adult men and women in Britain; Costs of obesity for the National Health Service; Lack of interest among employers to tackle...
