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National Obesity Forum

Type: Organization

Name: National Obesity Forum

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 reports

Kellogg Company

Extra sugar used in drive to reduce fat and salt

Some best-selling supermarket meals and snacks contain more sugar than a can of Coca-Cola, despite being described as savoury and "natural," a British study shows.Ready meals, sauces, soups, high-fibre cereals and low-fat yoghurts were found to have sugar ... [Published National Business Review - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Sugar, Kellogg Company, Coca-Cola, NHS

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

UK Dentists Forced To Invest In New Chairs To Accommodate Obese Patients

A growing number of UK dentists are investing in new dental chairs to cope with Britain’s obesity crisis.Figures show that sales of Barico bariatric chairs, which accommodate patients weighing up to 71 stone, are increasing year on year, as obesity rates ... [Published Cosmetic Dentistry Guide - May 20 2013]

Entities: Obesity, Patient, United Kingdom

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

NHS

Obesity crisis forces dentists to buy supersized chairs

The £25,000 recliners are four times the price of standard seats London: Britains?s obesity crisis is forcing dentists to buy supersized chairs capable of supporting patients weighing up to 71 stone. The $25,000 (Dh139,000) recliners are four times the ... [Published Gulf News - May 18 2013]

Entities: Obesity, NHS, Patient

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Record number of obese Brits go under the knife

A growing number of people in the UK increasingly need surgery because of life-threatening weight issues. Britain has the highest level of obesity in Western Europe, at great cost to the health system.Britain has topped the European obesity charts for ... [Published Deutsche Welle - May 18 2013]

Entities: Obesity, United Kingdom, NHS, Epidemic

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

The Coca-Cola Company

Coca-Cola’s New Labels to Fight Obesity

In a new expression of social responsibility, the giant lifestyle product maker, Coca-Cola Co., has announced a host of measures to tackle allegations propagating obesity to consumers.Industry Leaders MagazineCoca-Cola cansAccording to its plans, Coca-Cola ... [Published International Business Times Canada - May 14 2013]

Entities: The Coca-Cola Company, Obesity, Calorie, Tam Fry

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Coca-Cola takes its anti-obesity campaign global

Coca-Cola has announced plans to help tackle obesity by displaying the calorie counts of its fizzy drinks more visibly and promoting regular exercise.The measures, which will cover more than 200 countries, are part of the world’s most valuable brand’s ... [Published Taipei Times Online - May 09 2013]

Entities: Coca-Cola, Calorie, Anti-Obesity, Obesity

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 2 reports

Coke Takes Its Anti-Obesity Initiative On The Road

Subscribe to Marketing DailyTagsbeverages, carbonated beveragesCoca-Cola is going all-in, and all-over, with the global anti-obesity initiative it launched with a fair amount of criticism earlier this year. It says it will put calorie counts on the front ... [Published Media Post - May 09 2013]

Entities: Anti-Obesity, Coca-Cola, Muhtar Kent, Initiative

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Tackling obesity in children - starting early

Tam Fry FRSA, honorary chairman of the Child Growth Foundation and the National Obesity Forum, examines the problem of childhood obesity and advocates an early start – when the would-be mother is still at schoolIn April the new look NHS emerged. The UK’s ... [Published Education Business - May 07 2013]

Entities: Obesity, Overweight, Body Mass Index, Tam Fry, National Obesity Forum

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Fat map of Britain revealed: East Midlands is worst place for obesity related hospital admissions

Derby has highest level of weight-loss surgery in UKBassetlaw, in Notts, has the highest proportion of hospital admissionsObesity put 267,000 people in hospital last year - up tenfold in a decadeBy Sam Webb and Rob Cooper The people of the East Midlands ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 07 2013]

Entities: Obesity, Admission, United Kingdom, London, Tam Fry

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Salt cuts causing sugar highs in some foods

CONSUMERS ARE being warned of the hidden sugar in some everyday products marketed as being healthier.Ready meals, soups, sauces and yoghurts have all been found to contain high levels of sugar.Manufacturers keen to market products as “low in fat” or “low ... [Published Foodservice Footprint - May 07 2013]

Entities: Sugar, Tam Fry, National Obesity Forum

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

William J. Furney: Rendering Children Obese Is Child Abuse

An Oxford Dictionary definition of the word "abuse" is to "use or treat in such a way as to cause damage or harm." Extrapolating this, it is therefore reasonable to assert that causing damage or harm to, say, young children in the care of adults is abuse. ... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 06 2013]

Entities: Obesity, Child Abuse, Abuse, ADHD

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Ad industry hits back at charity attack on watchdog

The advertising industry has branded pressure group the Children’s Food Campaign “self-righteous” for accusing regulators of failing to protect children from the online marketing tactics of food companies.The ASA has been accused of not doing enough to ... [Published Marketing Week - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Advertising Standards Authority, Internet Marketing, Committee of Advertising Practice, Ian Twinn, National Obesity Forum

Quotes

Jack Winkler, emeritus professor of nutrition policy at London Metropolitan University, says: "People do like sweet tastes and it also adds texture rather than some of the modified starches, but there is an argument for reformulation of mass market foods. I call it the unobtrusive strategy, which means it has to be incremental, imperceptible and invisible."

Extra sugar used in drive to reduce fat and salt [Published National Business Review - 20 hours ago]

...with lower levels of education and they are not necessarily either able to cook or to know what good food is," NOF spokesman Tam Fry told DW. "So you come to rely on the processed food, laden with fat, salt and sugar - and because it is mass produced, it can be sold for the least amount of money. That of course suits very well the family who has a very small income."

Record number of obese Brits go under the knife [Published Deutsche Welle - May 18 2013]

...He has credited consumers for the changes introduced by the multinational drink-maker. Fry has also underlined that "the drinks were awful because they used to have only one high-sugar product but over the last 20 to 30 years they've been moving in the right direction and now have a number of low- and zero-calorie drinks, like Diet Coke and Coke Zero."

Coca-Cola’s New Labels to Fight Obesity [Published International Business Times Canada - May 14 2013]

" Coca-Cola Vows To Spearhead Fight Against Obesity With Calorie Counts http://t.co/T4Lj6cIojV "

Coca-Cola Vows To Spearhead Fight Against Obesity With Calorie Counts [Published PSFK - May 09 2013]

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Tackling obesity in children - starting early [Published Education Business - May 07 2013]
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Diane Abbott’s £300 Obesity Bill [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - Jan 31 2013] You cannot help but laugh at this one. KFC-hating fatty food banner Diane Abbott has been paid £300 to give a speech at the National Obesity Forum annual conference. During her speech she said that the government “places too much emphasis on personal ...

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