Behind the Headlines

Stigma 'lingers after weight loss'

Wednesday May 30 2012

“No matter how much weight you’ve lost, your friends still think of you as fat,” according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper has reported new research showing that overweight women and women who...

Weight control in pregnancy reviewed

Friday May 18 2012

“Dieting in pregnancy is good for you,” according to The Independent, while the Daily Mail has warned pregnant women not to eat for two since “piling on the pounds during pregnancy” increases the risk of complications...

Can mum's weight harm your health?

Tuesday May 15 2012

“Overweight mothers-to-be could be condemning their unborn children to decades of ill health,” the Daily Mail reported. The news is based on the results of large, long-term research that examined mothers’ body mass index (BMI) before...

Can you sleep yourself thin?

Wednesday May 2 2012

If you want to lose weight you should “get more sleep”, says the Daily Mail. The newspaper says that going on a ‘sleep diet’ of extra shuteye may be a more relaxing way to shed pounds than counting calories or going to the gym...

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Study 'links autism to maternal obesity'

Tuesday Apr 10 2012

“Obese women and those with type 2 diabetes could be increasing their chances of having a child with autism or another development disorder,” BBC News has reported...

Baby obesity study: no need to panic

Monday Apr 2 2012

Babies are to be “treated in the womb for obesity”, according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper said that overweight mothers-to-be will be given a diabetes pill “to cut the risk of having a fat child”. The news is based on...

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Obesity fuels kidney cancer rise

Friday Mar 30 2012

The link between obesity and a record rise in cases of kidney cancer was widely covered by the news media.

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Mouse mutation gives obesity clues

Monday Mar 19 2012

“The secret to staying slim may be all in your genes,” the Daily Mail has today reported, saying that a “greedy gene that makes you eat more even when you are full”. Before any dieters lose hope and reach for the nearest...

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Do our mums make us fat?

Thursday Mar 15 2012

The Daily Mail today put a dampener on the approaching Mothers’ Day by telling us that it is our mum’s fault if we are “losing the fight against the flab”. The newspaper said that a new study has shown that our mother’s lifestyle may leave us...

Dieting 'takes twice as long as expected'

Tuesday Feb 21 2012

Losing is weight “twice as hard as previously thought”, according to media reports today. Current government weight-loss guidelines “mislead” overweight people about...

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