In 2016, Public Health England launched a flagship program to reduce the amount of sugar in children’s diets. They set the ambitious target of reducing sugar consumption in products most likely to contribute to childhood […]
Digesting Obesity: Another Tale of the Government’s Mixed Messages
As the number of days spent in quarantine increased, for many of us, the number on the scale did too. Trapped in our homes, flats or even just bedrooms, we spent several weeks gorging away […]
Should We Ban Food On Public Transport?
Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, thinks we must in order to end current snack culture.
Communicating Obesity
This year marked the sixth anniversary of the UK Congress on Obesity (UKCO), which was held at the University of Leeds from the 11th to the 13th September. The Congress featured numerous events under the […]
“Feederism”: An Empowering or Harmful Fetish?
It’s 2018. At this point its profusely clear that political correctness has gone mad. Spotted dick is now called “Spotted Richard” and Dennis the Menace has been redrawn as a less threatening and less of […]
Fatshaming or life-saving?
Cancer Research came under fire recently for a controversial campaign advertisement that was intended to increase awareness of obesity as a leading cause of cancer. The ad, which references the fact that obesity is fast […]
Success For Health Campaigners As Leading Retailers Cut Energy Drink Sales to Under Sixteens
Following calls from a number of health experts, dieticians and scientists to ban the sale of energy drinks to minors, it seems as if such requests are not going unheard. Many of Britain’s favourite retailers […]
Campus Watch: Pennsylvania University study finds that fat-shaming makes people’s health worse
According to new research, fat-shaming people into losing weight has the opposite effect, leading to comfort eating and even an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. Professor Rebecca Pearl at the University, said: “There […]
Remodelling the Female Nude
Holly Holder explores Yossi Loloi’s new photography project ‘FullBeauty’. Is this radical shift in the depiction of the female nude positive or simply shocking? The female nude is one of the longest […]