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Fat Tax, Fat Chance, All Things Fall on Lean Times!

Pratik Sufi | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
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Pratik Sufi

In the UK, as the obesity rates soar and healthcare costs rise, the government is contemplating putting a "fat tax" on food in England. Will this succeed in encouraging people to make healthy choices or will it drive them to buy cheaper, lower quality foods?

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New Year - Same Old Nonsense About Obesity

Angela Meadows | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Healthy Eating, Dieting, Yo-Yo Dieting, Alcohol, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Obesity, Royal College of Physicians, Fitness, Food, Health News, Diet, UK Lifestyle News
Angela Meadows

No intervention for obesity has been proven to produce clinically significant and sustainable weight loss in the medium- to long-term. Not diet, not exercise, not behavioural interventions, not even bariatric surgery.

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Bloating Bill: Junk Food Lover Wants £35K Cosmetic Surgery On NHS

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Women, UK News, Laura Ripley, Surgery, UK Diet & Nutrition, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Obesity, Diet, UK Health News, Closer Magazine, UK Lifestyle News

Tax-payers face a bloated bariatric surgery bill from Laura Ripley, a 28-year-old from Hastings whose weight-loss operations have become cause for con...

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