BLOGS WEBSITE
Finding someone to blame
While there have been discussions in the media about childhood obesity raising child protection concerns, the 2010 BMJ article Childhood protection and obesity: framework for practice draws attention to the fact that obesity alone is not a child protection concern. It further highlights the importance of assessing other areas of concern, including (but not limited […]
Comments Off on Finding someone to blame
Pushing for policy change
A recent BBC news article Health group calls for ‘sugar tax’ to cut child obesity informs of the efforts a campaign group called Action on Sugar is making to convince the UK Government to take legal measures in the form of a ‘sugar tax’ to reduce the consumption of sugar. Action on Sugar is advised […]
Comments Off on Pushing for policy change
Healthy food at school
In April 2014 the US Department of Agriculture, awarded $25 million in grants to schools to help them purchase kitchen equipment to support healthy food preparation. Over 90 percent of schools report that they are successfully meeting the updated nutrition standards, serving meals with more whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean protein and low-fat dairy, and […]
2014 ANZOS / ALMA Annual Scientific Meeting
October 2014 Conference title: 2014 ANZOS / ALMA Annual Scientific Meeting: Obesity is everyone’s challenge Organisers: The Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) and the Australian Lifestyle Medicine Association (ALMA) When: 16th – 18th October 2014 Where: Sydney, Australia Who should attend: researchers and practitioners who are focussed on the prevention, treatment and management of obesity as well as the promotion […]
UK Congress on Obesity Conference
September 2014 Conference title: UK Congress on Obesity Organisers: Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) When: 16th – 17th September 2014 Where: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Campus, UK
Comments Off on UK Congress on Obesity Conference
Citizens’ Jury Event
The HealthyLaws Project will be holding a Citizens’ Jury in April 2015. If you would like to find out more about citizens’ juries, you can read Jo Lenaghan’s paper Involving the public in rationing decisions. The experience of citizens juries.
Stiff competition
You’re thirsty and dash into the supermarket to find something cheap to quench your thirst. You walk down the drinks aisle and are welcomed by appealingly colourful soft drinks and left uninspired by colourless bottled water. You’re automatically drawn to the colour but think to yourself, “Hmm, I should be a little sensible with my spending […]
Understanding stigma associated with obesity
The article titled The Obesity Stigma provides a basic explanation of how stigma functions in society, and outlines related negative (social) consequences. It highlights that many of the assumptions made about people with obesity, which appear to perpetuate stigma, are untrue. Contributor: Ms Ali Harwoord, HealthyLaws PhD researcher
Comments Off on Understanding stigma associated with obesity
Getting a global view of overweight and obesity
Getting a sense of how obesity trends are looking globally gives a whole new perspective on the extent of the problem. The recently published Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 provides some sobering facts and figures and provides not only an up-to-date picture of increases in prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide but also highlights the urgency for […]
Comments Off on Getting a global view of overweight and obesity
