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Welsh schools helping to boost children's vegetable intake

By Liz Wells 14 March 2025

Almost 500 schools are taking part in the ‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ campaign, which makes eating vegetables fun and encourages children to explore new foods, helping more than 100,000 children eat ...

TECHNOLOGY

Welsh health board launches digital weight management service

By Liz Wells 12 March 2025

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is partnering with Gro Health to provide eligible residents across Gwent with a free digital weight management service.

OBESITY

Childhood obesity rises to almost one in 10 in first year of school

By Lee Peart 05 November 2024

Almost one in 10 children are clinically obese when they begin their first year of school, new NHS figures have revealed.

MHRA

MHRA asks doctors to watch out for obesity injection misuse

By Liz Wells 25 October 2024

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is urging healthcare professionals to be alert for patients who may be misusing obesity injections.

OBESITY

Obesity Health Alliance calls for urgent review of obesity services in England

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

More than 200 NHS healthcare professionals have written to the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting for the launch of the Obesity Health Alliance’s “Treatment of Overweight and Obesity Po...

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