New university campaign to tackle obesity

University of Cumbria
The University of Cumbria is representing the UK in a pan-European campaign to tackle child and adolescent obesity. The project, “In Form: campaign against child and adolescent obesity”, will take place over the next three years and has received funding from the European Union’s Public Health Programme.
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Teens Girls Smoke Now, Pay Later With Larger Waistlines as Adults

Centre for the Advancement of Health
Girls who smoke 10 cigarettes per day or more are at greatest risk, particularly for abdominal obesity. Their waist sizes are 1.34 inches larger than nonsmokers’ waists are as young adults, according to the study in the February 2009 issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
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'Shocking' obesity figures spark calls for action

Mental Health Foundation
The Government's healthy living messages are failing to get through, campaigners said today as figures showed obesity levels had almost doubled in 14 years.
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