October Diet Bytes
Weight Loss Resources dietitian Juliette Kellow uncovers the
diet and food stories to hit the headlines in the last month.
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Diet Bytes
October 2006
By WLR Dietitian
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Seafood... and Eat It This year the theme for Seafood Week, which runs from 6-13
October, is ‘2 a week.’ The aim is to encourage everyone to eat
2 servings of fish each week, as recommended by the Food
Standards Agency.
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Obesity Affecting Education New research published in the International Journal of
Obesity reveals that being overweight doesn’t just affect a
child’s health. It can also have an impact on their education
and ability to learn.
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What Makes Us Fat? Most of us usually know why we’ve piled on the pounds. Now, a
new study in the International Journal of Obesity confirms the
reasons most of us gain weight – and you won’t be surprised to
discover that ‘weight gain from slow metabolism’ isn’t one of
them.
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Obesity Linked to Blindness Being obese increases our risk of heart
disease, diabetes, joint problems and certain cancers. Now a
new report from the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
supported by Boots Opticians reveals that being obese means
you’re also twice as likely to go blind.
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