Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives

It has been known for decades that living with obesity reduces life expectancy and increases the chance of serious diseases such as cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. In the past few months it has been seen that excess weight puts individuals at risk of worse outcomes from coronavirus (Covid-19). This policy paper outlines actions the government will take to tackle obesity and help adults and children to live healthier lives.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news