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May 15 2008
MERSEYSIDE children could soon face drastic weight loss surgery in a battle against the region’s spiralling obesity problem, according to a hospital chief....
Apr 14 2008
A FAT busting £2m is to be pumped into the city’s schools in a bid to cut obesity and ensure every child in Liverpool gets a healthy dinner....
Apr 4 2008
MERSEYSIDE will lead a new drive to lure children away from TVs and computer screens as part of a £235m cash injection to build exciting new play areas....
Apr 4 2008
LIVERPOOL councillors last night agreed to try and stop the sale of McDonald's Happy Meals over fears they are damaging childrens health....
Feb 22 2008
CHILDHOOD obesity rates in Merseyside are above the national average, according to new figures – and in some areas more than one in three youngsters weigh more than a healthy child should....
Oct 23 2007
OBESITY and the rising problems associated with overweight affecting thousands of Liverpool school-age children has now reached epidemic proportions, city councillors were told last night....
Oct 1 2007
HEALTH chiefs in part of Merseyside are restricting operations to patients who are deemed to be too fat, it will be claimed tonight....
Sep 4 2007
WITH levels of childhood obesity growing dramatically over the past decade or two, fears for the health and fitness of our youth are mounting....
Sep 4 2007
HEALTH experts say they are confident more children are taking up exercise, after research showed just a fifth of Merseyside’s youngsters are doing enough to ward off obesity....
Sep 3 2007
JUST a fifth of teenagers leaving Merseyside’s secondary schools are doing enough exercise to ward off obesity, new figures reveal....
