Behind the headlines: Will cutting down on salt save lives?
Population-wide reductions in salt intake could prevent thousands of deaths from cardiovascular dise...
CKS Clinical Solutions - Iron deficiency anaemia
The case: A 40-year-old woman has some routine blood tests. Her haemoglobin level returns at 10g/dl ...
Journals Watch - Renal surgery, obesity and diabetes
Too busy to read the journals? Let Dr Louise Newson keep you up to date with the latest research....
GPs well placed to talk about balanced diet
Diet and weight can be difficult topics to broach with patients. Dr Frankie Phillips explains how to...
Obesity - Clinical Review
Over the last few decades, the prevalence of obesity has been increasing rapidly, reaching epidemic ...
Expert opinion - Current bariatric procedures
Mr Paul Super, Mr Rishi Singhal and Miss Catherine Bryant discuss recent developments in this field....
GPs' crucial role in exposing obesity link to cancer
GP advice can help people make the link between obesity and cancer risk, says Cancer Research UK....
Viewpoint - Management of childhood obesity
Investing in community prevention strategies is the key to fighting obesity, writes Dr David Haslam....
Health visitors can tackle child obesity, say doctors
The BMA has called for health visitors to be trained to tackle the childhood obesity crisis....
A guide to dietary fats
GPs have an important role in helping patients to reduce their intake of saturated fats, writes Dr P...
