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Obesity: prevalence is rising among children (photo: PR Week)

Obesity in school children continues to rise

12 December 2012

More than a third of primary school children in England are an unhealthy weight and the number is in...

Weight loss: NI scheme allows GPs to refer to commercial schemes

GP pilot offers obese patients free weight-loss sessions

8 November 2012

Northern Ireland GPs can now refer obese patients to free weight-loss sessions in a pilot scheme lau...

Windswept deformity of the legs, caused by Rickets (Osteomalacia), a disease occurring chiefly in children that is caused by a deficiency in vitamin D or calcium (Photo: SPL)

GPs given vitamin D prescribing advice

14 March 2012

GPs have been told which vitamin D supplements they can prescribe to prevent deficiency in line with...

GPs told to investigate obesity in last minute of consultation

8 February 2012

GPs must use the last minute of consultations with obese patients to discuss their weight to tackle ...

Those at risk of vitamin D deficiency include pregnant and breastfeeding women and children aged under 5 years

CMOs issue vitamin D warning to GPs

3 February 2012

GPs should alert patients at risk of vitamin D deficiency and inform them of how to get free supplem...

Nutritional therapists keep GPs in dark over dangerous health advice

16 January 2012

Nutritional therapists are giving dangerous advice that could seriously damage health and urging pat...

BMI should be preferred option when checking adolescent weight

13 January 2012

BMI should be the preferred option when assessing weight in adolescents with eating disorders, US re...

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