Anorexia – in memory of Nikki Grahame
Executive Summary This post doesn’t lend itself to an Executive Summary. It’s written in memory of Nikki Grahame, who lived
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Eating Disorders
Orthorexia
I received a call early on Monday morning (7th September 2015) from BBC Birmingham asking if I had seen the
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Britain’s fattest man & anorexia
Carl Thompson died on Sunday 21st June 2015. He had the unfortunate distinction of being known as “Britain’s fattest man”.
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Georgia Davis May 2015 update
I was wondering recently how Georgia Davis was doing, as she hadn’t popped up in The Sun for a while
Read moreFat shaming makes people eat more – really?
I got a call at 8.30am today (Sept 11th 2014) to ask if I’d go on Radio 5 live between
Read moreOverweight – What kids say – by Robert Pretlow
As someone working exclusively in the field of obesity, I was approached by Dr Pretlow to ask if I would
Read moreSugar – how quickly can we get hooked?
I had an interesting experience over the festive season: I helped someone with an employment law case (I used to
Read moreGirls who start slimming aged 10
This was a worrying study done by GirlGuiding UK (involving 1,109 girls) about how young girls feel about their bodies
Read moreThe girls living on just one meal a day
This was a pretty sobering news story in the press in October. The Exeter based Schools Health Education Unit surveyed
Read moreDying to lose a stone
This was a really well researched article by Lorraine Fisher on everything from diet pills to liposuction – trying to
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