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Bedford men lose 460 pounds thanks to FA Man vs Fat programme

A new FA initiative helping men lose weight and improve their mental health has seen a huge uplift in participation across Bedford...

Meeting hears that one in five reception-age children in Bedford Borough is overweight

One in five reception-age children in Bedford is overweight or obese as the environment people live and work in makes it harder for residents to eat and live healthily, a meeting heard. And that figure rises to two...

Childhood obesity on the rise in Bedford as budget cuts threaten council’s ‘active travel’ team

One in three borough Year 6 children live with excess weight, and council redundancies could make it harder to fund safe environments for them to exercise, a councillor...

Legal advice: Obesity discrimination in the workplace in the UK

Obesity is associated with a significant increase in absenteeism amongst workers (absence from work because of illness or other factors). According to Public Health England...

Bedford’s public health chief worried about “lasting impact” of pandemic on childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is at the forefront of Bedford council’s public health boss’ mind as one of the lasting impacts of the Covid pandemic. Figures show that nationally there has been a 20 per cent increase...

Food strategy created to help Bedford tackle ‘urgent’ obesity issues

Residents could be encouraged to grow and cook their own food to help Bedford borough reduce obesity. Councillors fear that the coronavirus pandemic has only made matters...

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