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Nutrition and Fitness

Tuesday 6th January 2009

Healthy Fitness news

Obesity: the big problem that's getting bigger

It seems obesity is never far from the headlines these days, and the statistics are alarming with around one in four British adults classed as overweight or obese. So what are the root causes of obesity, and is the future as bleak as many media reports suggest? We discuss the issue with personal fitness expert Lucy Wyndham-Read.

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