Tory MP Phillip Lee, a practicing GP has warned that the increasing cost of obesity and other lifestyle diseases will surely make the NHS bankrupt
Carbohydrates and Its Role in Obesity
Over 1 billion people world-wide are obese thus affecting their health due to their nutrition and lifestyle. 3.9% of India’s population is obese! Know more about obesity and its prevention.
Over 1 billion people world-wide are obese thus affecting their health due to their nutrition and lifestyle. 3.9% of India’s population is obese! Know more about obesity and its prevention.
Charging people for their own prescriptions will set them thinking about their own health, he said. ‘If you want to have doughnuts for breakfast, fine, but there is a cost implication down the line,’ he said. We need to match actions to consequences – at the moment that does not happen in this country.’
Dr Lee also revealed that about £400 million could be saved from the drugs budget by permitting GP surgeries to dispense medicines.
Childhood Obesity - Criteria - Causes - Complications, Treatment
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively.
Childhood obesity is one of the most serious health challenges in the developing countries and needs to be understood and tackled effectively.
Source-Medindia
Malnutrition to Obesity - The Big Leap
Obesity is the root cause of problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis and gall bladder disease. A serious look at our strategies is needed to tackle this fast growing epidemic.
Obesity is the root cause of problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, arthritis and gall bladder disease. A serious look at our strategies is needed to tackle this fast growing epidemic.
