2017 June 12 « Dr Alf's Blog

The New England Journal of Medicine (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

What scientists call “Overweight” changes with our knowledge of human health (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If interested in obesity or being overweight, read the original article from the New England Journal of Medicine — ‘Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years’

Source: Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity in 195 Countries over 25 Years — NEJM

Simply being overweight, not necessarily obese – is killing millions of people around the world, according to the world’s largest study on the health effects of being overweight or obese in 195 countries.

Although this is a formal research study, it is highly readable, especially the discussion part. I would strongly encourage reading the most important parts.

The study refers to the growing pandemic of obesity but what is really alarming is the impact from just being overweight.

The social and economic costs are enormous, so why aren’t governments intervening more effectively?



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The FT cites new research survey from Harvard that business call for softer Brexit in aftermath of UK election. Business chiefs speak out as survey shows political instability driving huge drop in confidence

Source: Business calls for softer Brexit in aftermath of election

It’s about time for big businesses to tell the Conservative leadership that thousands of jobs will disappear with a hard Brexit. Let’s face it, the economic evidence was always overwhelming – a hard Brexit spells disaster and years of hardship. BUT those on the far right of the Conservative Party still favour a hard Brexit – for their own selfish reasons – strange that the same people want to keep May in situ.

Negotiations with Brexit haven’t yet started but ….

Thoughts?