Serena Williams, one of the most successful athletes of all time, has spoken out about using weight loss drugs – she says, to lift the “stigma” around using such medication. Will her outspoken comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs? And could her honesty quieten the critics? The 43-year-old tennis … Read more
London: A government-backed trial of free fitness trackers linked to an app to offer incentives such as discount vouchers and cinema tickets to people who eat healthy and exercise more has been launched for the first time in the UK on Friday. The Better Health: Rewards app is being trialled in Wolverhampton in the West … Read more
Katharine Jenner, director of the Obesity Health Alliance, a coalition of 40 organisations, said axing measures in the strategy would “not help the cost of living crisis in the short term, and in the long term would lead to serious consequences for our health, our economy and our NHS”. Source link