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Work out, don’t splash out


January 14, 2011 at 9:05 am

The rise of the gym… and obesity

Market research has shown that over 4.5 million UK adults belong to a gym and in recent years fitness facilities have become a thriving industry, with more and more Britons spending lunch breaks and weekends in the gym.  However obesity in the UK continues to rise, with a predicted 16.5 million people set to be obese by 2014. Read more

Old flu stock to be used to fill vaccine shortage


January 10, 2011 at 4:31 pm

Before Christmas the Health Protection Agency and various experts were urging at-risk groups to have the flu vaccination if they hadn’t already had it.

But so many people have now taken up flu vaccinations that some areas could be running low on supplies of the vaccine. Read more

Top 5 recipes of 2010


December 31, 2010 at 11:41 am

As we approach the end of 2010, we thought we’d share the top 5 recipes of the year that have captured your imagination and led them to be the most viewed on our Nutrition and Fitness website.

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Vaccination drive as flu season kicks off


December 21, 2010 at 3:18 pm

It’s that time of year again when avoiding catching a cold can be difficult. But there’s another illness that can leave us feeling down during the winter month’s, and that’s the flu.

As seasonal flu has begun picking up, the Health Protection Agency have been encouraging at-risk groups to get vaccinated in order to keep safe this winter. Read more

Last minute healthy gift ideas


December 21, 2010 at 3:17 pm

Preparing for Christmas can be stressful, so if gift shopping is proving tricky with only a few days of shopping left before Christmas, we’ve got some expert suggestions for health-related presents from Judi James, Lucy Wyndham-Read and Sarah Schenker.

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