Tag: obesity
Obesity on Rise as Quarter of European Teens Eat Sweets Daily
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report paints a 'bleak picture' of young people eating and drinking too much sugar and spending too much time sitting down.A quarter of adolescents in England and Wales eat...
Letter from Scotland
I’d love to have a wood burning stove and sit by a log fire on a November night and forget about the madness of the world outside. And I’m not alone. Apparently a million...
Wednesday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Greyfriars Bobby's Headstone Service and Reception: following the sound of the 1 o'clock gun, local schoolchildren will lay flowers on the Skye Terrier's grave. Also in attendance will be Laurie Aitken of the Scottish Fire...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 12TH JANUARY 2015Timmy Time Programme 15: Timmy Finds Aliens, and other stories. Join Timmy and his friends for three fun adventures in this collection of classic Timmy Time episodes. Toddler Time is a...
Edinburgh MSP slams Government for record on Childhood Obesity
Edinburgh Central MSP, Sarah Boyack, has slammed the SNP Government after it emerged that the number of staff battling childhood obesity in Edinburgh has been slashed by over a quarter since 2007.Statistics obtained under...
