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In this week's UK news: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48826850 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48826850 "Cancer Research UK says bowel, kidney, ovarian and l
by jodrellblank 7y ago
In this week's UK news: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48826850 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48826850
"Cancer Research UK says bowel, kidney, ovarian and liver cancers are more likely to have been caused by being overweight than by smoking tobacco. It says millions are at risk of cancer because of their weight and that obese people outnumber smokers two to one. But its new billboard campaign highlighting the obesity-cancer risk has been criticised for fat-shaming."
[..] "NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said: "The NHS can't win the 'battle against the bulge' on its own. "Families, food businesses and government all need to play their part if we're to avoid copying America's damaging and costly example.""