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Researchers find that regular physical activity can cut the risk of dying from alcohol-related cancer and other diseases

BusinessGreen: London mayor has told TfL to develop system of alerts and signs to increase awareness of air quality blackspots

SCHOOLCHILDREN are being enlisted in the battle for clean air as Oxford's pollution levels rocketed again this month.

Canada is the latest country to see a decline in rates of overweight and obesity. Does that mean anti-obesity strategies are starting to work?

More than three hours’ exercise every day is crucial to children’s well-being, a Fylde nursery manager claimed.

Tackling diabetes is “fundamental” to the future of NHS as the number of adults with the condition nears four million, Public Health England has warned. Around 3.8 million adults in England now have diabetes, with at least 940,000 of those undiagnosed, new figures have revealed. About 90 per cent of the cases are Type 2 diabetes, which is linked to being overweight and obese and therefore largely preventable, PHE, who released the data, said. The other 10 per cent are Type 1, which usually develops in childhood and is often inherited.

HOSPITAL visits for heart disease and stroke are increasing, according to new figures.

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Surrey County Council to spend £864,000 to tackle childhood obesity as quarter of 10 and 11-year-olds revealed to be too fat

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