Less Talk, More Action To Tackle Scotland’s Soaring Obesity Epidemic
In advance of a debate on obesity in the Scottish Parliament today [Thursday 4 September], BMA Scotland called on politicians to take tough action to tackle childhood obesity. In a briefing paper sent to MSPs, the BMA outlined its five point plan for tackling chilhood obesity in Scotland. The paper also highlights the long term health consequences of obesity and calls on Ministers to take a cross governmental approach to address soaring levels of obesity in Scotland’s children.
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Filed under: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness on September 8th, 2008