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Council chiefs criticise food strategy as ‘missed opportunity’ 14/06/2022 Local authority leaders have criticised the Government’s new food strategy which they argue does not tackle the underlying causes of obesity.
Diabetes in children up 50% in five years 15/07/2019 Council chiefs have warned of an 'obesity crisis’ as figures reveal the number of young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes increased 50% in five years.
Type 2 diabetes sufferers should be offered lifestyle coaching, health experts say 15/09/2017 People who are most likely to develop diabetes should be offered intensive programmes to change their lifestyle, according to the Government's health experts.
Prescribing for Type 2 diabetes ‘increased drastically’ 11/10/2016 Type 2 diabetes prescriptions have risen by one third in five years, new research reveals.
New diabetes figures ‘stark warning’, say LGA 13/09/2016 Council leaders have described alarming new diabetes figures as a ‘stark warning’, highlighting the ‘huge pressures’ faced by health and social care services.

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