Governments’ focus on obesity has also been the subject of criticism. In his best-selling book [Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic], J. E. Oliver claims that diet, exercise or medical history are more likely to be direct determinants of health outcomes rather than obesity, which might be one of the outcomes of unhealthy lifestyles, but not necessarily the determinant of adverse health consequences.

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In fact, in a similar tale to that of the Conservatives flushing out Labour in Blackpool – and I suspect this will also be the case if the Tories become Government here – Americans are wondering when change will start to happen. They claim that they’re in exactly the same position, worried about the same things, and with exactly the same opportunities (or lack of) as when the warmongering George Walker Bush was the President.

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Double chocolate bombe. Mmmm!

Following the World Pie Eating Championships in Wigan, children in Blackpool are today under the spotlight as it was announced that almost a third of 11 to 12 year olds are overweight; three quarters of whom are obese.

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