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Mona Vaghefian

Public Affairs Officer at Cancer Research UK

A Healthier Future? Unwrapping the Scottish Government’s new obesity consultation

Mona Vaghefian

16 November 2017

Posted in

Policy

Scotland’s levels of obesity are the worst in the UK and we are among the heaviest nations in Europe. As an adult, it is now more normal to be overweight or obese in Scotland than it is to be a healthy weight. While if you look around any primary school playground in Scotland... Read more