News and Opinion
There are stories relating to obesity breaking around the world every day. The stories below are those where journalists haver sought NOF opnion/quotes or summaries of research on which NOF may have a view. Where possible the source of the stories are identified by the newspaper banner or a URL in red.
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Fanta-sizing
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- Published on Saturday, 25 June 2011
High street stores are duping women into thinking they are slimmer – by up to 10cm. A study by a made-to-measure clothing company, Tailored for You, is calling for standardised measurements to be enforced by legislation. The Director of ThinkSpa London, a psychologist, states that shops are well aware of how body-conscious we are and are playing on it
This is counter-productive from the Forum’s point of view. If people are getting larger but the sizing remains the same it lulls them into a false sense of security.