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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Brush your hair too much - get obese!
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- Published on Monday, 12 September 2011
US Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin - the American equivalent of the UK's Chief Medical Officers - has put forward the idea that women who spend hours at the hairdressers or in front of their bedroom mirror might be getting obese as a result.
Indeed - and the DAILY MAIL's US correspondent telephoned the NOF all the way from New York to check her theory out. We said that Benjamin had a point: daily exercise to keep in shape should come before the daily comb. People who turn out of bed and head straight for the gym at 6am - or before - seem not to care if they don't look like a Vogue model. Come 7am, however, they find quality time to get their hair and faces fixed - if not at home, then on the bus. Certainly, they feel better for both physical activities!