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Nutrition & weight management

Explain the importance of healthy and balanced diets.

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Nutrition and medicines: part two

Considering links between nutrition and medicine in practice.

13 Nov 2023 , 5 Min Module

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Nutrition and medicines: part one

How medicines and nutrition influence each other.

17 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Module

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Government ploughs £40m into semaglutide GP pilot

Sunak wants to expand access to Wegovy and potentially other weight loss drugs

07 Jun 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Category Insight: Nutrition and weight

From OTC advice to a look at holistic 'foods' this month we are covering nutrition and weight.

26 Apr 2023 , 31 Min Article

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NPA listens to those living with obesity to build on services

The NPA gave an update on its support with obesity services at the Pharmacy Show yesterday

17 Oct 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Expand NHS health checks in pharmacies to tackle obesity, report says

Five recommendations were made in the report, which was funded by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk.

16 Mar 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Adults underestimate their body size, finds Polish study

Adults often underestimate their weight class and body size, a study from Poland has found.

21 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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NICE makes landmark decision on new weight loss drug

Semaglutide, or Wegovy, is now recommended by NICE under new draft guidelines.

08 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Rowlands pilots new weight loss service in 100 stores

Rowlands launches a new diet awareness campaign to tie in with new service.

04 Feb 2022 , 1 Min Article

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Category Insight: Veganism

This month to kick off the new year we are talking about veganism and nutrition.

24 Jan 2022 , 21 Min Article

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The measure of healthy lifestyles

Find out how pharmacy teams can be a key driving force to keep the population healthy.

19 Aug 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Delving into digestion

Discover how pharmacy staff can play a wider role in diagnosing digestive disorders.

17 Aug 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Government launches obesity programme for kids and adults

The Department of Health and Social Care said the scheme is being supported by £12 million of Government funding. 

02 Jul 2021 , 1 Min Article

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Hospitals faced over one million obesity-related admissions

Hospitals in England had to deal with more than one million admissions where obesity was a factor in 2019-20.

19 May 2021 , 1 Min Article

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