Big Matters in the Media

With all the ongoing debates on obesity in the media we often get asked for our opinion, these are just a few of our discussions covering everything from cookery to disability and childhood obesity. Media companies please email media@bigmatters.co.uk for interview requests

TV includes:

BBC News Channel

ITV News

BBC Breakfast

BBC East West

TF1 News French TV

Some of our media work in the first quarter of last year:

April 15th 2015 Radio Tees discussing Tescos offering health information for their staff

April 2nd 2015 BBC Radio Tees about todays report on the worrying rise of fast food outlets countrywide.

March 30th 2015 BBC Radio London on the report about how parents may not be aware of the weight of their children

Feb 16th 2015 Radio Kerry discussing the Conservatives proposals for overweight people on long term sickness benefit

Feb 16th 2015 Radio Downtown discussing the Conservatives proposals for overweight people on long term sickness benefit

Feb 14th 2015 Radio 4 discussing the Conservatives proposals for overweight people on long term sickness benefit

Jan 30th 2015 BBC Radio London on the latest report that childhood obesity stats show its levelling rather than increasing

Online/newspapers

Obese could lose benefits if they refuse treatment - PM
BBC News-14 Feb 2015
Cameron warns obese, alcoholics and drugs addicts: get treatment ...
Herald Scotland-13 Feb 2015
Obese benefits plan 'stupid stunt'
Daily Mail-14 Feb 2015
UK may look into welfare cuts for addicts, overweight
Reuters UK-14 Feb 2015
http://www.channel4.com/news/tories-plan-to-strip-benefits-from-addicts-and-the-obese
Channel4  News 14 Feb 2015
Diet Or Lose Your Benefits, Cameron To Tell Unemployed Obese
Huffington Post UK-14 Feb 2015
Poll: Should the obese, alcoholics, and drug addicts be stripped of their benefits ...
shropshirestar.com - ‎Feb 15, 2015‎
Cameron under fire for benefits attack on obese and vulnerable
Herald Scotland - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
'Point-scoring' behind PM plan to strip benefits
Scotsman - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
UK may look into welfare cuts for addicts, overweight
Daily Times - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
Cameron says obese must diet or face losing sickness benefits
Irish Times - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
Obese benefits plan 'stupid stunt'
Buxton Advertiser - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
Tories plan to strip benefits from addicts and the obese
Channel 4 News - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
Obese could lose benefits if they refuse treatment - PM
BBC News - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
David Cameron urges overweight, addicts to accept help or risk losing benefits

Malay Mail Online - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
Cameron mulls benefits cuts for the overweight
Cyprus Mail - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎
Unemployed obese people will have to diet or lose their benefits, Conservatives ...
Western Daily Press - ‎Feb 14, 2015‎

A few of our other articles include

http://thebestyoumagazine.co/obesity-someone-elses-problem-by-susannah-gilbert/

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/shocking-figures-reveal-3500-obese-4846650

http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19917548-more_holistic_approach_needed.html

 

 



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