This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50946224 By BBC Health news If your New Year resolution is to lose some weight, avoid fad diets, because they don’t work and can be harmful, says NHS England’s top doctor. Diet pills, “tea-toxes” and appetite suppressant products are no quick fix, says Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director. Products…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50087460 By Meghan Owen and Anna AdamsBBC Victoria Derbyshire programme Over-65s with eating disorders are being prevented from accessing some specialist clinics despite NHS England saying they are open to all ages, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has found. For some, such support is seen as essential in keeping them…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47870001 By BBC Health News Spending on children’s mental health services – such as school counsellors and drop-in centres – has fallen in real terms in more than a third of areas in England, a report shows. The study, by the Children’s Commissioner, found spending had risen by 17% overall but…
Number of men admitted to hospital with eating disorder grew at same rate as among women between 2010 and 2016 The number of adult men being admitted to hospital with an eating disorder has risen by 70% over the past six years – the same rate of increase as among women. NHS Digital data analysed…