Monthly Archives: August 2013

Fat Children

The saddest thing about the world’s obesity epidemic is that so many children, some very young, are getting fat, and this is a new development over the last twenty years. I said in my last blog that we don’t know … Continue reading

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Why are we fat (some of us anyway!)?

Why are we fat? Recently I read an article about the science of obesity, which I found very interesting 1. The fact is, we don’t know what causes obesity. People get fat because they eat more than they “need” but … Continue reading

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A Tale of Broken Bones in a pair of Twins

I like writing about healthcare; and the different ways it is provided  and delivered all over the world. So here is a taster. This is a tale of 68-year-old twins who both suffered fractures in different countries but with very … Continue reading

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