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MALDEN, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) A local fitness coach is headed to Poland this weekend to help feed Ukrainian refugees that have fled the war.

Julio Salado is volunteering in Przemyl, Poland, on the border of eastern Ukraine, and spoke to WBZ's Laurie Kirby (@LaurieKirbyWBZ). Salado is going to the country via World Central Kitchen, which has set up hot meal kitchens at the country's eight border crossings with Ukraine and in many other countries. He takes off on Saturday.

Having been on the other side of the free food lines in his life, Julio knows how it feels to get a hot meal when life has brought you down.

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"It's not just a meal, right? It's actually hope," he said.

"When I see what I see there, I see a grandmother, a mother a father a brother a sister, so what we're witnessing...is that human connection, and the despair," he said. "I know once you get in that environment, even if it's temporary, getting your meals and sitting down and eating, you get hope."

The U.N. says almost 2.7 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to the country by far the most of any host country since Russia's invasion started in February.

Salado who many call "Coach Julio" says its his first time ever travelling internationally, and he's paying for everything out of pocket. To that end, he's created a GoFundMe to help pay for expenses, and has already beaten his $2800 goal.

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I have a love-hate relationship with sore muscles. After pushing through a difficult workout, I want to wake up the next morning feeling like I did something. But all too often, I find myself at the point where I can hardly move and am literally wincing with any and every small movement. And thenI tend to use my soreness as an excuse not to work out for the rest of the week, which (clearly!) isnt helping me get into a routine. My Google search history is filled with phrases like how to treat sore muscles and why am I so sore. But responses like stretch and pop some Advil? Far from helpful.

So, on a personal mission, I reached out to Dustin Isom, a Certified barre3 Instructor and Certified Spin Instructor, to learn not only how to treat sore muscles, but also what causes them, so they stop getting in the way of my fitness goals. Consider this your complete guide to becoming an expert at how to treat sore muscles once and for all, including what causes them in the first place, and what to do before, during, and after a workout. Sore no more!

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In Isoms words, without getting too science-y with it, physical exercise is essentially breaking down your muscle fibers, causing tiny microscopic tears. The soreness comes from that stress, which typically happens when you try a new type of exercise or if you increase the intensity. But, soreness is your body putting in extra work. The feeling comes from your body rebuilding the muscle fibers, and making them stronger than they were before. Hence, after consistent training, that soreness fades, as your muscles are more resilient and become used to the stress.

However, its important to note that if you do not feel sore after a workout, that doesnt mean you didnt work hard enough. Isom encourages that if youre on a set program, and youre meant to stay consistent for a few weeks, the lack of soreness just means your muscles have gotten stronger and can handle the load. So, one solution for how to treat sore muscles is to get yourself into a routine. Im taking that as a personal sign.

If youre like me, a warm-up is something I never seem to have time for. However, Isom points out that the best thing you can do for yourself before working out is warm up. Warming up the body allows proper blood flow by revving up your cardiovascular system, which will send out oxygenated blood to the targeted muscles, says Isom. Because these muscles can be targeted, its best to warm up with dynamic movements that mirror the exercises in your workout. For example, Isom explains that if youre doing squat presses in your workout, it would be best to warm up with some air squats. Skipping the warm-up step can cause a different type of soreness that results from muscle strain, tension, or even minor injury. Aside from warming up your body, foam rolling, hydration, and rest are also beneficial pre-workout practices.

Basically, safety comes first. Isom emphasizes the importance of exercising with proper form, because otherwise, soreness can come about from muscle strain or injury. He suggests always taking advantage of your resourceswhether that be a wandering trainer at your gym or the instructor of your favorite fitness class. The key to success is being mindful of how your body is moving and taking note of what does and does not feel good or right, according to Isom.

Below are Isoms top suggestions for how to treat sore muscles after a workout.

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Jeanne Putman has been helping Thumb residents get healthy for more than 30 years, but she plans to retire from her role as a fitness instructor for Scheurer Health at the end of April to focus on her own wellbeing.

"It's time to slow down and cut back a little bit," she said.

Though her students will miss her, they certainly wouldn't question her decision, which was a difficult one. In a little more than a year, Putman has suffered multiple heart attacks and had a stint implanted in an artery and a pacemaker placed in her heart.

Remarkably, she still plans to teach fitness classes after her retirement, but she plans to cut back to just one a day instead of the 17 to 19 classes she had been teaching each week.

"God has given me strength to keep going, and I've been doing what I love to do, but at a more limited capacity so I don't wear myself out so fast," she said.

Putman credits her faith as well as her passion for fitness with the fact that she has survived her health challenges over the past year.

"I truly believe had I not worked out all these years I probably would have died after that first heart attack, she said. It was because of God and my body being strong because of the fitness all these years."

That passion began more than three decades ago when Putman was a stay-at-home mom. One day, after seeing her son off to kindergarten, she found herself bingeing on junk food. Motherhood had caused her weight to rise, something many women experience, and it took a toll on her emotional state. She realized she was depressed and needed to make some changes.

Those changes began when her mother gave her an exercise bike that had been collecting dust in her garage. Putman started riding the bike for 30 minutes every day after she sent her kids off to school, and when a year had passed, she was 30 pounds lighter. Soon she had landed a job working the front desk at a new fitness center in the Caro area.

"It kind of mushroomed," she said.

Eventually she worked her way up to sales. From there, her job moved to teaching clients how to use the clubs exercise equipment, and she was soon teaching fitness classes. She was promoted to assistant manager, then manager.

When the club's ownership changed, Putman struck out on her own and began teaching classes all over the Thumb. She would wind up subcontracting with Scheurer Health and became a member of the staff about seven years ago.

"Working with Scheurer has been a great experience," she said. "They are so supportive, and anything I wanted to do or try, they were all for it."

Putman said she has made some great connections at Scheurer and with its students, and what she refers to as a fitness community is something that can help people stick with fitness and continue to work toward their goals.

"Fitness is more than just working out," she said. "You meet so many wonderful people and you get to help inspire them and change their lives. You make connections, then you want to come back because there are other people that will help energize you."

Putman has some advice for those who want to make changes to improve their health. She said their best bet is to start small, if necessary, and to stick with it. Once they do, they will start reaping the results and feel better, and they will be inspired to do more and more.

"Don't worry about the big picture," she said.

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Beyond the large windows of TRILLFITs Mission Hill storefront, customers warm up, waiting for TRILLFITs signature cardio dance class to begin.

A sign displayed on the studio walls states, You belong here, encapsulating General Manager Alycia Lykins reiteration of TRILLFITs mission.

I like that TRILLFITs mission is to give luxury to everyone, Lykins said. When you walk into a TRILLFIT class, you dont feel like people are against you. You feel like you instantly belong. And I think having that place for the BIPOC community is very important these days because a lot of people dont feel safe or have a place to call home. TRILLFIT caters to them and gives you that feeling.

Co-founders Melisa Valdez and Heather White started TRILLFIT, a boutique Black-owned fitness studio and wellness center in order to create a space of inclusivity. The studio offers four different types of classes: Sculpt, Cardio Boxing, Restore and Cardio Dance. An in-house DJ typically curates a playlist for the classes to make sure the music is up to date.

For member Lisa Bello, TRILLFIT classes are different from her previous experiences in a fitness dance class.

Its cardio hip-hop, Bello said. Its not like the knock-off stuff you might see on YouTube videos or people that are, for lack of a better word, appropriating hip-hop culture and turning it into dance. For TRILLFIT, most of the instructors are trained dancers theyre really into the culture, theyre not just acting it.

TRILLFIT has also developed an Instructors of Color Scholarship Program to encourage diversity among fitness instructors or trainers. Lykins said the program offers to subsidize the cost of the scholarship recipients training something that is unusual in the fitness industry.

Instructor and TRILLFITs first scholarship recipient Mark Griffith said he appreciates TRILLFITs mission to counteract the wellness industrys problems with inclusivity.

What makes working here so special is that nobody feels like theyre the only one, but everyone at the same time feels unique and individual, Griffith said.

As a cardio dance instructor, Griffith said he has the opportunity to develop and teach routines based on his choreography. Moreover, Griffith speaks of the importance in developing a connection to the TRILLFIT clients either online or in-person by shouting people out or talking to clients before and after a class.

So far, Ive really enjoyed the impact that cardio dance has had on people. I remember I had one review from a client that said they were a cancer survivor and were really self-conscious about working out in-person and having other people see them. So being able to move their body in a space where they didnt have to turn their camera on was really gratifying, Griffith said.

Furthermore, Lykins said TRILLFITs main priority is to help the surrounding community by making it more affordable either through partnering with nonprofits or BIPOC businesses. For instance, TRILLFIT clients are able to experience a hair salon in-store at the Mission Hill location.

We never want to open in LA for example. We want to open in a lower-income part of California. We want to put luxury where there isnt luxury in those areas, and then we make the price point affordable to that area as well, Lykins said. We also lower the rent for other BIPOC businesses and collaborate with different brands at every location. So for example, we have a hair salon in Boston and a retail shop, spa, juice bar and therapy offices will be in our New York location.

TRILLFITs commitment to entrepreneurs and BIPOC businesses can be seen through TRILLFITs makeup artist Yari De Jesus, who helps prepare for TRILLFIT team members before events. According to Jesus, White and TRILLFIT are helping her build business connections as instructors now approach her to do makeup for their individual events.

I love partnering with TRILLFIT. Ive been able to build connections by getting introduced and meeting instructors that want me to do their makeup now. [White] is still bringing me business, Jesus said.

For Lykins, TRILLFIT has come to represent something bigger and will be the new future of fitness. During the pandemic, individuals from around the world began attending classes virtually, something that Lykins says demonstrates the universality of TRILLFITs mission.

I think its an exciting time that we have a voice to bring change and people are listening, Lykins said. All these brands like Puma and Footlocker want to work with us and I dont think people would have ever thought that it was a boutique fitness studio bringing this kind of change.

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By Emily OrvosCampus Registered Dietitian

Its Alcohol Awareness Month, so this is a good time to bring a hot topic to light: Can you drink alcohol and still be healthy?

Spoiler alert: Yes, with the caveat that drinking in moderation is best. The unfortunate truth is that alcohol provides little to no health benefit, regardless of the amount consumed.

While red wine does contain resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant, it provides only a minimal dose. You would need to consume multiple liters of wine to benefit from these antioxidant components.

At that point, the health detriment from excess alcohol would outweigh any potential benefit. Youre much better off eating red grapes as a snack for the specific health benefits of resveratrol.

What does drinking in moderation actually look like? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans define moderate drinking as one standard drink per day or less for women, and two standard drinks per day or less for men. Keep in mind that this is per day not an average over the entire week.

A standard drink is the equivalent of a 12-ounce beer (5% alcohol), a 5-ounce glass of wine (12% alcohol) or 1.5 ounces of liquor (40% alcohol). This means it can be very easy to exceed moderate drinking with a single strong cocktail or by opening a bottle of wine at the end of the workday.

Dont forget that a single serving of a standard drink packs 100-150 calories while providing no vitamins or minerals to support normal healthy functioning in our bodies. Especially when combined with sugary mixers, a single drink easily can equate to a full meal from a calorie standpoint.

Alcohol is also a diuretic, meaning it can quickly dehydrate you if you are not careful. Alternate alcoholic beverages with water, or at least take sips of water in between sips of your drink to ensure you are hydrating. This can help prevent you from feeling not so great the next day.

While hydration is important when drinking, sleep is also crucial for keeping unwanted alcohol-induced symptoms at bay. However, even moderate alcohol consumption has been shown to decrease sleep quality by 24%, so keep this in mind if you feel tempted by a drink the night before an important day.

All this does not mean you cant enjoy a good margarita sometimes! It is just important to be conscious of how much and how frequently you drink alcohol. If you choose to drink, be sure to eat a balanced meal beforehand and hydrate with water to prevent getting sick.

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Peloton Guide

AI is driving the future of fitness, and companies like Peloton are leveraging the technology to enhance products and improve experiences for users. But what role will AI and data play in the future of at-home and connected fitness, and how it will increasingly shape the landscape?

PelotonGuide(Peloton's first connected strength device) is a good case study. It uses computer vision and machine learning technology to create focused and well-rounded training experiences from home. Guide's Movement Tracker can recognize a user's activity, encouraging and keeping them motivated to keep up with the Instructor's cues.

AI is now a core tenant of Peloton and many other major home exercise brands. For insights into the future of smart connected home fitness (and some deeper understanding of just how embarrassed we're going to feel at a machine's consoling prods), I connected with Sanjay Nichani, Peloton's VP of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision.

GN: Across the market, where are we seeing AI intersect with fitness?

Sanjay Nichani:This is a great question because we're seeing AI intersect with fitness more and more with consumers and their experiences. AI is something we're continuing to tap into at Peloton, and as we continue to conduct research, test products and speak with more people, including our Members -- we're able to unlock additional ways that AI can improve the at-home fitness experience. Specifically, we see that AI can be used to drive convenience, accountability, motivation, education, gamification, competition, collaboration and social connection within the fitness market.

GN: Can you describe Peloton's development history with AI? When did it first become a priority, and how has it grown in importance?

Sanjay Nichani:Working with the latest technology is always top of mind for us because we're always looking to enhance the Peloton experience. We've been working with AI for a few years now, starting, of course, with our class recommender system. You'll really see AI take center stage with Peloton Guide since it is our first connected strength product. AI drives the experiences such as the Self Mode so that you can see yourself on the screen next to the instructor, Movement Tracker that gives your credit for following along with an instructor, and Body Activity that powers class recommendations to ensure you are working all muscle groups evenly.

GN: How is machine vision aiding Peloton's offerings? Can you explain what the Guide product is and how CV and ML help shape the user experience?

Sanjay Nichani:Peloton Guide connects to any TV to transform the biggest screen in any home into an interactive personal training studio. Once it's connected, Members have access to Peloton's world-class instructors who lead a wide range of fun-yet-intense classes and programs that use dumbbells and bodyweight. Since Members and experts told us that they derive motivation from their metrics, we're using AI for Guide's Movement Tracker.

It's really cool to see Guide's Movement Tracker using Computer Vision activity recognition technology to recognize a Member's activity as they follow along with the Instructors and complete each move throughout the class. For example, during a class, an Instructor will have a plan where they'll be coaching Members through different movements like bicep curls for 30 seconds or squats for 45 seconds. Guide recognizes the activity and metric-driven accountability to our members to keep them motivated to keep up with the Instructor's cues. Additionally, with Self Mode, Guide's smart frame technology where the camera automatically pans and zooms on the member working out, you can see yourself on screen and compare your form to the Instructor's.

Peloton Guide also shows members' muscle groups they have recently worked on with a new feature called Body Activity. With this feature, Peloton will then recommend classes focused on the muscle groups that haven't been trained in awhile to help Members have a more well-rounded training experience.

GN: Have there been any interesting learnings or insights from customer reactions? Have you changed course in any way based on unexpected findings regarding user experience?

Sanjay Nichani:One interesting insight in various user and field testing trials was the value of having a bounding box around the person detected; this established a strong connection of the member to the Guide (proof that the Guide had detected the member, "seen them" and they were now locked. This simple visual feedback was far more valuable than perhaps displaying a skeletal pose that was too busy and distracting, taking away from their exercise experience, or otherwise swinging to the other end, where nothing was displayed, which made users feel disconnected.)

From the very beginning, data-driven insights have been baked into not only our company culture but into the products we produce. For example, our strength Members who are creating a gym experience from the comforts of their home without a human coach may not hold themselves accountable. The Members and experts we talk to often tell us that little feedback and motivation they get from the metrics is what keeps them going, e.g., you did x number last week, and this week your number went up. This is exclusively a result of our cutting edge AI technology, Guide's Movement Tracker.

Our AI teams ensure that customer needs and feedback are woven into our product planning and assessment. We work with a number of other departments -- Systems Engineering, UI/UX Design, User Research, QA, Field Testing -- to ensure that the way AI is implemented within our offerings is directly addressing the need of our consumers.

GN: What does the future of home fitness look like (for Peloton and beyond)? How are AI and MV helping shape that experience?

Sanjay Nichani:Honestly, we're just scratching the surface of how AI technology can impact fitness.

Our AI teams ensure that customer needs and feedback are woven into our product planning and assessment. We work with a number of other departments -- Systems Engineering, UI/UX Design, User Research, QA, Field Testing -- to ensure that the way AI is implemented within our offerings is directly addressing the need of our consumers.

We have a top-notch cross-functional team optimizing and diversifying our CV and ML tools to usher in new, safe and fun ways to practice fitness.

You can also see a future where CV and ML can help create more personalized content or offer real-time feedback. There's a lot of potential with the technology, and for Peloton, we're going to continue experimenting.

On day one Guide is going to provide a really different and motivating strength experience. But because Guide is because it's built on CV and ML, we have an opportunity to keep iterating and making the product stronger with more features, exercises and disciplines. We're continuing to conduct field testing and have plans to keep updating Guide.

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Tom Brady has various business avenues under his name, and the TB12 is one of them. The wellness company founded by the Super Bowl champion gets a new leader in the form of a CEO. Even though his past experiences have little to do with health and fitness, the new CEO has been a successful businessman in all aspects.

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Grant Shriver takes charge as the new chief executive officer of the company founded by Tom Brady and his body coach Alex Guerrero in 2015. The company focuses on improving health and helping consumers to live a pain-free life. It boasts of using the same methodology Brady uses in his lifestyle to stay fit throughout his career.

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Every organization requires a revamp after a specific period. By keeping various aspects in mind, the management decided to appoint a new CEO. Grant Shriver replaced his predecessor, CEO John Burns on Tuesday. According to an exclusive interview organized by a media outlet, Shriver, was introduced to Bzrady through a mutual acquaintance who thought theyd share similar missions.

There was a connection, Shriver says, between the way I think about business and what Tom was looking to do at TB12 the vision that he had to take this brand to more of a national presence. Alex Guerrero who happens to be the backbone of the company has years of experience treating and preparing athletes for the long run. Specifically, his collaboration with Brady himself and his services at the New England Patriots makes him a perfect co-founder of the wellness company.

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The newly appointed CEO does not hail from a fitness and health background; however, he has adequate expertise in brand development and scaling products for various companies. He was previously the vice president of private brands, product development, and global operations at Lowes Home Improvement.

Before that, he oversaw national operations among teams at Kohls and JCPenney. With his entry into the company, Shriver envisions uplifting the brand value and making its presence nationwide.

As Tom Brady is the founder of the company, its ambitions are far-fetched, specifically related to fitness and diet. According to Shriver, it is a service hybrid model for providing services and products at the same time.

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The brand promises its customers to improve their health andlive pain-free.It also says that the products and services of TB12 mirror the methodology that Guerrero used to train Brady for his record-breaking NFL career. The TB12 provides nutritional supplements, fitness equipment, apparel, and in-person body coaching for its consumers.

So far, the company mobilizes its sales through online platforms directly to the customer. And its body coaching is currently only available at select facilities along the East Coast.

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Currently, the coaching facilities are available only at three locations owned by the company in Foxborough, Boston, and Tampa. At the same time, they are planning to expand the business through partnerships with various local gyms in New York. Well, a new journey begins under new leadership with Tom Bradys brand value as the stake.

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Another day, another politician making choices about a woman's body. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt just signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it performing an abortion punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine, per AP News. The bill only makes an exception for an abortion performed to save a mother's life.

"We want to outlaw abortion in the state of Oklahoma," Stitt said during the signing ceremony for the bill, according to AP. "I promised Oklahomans that I would sign every pro-life bill that hits my desk, and that's what we're doing here today."

Oklahoma is one of many Republican-led states seeking to reverse abortion rights in the US. At the end of March, Arizona banned abortions after 15 weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest. A new Texas law encourages private citizens to turn in people who have helped others access an abortion after six weeks, offering a $10,000 reward for each successful lawsuit brought forward. In fact, Texas prosecutors recently charged a woman with murder after an alleged "self-induced abortion," although they eventually had to drop the charges.

Similar to Texas, the new Oklahoma law does not call for criminal charges to be brought against someone who has had an abortion. But by banning professionals from performing the procedure, it essentially criminalizes the act, leaving women with few to no options. While some people may still be able to go to neighboring states to access much-needed reproductive care, that's not an option for many others, who may not be able to take time off work, find childcare, or afford to travel the often long distances required to find an available clinic. After Texas's ban was passed, abortion clinics in nearby states including, at the time, Oklahoma found themselves overwhelmed by the influx in patients, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called the bill the "unconstitutional attack on women's rights" in a statement released on Tuesday. "Protecting the right recognized in Roe v. Wade continues to be a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration, and we call on Congress to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, which would shut down these attacks and codify this long-recognized, constitutional right," Psaki said.

Oklahoma's near-total abortion ban will take effect 90 days after the legislative session ends, which should be around August and shortly after the long-awaited U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, per MSNBC. In this case, the Supreme Court is examining the constitutionality of the Mississippi law bann ing almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The Court's decision could reverse Roe v. Wade in its entirety, overturning a landmark ruling that has protected women's right to choose for nearly 50 years. Read more about how to take action against restrictive abortion bans here.

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Obese people will lose access to fitness coaches and weight loss apps, it was warned on Thursday, as it emerged 100 million of funding is being diverted to pay for the Living with Covid" plan.

The Living with Covid strategy will be funded from existing Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) budgets, it is understood, meaning its other funding streams have been revised and reallocated.

Funding for healthy weight activities for the next financial year has been reduced as a result.

Some 400 million in Covid outbreak support funding for local councils has also been cut, The Telegraph understands.

The 100 million package of specialised support to help people achieve and maintain a healthier weight was announced by DHSC last year.

Some 70 million was invested through the NHS and councils to provide adults with access to weight loss groups or fitness coaches, while 30 million was used to fund free access weight loss apps and marketing campaigns.

Public health groups, the Local Government Association (LGA) and charities have warned the funding cut, first reported by the Local Government Chronicle, will be detrimental to cutting obesity levels in the UK.

Almost a third (28 per cent) of the adult population in England is obese, and more than a third (36 per cent) are overweight, estimates suggest.

In 2020, the Government announced a landmark obesity strategy to encourage healthier living and protect people against Covid. Studies have found being overweight is associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation from the virus.

James Jamieson, chair of the LGA, said: This decision will result in the closure of some existing weight management programmes, restricting the ability for councils to improve health outcomes in their local areas and increasing health and care pressure further down the line.

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, said: The best way to help the NHS is to stop people needing it so much.

Removing this funding undermines the Governments commitment to prevention and will increase health inequalities and obesity levels across the UK.

Dr Jyotsna Vohra, Director for Policy and Public Affairs at the Royal Society for Public Health, said the move goes against any promises to tackle the UKs high obesity rates.

With obesity rates reaching record levels during the pandemic, the news that the government is cutting 100m of funding for weight management services is of great concern, to say the least, and brings into question the governments commitment to tackling obesity in the UK - the fattest country in Western Europe, Dr Vohra added.

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