Two new Cochrane reviews reveal that some interventions to tackle overweight and obesity in children do work, but only in the short term.
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Teesside University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology, Teesside University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, Teesside University
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Reader in Public Health and Obesity, Teesside University
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Professor, Marketing, School of Social Sciences, Business and Law, Teesside University
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Reader, School of Arts and Media, Teesside University
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Research Associate, Teesside University
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Professor of Criminology, Teesside University
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Senior Lecturer Social Work, Teesside University
