National news

Sunday Express S Magazine (13-05-2012)

The big issue

MEND graduates Shelley Henderson and her daughter Nicole talk about their positive experience on the programme.

Colorado Springs Gazette (10-05-2012)

Overweight kids shaping up through innovative program

This positive piece follows the progress of participants on a MEND programme in Colorado.

That's Life magazine (19-04-2012)

'Am I pregnant mum?'

A really positive double page spread on MEND graduates Kerensa and Kira Bond who went on MEND last year. Mum Kerensa talks about how MEND helped her daughter Kira become more confident and lose weight at a time when she was getting horribly bullied at school.

epolitix (26-03-2012)

Government should lead the way on salt reduction

As part of Salt Awareness Week, charity MEND lends its support to Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), in campaigning for low salt options for consumers.

The Guardian (16-03-2012)

Can the NHS survive Lansley's reforms? Here, 100 people who work in or within the NHS tell the Guardian what the changes mean fo

MEND'S Chief Research Officer Paul Sacher gives his view on the NHS reforms

epolitix (17-02-2012)

Health gap between rich and poor continues to rise

Looking at health inequalities, MEND asks whether the government's reforms and cuts to the NHS will do more harm than good

The Times (11-02-2012)

But if I eat this, will I fit into my jeans?

Writer Lucy Cavendish describes her guilt as a mother of an overweight child. She took her son Leonard on MEND which she says is an "extremely good" programme, that "helps with lots of things, including nutrition and exercise."

Work out UK (01-02-2012)

Programme encourages exercise and healthy eating

Adult weight management programme Momenta is now being piloted at 10 health clubs across the UK

Channel 4 (24-01-2012)

MPs criticise government's NHS reforms

Paul Sacher comments on the effects of the cuts on child obesity services and MEND.

Essentials (06-01-2012)

How healthy is your basket?

MEND's Senior dietitian Kristin O'Grady gives a reader tips on making her shopping basket healthier

The Daily Telegraph (15-12-2011)

One in three children leaving primary school is overweight or obese

Paul Sacher responds to rise in child obesity figures

The Guardian (14-12-2011)

One in five children is obese by the end of primary school

MEND's Paul Sacher responds to rising child obesity figures

Health Club Management (24-10-2011)

A weighty matter

Kate Cracknell reports on a selection of European fitness industry initiatives to help address Diabetes - including MEND and Diabetes UK's Healthy Lifestyle roadshows

NHS Online (19-10-2011)

GBP20bn NHS cuts are hitting patients, Guardian investigation reveals

MEND's Chief Executive, Harry MacMillan, quoted about cuts to obesity programmes.

The Guardian (18-10-2011)

NHS cuts impact on patients revealed

David Cameron and Andrew Lansley say patients should not suffer from 'efficency savings'. The facts reveal a different story. MEND's Chief Executive, Harry MacMillan, highlights cuts to obesity programmes.