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Oct 2021
46m 15s

The Truth about Obesity

NEWSTALK
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This week on Alive and Kicking Clare McKenna chats to Professor Francis Finucane about the latest research into obesity and diabetes. Clare also talks to Fiona Lambert who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017. Two years later, Fiona’s cancer returned, and whilst it is not curable – it is treatable. Today she talks to Clare about not bowing down to ... Show More
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