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Should obesity be recognised as a disease?
20 July, 2019 (Full version, does not a subscription or login)
Categorising obesity as a disease will encourage people to seek treatment say John P H Wildingand Vicki Mooney,but Richard Pile thinks medicalisation would be disempowering and reduce motivation.
Obesity: Disease or just plain greed?
12 August, 2019
The number of obese Britons has doubled in 25 years but experts are torn over how to battle the bulge – here, two leading doctors weigh in with very different views.
Health: Dangerous overdose of food?
15 October, 2021
My article on the issue of obesity and what role the church might have in addressing it. This provoked much debate on social media, due the the sensitivity of the issue, primarily around the images used by the Church Times rather than the content itself.
St Albans GP publishes guide to living
14 April, 2021
An article in the Herts Advertiser about the publication of my book, Fit For Purpose.
How healthy is your church leader – and your church?
14 April, 2021
How far do your church leaders model good health and wellbeing in the way the church is run and the example they set for the congregation? And how often do they teach about living well? These challenges are posed by experienced general practitioner and Christian, Dr Richard Pile, in a newly-published book.
Insights from Dr. Richard Pile
The Fag Break: should we lose it, or can we use it?
I recently read an article in the Independent about the rise of vaping and it being a gateway to smoking, particularly for Gen Z. Reasons cited for switching from...
Have you got the connections you need for this new year?
I recently had the privilege of doing a TEDx talk on the importance of loneliness. You can watch it here if you haven't had the chance yet. The theme of the day was...
No one is self made. We’re all made up of the people who have helped us along the way
St Albans recently hosted its first ever TEDx event. The theme of the day was Community and I had the privilege of being one of the speakers. The title of my talk was...