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Woman's Hour: Alexandra Roach; Dr Clare Gerada; Obesity; 'Pretty or Ugly' videos

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Alexandra Roach; Dr Clare Gerada; Obesity; 'Pretty or Ugly' videos

22/10/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Alexandra Roach; Dr Clare Gerada; Obesity; 'Pretty or Ugly' videos

Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, discusses her career with Jane Garvey.

Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs talks to Jane Garvey about her career. Plus how doctors should give advice on obesity, and a look into 'pretty or ugly' websites.

Dr Clare Gerada, a Woman's Hour Powerlister, joins Jane Garvey to talk about her role as Chair of the Council of the Royal College of GPs. She'll also be discussing the advice that GPs give to people who are obese. NICE guidelines recommend that Doctors should be respectful. Alexandra Roach is in the film One Chance where she plays the wife of Paul Potts, the Britain's Got Talent winner. Janet Love, a South African Human Rights Commissioner joins Jane to talk about her work to promote equality for women. And the artist Louise Orwin created a number of online personalities in order to research 'Pretty or Ugly' videos in which young girls post pictures of themselves for other viewers to rate. She talks to Jane about what she discovered.

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