Surge in dental surgery on young children triggers call for action on oral health education and sugar intake... READ MORE›
Yet Italians are in way better shape than Americans, Canadians and Brits, who all suffer from higher blood pressure and cholesterol and poorer mental health... READ MORE›
In the US, where obesity is considered a national crisis, rates among children have stabilised for the first time in decades... READ MORE›
Skipping breakfast or eating late in the day could raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity according to a new study... READ MORE›
Weight Watchers and Nutrisystem are spending big bucks to tout their plans and their pitchwomen -- Oprah Winfrey and Marie Osmond, respectively... READ MORE›
Matt Fagg, programme director for the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme, said Around five million people in this country are at risk of Type 2 Diabetes... READ MORE›
Britain's obesity levels are among the worst in the world, with two thirds of adults and one third of young children obese or overweight... READ MORE›
But research on more than 2,700 children found those given full-fat versions ended up with a significantly lower body mass index than those given semi-skimmed varieties... READ MORE›
LONDON -- Torriano primary school in north London doesn't have lush green grounds or an outdoor running track or a leafy campus quad... READ MORE›
The World Obesity Federation, which compiled the data, predicted that number would rise to 4.1 million by 2025... READ MORE›
Doctors demand a 20 percent tax on sugary drinks to fight UK obesity epidemic... READ MORE›
The study, led by academics from University College London, challenges the widely-held view that soaring childhood obesity rates are caused solely by overeating... READ MORE›
Once underfed, Brazil's poor have a new problem obesity... READ MORE›
Leading doctors call on medical bodies such as Nice to do more to promote healthy lifestyles rather than relying on cardiovascular drugs... READ MORE›
Dame Sally Davies was speaking as new figures emerged from the child measurement programme that showed levels of obesity among children were still getting steadily worse... READ MORE›
More than three-quarters of patients said yes to weight-loss programmes in trial of 30-second intervention by doctors... READ MORE›
Stubbornly high rates of obesity also reflected wider social attitudes, she said... READ MORE›
However, when people learned to be kinder to themselves they quickly got back to healthy eating, lost weight and kept it off... READ MORE›
World entering era of global food insecurity with malnutrition and obesity side by side within countries says leading food expert... READ MORE›
Oklahoma The US city that went to war on obesity... READ MORE›
Children's poor nutrition worldwide including in the UK leads to stunted growth as well as obesity... READ MORE›
Childhood obesity uk's 'inexcusable' strategy is wasted opportunity, say experts... READ MORE›
The Mediterranean diet, with a high fat content from olive oil and nuts, does not cause people to gain weight, a major study has found... READ MORE›
Pretty much all signs of heart disease went when mice were given this drug, the unit's deputy director Sean McGee has told AAP... READ MORE›
Its website claims the group wants to be the voice of science in research on obesity... READ MORE›
A New Zealand Medical Association report calls the soaring obesity rates a public health crisis ... READ MORE›
They miss out on school trips, nutritional meals and warm, dry clothes and homes... READ MORE›
But how big is the step from informally demonising unhealthy people to formally punishing them?... READ MORE›
The study was published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes... READ MORE›
The new data follows on from a major survey between 1988 and 1994 that brought the issue of obesity into sharp focus... READ MORE›
Old Economy Steve worked his way through college because tuition was 400... READ MORE›
NHS surveys have found that obesity is the most significant self-reported health problem amongst healthcare staff... READ MORE›
Although there has been disagreement about measures of obesity, the increasing challenge of overweight monks is not in doubt... READ MORE›
The high protein group was able to gain muscle mass... READ MORE›
Price has an impact negatively or positively said Jo o Breda WHO Europe's programme manager for nutrition physical activity and obesity... READ MORE›
The high protein group was able to gain muscle mass... READ MORE›
Study says UK has highest obesity levels in Europe, while a fifth of world's obese adults live in six high-income English-speaking countries... READ MORE›
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