Between 1990 and 2010, obesity among children grew 60 percent, according to the Harvard TH Chan School of Medicine... READ MORE›
This is a rise from 10th place since the research was carried out two years ago, when UK obesity rates stood at 24.9 per cent... READ MORE›
The Global Nutrition Report is an independently produced annual analysis of the state of the world's nutrition... READ MORE›
Donors have pledged an extra 640m ?490m to reduce the serious burden of malnutrition, which affects one in three people in the world... READ MORE›
Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same About 40 percent of adults are obese and 18.5 percent of children... READ MORE›
So how do we establish a safe level of sugar consumption?... READ MORE›
Susannah Brown, senior scientist at World Cancer Research Fund, said the study's finding, emphasise the urgent need to take the obesity epidemic seriously... READ MORE›
Many of those working in nutrition say it's not just about the sugar in our processed foods, but the company that it keeps... READ MORE›
Increasing obesity and overweight trends probably result in 'new normals,' said Rockney, who was not involved in the new paper... 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›
Among the 20 most-populous countries, the highest level of obesity among children and young adults was in the U.S., at nearly 13 percent ... READ MORE›
The World Obesity Federation, which compiled the data, predicted that number would rise to 4.1 million by 2025... READ MORE›
Surge in dental surgery on young children triggers call for action on oral health education and sugar intake... 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›
But the first reason to pause is that the study found no such risk in people who drank standard sugary lemonades and colas... READ MORE›
The lowest obesity rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, where they were just 1 percent ... READ MORE›
Stubbornly high rates of obesity also reflected wider social attitudes, she said... READ MORE›
Looking at the science of obesity today, it is inconsistent with the evidence to conceive of obesity as a lifestyle choice, he said... 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›
Instead, Equifax Canada is offering complimentary credit monitoring for a year for those affected... READ MORE›
Childhood obesity uk's 'inexcusable' strategy is wasted opportunity, say experts... READ MORE›
Severe obesity confers excess risk for so many other negative outcomes for pregnancy pre-eclampsia, diabetes, still-birth, he said... READ MORE›
Its website claims the group wants to be the voice of science in research on obesity... 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›
A New Zealand Medical Association report calls the soaring obesity rates a public health crisis ... 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›
Although there has been disagreement about measures of obesity, the increasing challenge of overweight monks is not in doubt... 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›
Children of primary school age are to be the focus of an anti-obesity strategy to be unveiled this autumn David Cameron has disclosed... READ MORE›
Experts suggest that a mismatch between the body's internal circadian clock and sleep patterns can disrupt normal metabolism... READ MORE›
Obesity is a vivid example of the link between general and oral health... READ MORE›
Gluckman said Increased political commitment is needed to tackle the global challenge of childhood overweight and obesity... READ MORE›
According to a team of researchers, our inability to ditch sugary snacks and drinks may have a lot to do with our sleep patterns... READ MORE›
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