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›
As a fat person, you are subject to insults and abuse from people who think you're disgusting, and don't care if you feel bad... READ MORE›
Overall, obesity figures stayed about the same About 40 percent of adults are obese and 18.5 percent of children... READ MORE›
A further 1.3 billion adults were classified as overweight, which also brings health problems and can lead to obesity... READ MORE›
Instead, Equifax Canada is offering complimentary credit monitoring for a year for those affected... READ MORE›
Bad fat could be made to turn over a new leaf and combat obesity by blocking a specific protein, scientists have discovered... 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›
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›
There are about 2,000 morbidly obese children in Amsterdam who are the initial focus... 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›
Unicef report finds that one in three British children are in 'multi-dimensional poverty' and says gaps between rich and poor are widening around the world... READ MORE›
Increasing obesity and overweight trends probably result in 'new normals,' said Rockney, who was not involved in the new paper... READ MORE›
The photos of raw-boned children from one of the Minsk orphanages published by the online magazine Imena shocked Belarusians... 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›
Berkeley is unlike most cities in America, with far higher levels of wealth and education and low consumption of colas and other sugary drinks... READ MORE›
Doctors demand a 20 percent tax on sugary drinks to fight UK obesity epidemic... 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›
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›
We've said time and again that it was an error for government to exclude TV junk food advertising restrictions in their obesity plan, said Viner... READ MORE›
Today's glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago, encourage consumption, Cambridge scientist tells Hay festival... 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›
The lowest obesity rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, where they were just 1 percent ... 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›
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›
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›
They've launched a campaign to end the use of one of the most common research tools in nutrition science... READ MORE›
Oklahoma The US city that went to war on obesity... READ MORE›
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