In 2022, the government said obesity costs the NHS £6 billion every year, a figure which is expected to rise to more than ...

LIVER cancer has become the UK’s fastest rising cause of cancer death with obesity, smoking and boozing behind higher cases, ...

It has been revealed that in 2023, almost a third (32 percent) of adults in Scotland were living with obesity - reaching its highest level. This does not help to push the Scots away from our ...

CLEARING your plate has been a common rule in many households for generations of children wanting to escape the dining-room ...

In a new report, global health experts are urging that we redefine the measurements used to determine whether someone is ...

A new Lancet Commission - made up of more than 50 experts from around the world - says a 'radical overhaul' is needed in how ...

Among individuals with obesity and cardiovascular disease, those with large weight gain or loss had a higher risk for ...

Using body-mass index to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable and can result in misdiagnosis, the Commission on ...

Ilhem Messaoudi, who was tapped to be the acting vice president for research in September 2024, said research funding should ...

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

And 15% of children aged two to 15 across England are obese, according to the survey. Asked specifically about the National Childhood Measurement Programme, which measures the level of obesity in ...