Scientists have discovered rare gene differences that increase the risk of obesity sixfold
Most likely, thanks to the study, scientists have discovered a new biological mechanism for obesity. It is known that obesity is a serious risk factor for other…
Being in denial can’t stop ageing, so start embracing it
Dr Becca Levy is a Yale professor and the author of the new book Breaking The Age Code, which examines how your beliefs about ageing will determine…
Obese people to lose free fitness coaches and weight loss apps as Government cuts funding
Obese people will lose access to fitness coaches and weight loss apps, it was warned on Thursday, as it emerged £100 million of funding is being diverted…
What your waist is saying about your health
To measure one’s waist, governmental guidelines tell me, you wrap the tape around the midway point between the lower rib cage and the top of the hips,…
How to lose weight – according to science
Having spent two years “following the science”, Dr Saira Hameed is hoping we can redirect that skill to another area: our weight. The endocrinologist at Imperial College…
Couple charged with manslaughter over death of morbidly obese daughter
Two parents have been charged with manslaughter after allegedly allowing their daughter to become morbidly obese. In what is believed to be the first case of its…
Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat?, review: government ministers, look away now
Britain’s obesity crisis does not come down to personal responsibility. That was the angle pursued in Michael Mosley: Who Made Britain Fat? (Channel 4). When you guzzle…
‘After I couldn’t fit on a rollercoaster, I went on to lose almost 10 stone’
The first year I lost 40kg (6st 4lbs), the second I lost another 20kg; I’m still on this journey, I don’t want to slip back into old…
This ‘game changing’ obesity jab is a medical intervention, not a miracle
Raise your hand if you’ve ever lost weight? Now, raise your hand if you’ve lost weight, kept it off, and never had to begin the sorry cycle…
Cut 270 calories by sleeping for an extra hour every night
An hour’s extra sleep a night can shave 270 calories off people’s daily diets, new research suggests – the equivalent of around three chocolate digestive biscuits. Over…
Low-fat wotsits aren’t the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis
When I first began to travel abroad it became clear that, while I was suitably impressed by the cultural glories, what really fascinated me were foreign supermarkets….
Nearly half of Britain’s cats are obese and need to go on a diet, vets warn
Rachel Fortescue, of Frating, Essex, enrolled Lester, her prize-winning Burmese cat, in the pilot scheme last October after it was diagnosed with diabetes and required insulin injections…
Four things you need to know about ‘lucky fat’
A ripple of flesh beneath the skin could well be a sign of ‘lucky fat’, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Brunel have…
Parents offered healthy food suggestions with NHS scanner app
Girls Aloud singer, Nadine Coyle, who has backed the campaign alongside dietician Dr Linia Patel, said: “As a busy working mum, I find it hard to say…
Sore back? Losing weight could help – and it might also take strain off NHS
The public have been urged to lose weight to help ease back and joint pain, as part of a new government health campaign. More than three in…
Bitter row as sugar tax millions diverted away from fighting childhood obesity
The Government has quietly abandoned a promise to spend millions of pounds in revenue from the sugar tax on fighting childhood obesity. When the levy on soft…
It’s not the public who need to pull their weight over the obesity crisis
After Christmas, like everyone else, the residents of Wolverhampton will be going on a diet. But they will have the added incentive of being bribed by the…