More than three in four adults in the UK will be obese or overweight by 2050, a Lancet study has revealed. Experts predict ...

The number of obese children and adults in the UK will rise substantially by 2050 - and by more than half in some age groups, ...

Ultramarathon runner Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa last year, has suggested daily 5km runs as a solution to Britain ...

But what can be done to tackle the obesity health timebomb? We take a look at the statistics, the causes and what we need to do as a nation to fight the flab. What is obesity? A person is classed ...

A paper published recently found that looking at 125,000 people taking GLP1 drugs for obesity, 53% had stopped ... are risks (there are reports of 82 UK deaths related to these drugs so far ...

Researchers warn that obesity levels are predicted to accelerate rapidly during the remainder of this decade, particularly in ...

A new study claims there are two kinds of obesity – one of which puts you at risk of major health problems. Find out which camp you’re in ...

The way we think about obesity is changing. A new definition and diagnostic framework for obesity has been put forward in a commission published by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, recognizing ...

Being married triples the risk of obesity in men, research suggests. Experts found the risks of being overweight increase for both sexes when married, but appear to be particularly acute for men.

The latest study of global data published in The Lancet, the most comprehensive analysis to date, forecasts that more than three in four adults in the UK will ... two kinds of obesity: “pre ...