This week in Parliament there has been a great deal going on around health and well-being, starting with a debate on obesity on Monday. There is no doubt that we have a growing obesity crisis in the ...

A commission proposed a new definition of obesity focused on how excess fat affects the body, rather than assessing body mass ...

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...

Obesity can put strain on the heart, resulting in an increased risk of conditions such as atrial fibrillation, or irregular ...

After big goals against Man City and Liverpool, Amad Diallo's hat-trick to sink Southampton underlined his leading role in Ruben Amorim's Man Utd project. Manuel Ugarte's tackling for Manchester ...

A widely shared Facebook post combines misleading figures and calculations to suggest the UK’s contribution to climate change ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity and excess body fat that goes beyond BMI.

Panorama is shining a light on the use of weight loss medications - including Wegovy - in the UK. The BBC investigation programme is investigating anti-obesity drugs being used and asking the ...

A pheochromocytoma is a type of tumor found in the adrenal glands or certain nerve cells. These tumors are very rare but can cause dramatic symptoms because they tend to secrete large amounts of ...

Where is Oti Mabuse from? And who is her famous sister? Here's everything you need to know about the professional dancer. Rising to fame on Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer before ...

Everything you need to know about deforestation, including the damage clearing trees does to people, wildlife and the climate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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