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 ...

Recently, an international commission proposed a revised definition of obesity that focuses on how excess body fat affects the body, and factors in waist circumference, rather than simply ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

“As a physician of internal medicine, specialising in endocrinology, I treat patients with obesity, Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, high cholesterol and so on. So many open their consultations by ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as ...

Rishi Sunak is set to return to his former universities as he takes up two new jobs in the UK and America. The former prime minister announced on Tuesday he would be joining Oxford University’s ...

Rishi Sunak has announced he's taking up two new jobs - including one in California. The former Tory leader, who led the party to its worst-ever defeat last year, said he was "delighted" to take ...

Mr Sunak said he had “huge affection” for both ... ahead of his first trip to America as a serving UK government minister. During the resulting row, he was forced to deny that he had ...

Obesity has become a worldwide issue, with rates tripling since 1975, according to the World Health Organization. While unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles are often blamed, there may be ...

The urgency of tackling obesity ... obese people in the UK have a BMI of 35 or more. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), these statistics make us ...

Rishi Sunak has taken a job lecturing at a university in California, amid rumours he would like a full-time move back to the state. The former prime minister – who is still MP for the Yorkshire ...

OBESITY IN INDIA India is facing a complex obesity crisis, according to doctors. As per the 2019–2021 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), around 24% of women and 22.9% of men are obese in India.