Semaglutide, sold under the brand names of Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, is one of the most popular drugs on the market.

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

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

Weight-loss medicines such as Ozempic might raise a person’s likelihood of developing conditions including arthritis.

Obesity has always been classified as a health risk, but for some it is an illness that needs to be correctly identified ...

People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a “reframing” of the way the ...

People are being “overdiagnosed” with obesity, leading medics have warned as they called for a “reframing” of the way the condition is diagnosed. Academics have suggested that a body mass index (BMI) ...

For customers with major UK network providers, exceeding the monthly data limit can result in charges of £2.50 per 100 MB of extra data used. eSIM travel company Airalo has highlighted how users ...

This represents a monetary drop of £283m, according to the UK’s latest trade statistics. In December, Sir Keir struck a new EU fishing deal worth £360m, which will increase fishing ...

Examples of these include maternal health factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity. Annual statistics on births and infant deaths based on infants born in a calendar year that died ...

Obesity levels in the UK may have peaked and could start dropping ‘significantly’ in 2025 due to weight loss jabs, according to one of the biggest online sellers of the medication. The ...

The Office for National Statistics carried out a review into the scale of hidden homelessness across the UK in March 2023 but statisticians noted that the available information means “it is not ...