Obesity is driving one in six deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases, new research suggests. Globally, obesity may have been a driving factor in 0.6 million out of 5.4 million deaths from ...

The cost of the UK’s ballooning obesity crisis has risen to a staggering £107bn each year, new figures show, with record levels of NHS spending pushing overstretched services to the brink. More than ...

The UK has one of the worst obesity rates in Europe, a global report has warned, as it predicts 220 million children globally will be obese by 2040 if no drastic action is taken. Rates of obesity have ...

Obesity is a major public health crisis in the UK, with around two-thirds of adults (64-65%) being overweight or obese, and nearly 3 in 10 adults (around 29%) living with obesity. Obesity costs the UK ...

Most childhood obesity programmes focus on food and physical activity. A new study suggests that parent stress should also be part of the picture. Researchers at Yale tested whether helping parents ...