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People taking weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy report a dampening of the urge to drink. Here's how the drugs curb cravings and what that could mean for helping treat addiction.

If it wants to avert the obesity crisis, the next government must put physical education firmly back on the curriculum

Stimulating the vagus nerve is being hyped as the simplest way to reduce stress, dampen anxiety – and could even curb obesity. But what exactly is it? And how does tickling your ear help?

Is Ozempic a special, life-saving medication? Or does it merely enable a new, more insidious form of fatphobia?

The headlines squeal with delight: Latest wonder drug will “cure” obesity.

Dr Ulbe Bosma's book reveals sugar's societal dominance is a recent development. Refined sugar became widely available in Europe in 19th Century, but its production in Middle East and by slaves in West Indies & Brazil caused exploitation, racism, obesity & environmental destruction. In India, sugarcane, coarse & crystal sugar,…

This novel mechanism could also help combat obesity an important risk factor for all cardiovascular diseases. 

A new DNA analysis reveals that Ötzi the Iceman was genetically predisposed to male-pattern baldness, diabetes and obesity.

It is hoped treating patients online will save the NHS time and money.