The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

"We’ve now got a whole team at Manchester [hospitals trust] that are really skilled in amputating limbs because people have had diabetes and circulatory problems."

DestinationXL Group (DXLG) is the leading retailer of men's big & tall clothing. This market continues to grow due to rising rates of obesity all over the world. This means that DXLG has further upside and investors should consider accumulating the stock during the bear market.

A new report has found a "concerning" drop in life expectancy for Queensland children born over the next decade if obesity rates are not reduced.

The index has remained popular because of its simplicity, but Australian experts agree it is too often seen as a one-stop indicator of health

Figures underline growing prevalence of conditions related to obesity in younger demographic, says head of Diabetes UK

Neglectful parents, who don’t show much affection but also have few rules, were also more likely to have heavy children. 

As more literature and scientific studies link obesity to environmental harms, it becomes yet another way people are stigmatized due to body size

Few people with obesity return to a "normal" weight. Surgery, diets, and medications fall short. A radical new treatment might change that.

Evie has confronted a widespread and often unchallenged form of discrimination in Australia — weight stigma. And recent research says it's doing us harm.

Shorter sleepers were also more likely to have a combination of other unhealthy characteristics including excess fat around the middle, elevated blood pressure, and abnormal blood lipid and glucose levels. Read on for details:

The new British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has a lot to contend with at this time of economic uncertainty in the UK. But prioritising the nation’s health and taking action against poor diet and unhealthy body weight needs to be high on his agenda.