Health News for Obesity

Could red wine help to battle obesity and improve our health?

Cartoon branding makes junk food more attractive to children, new research shows.

According to a BBC report, an NHS Watchdog is calling for a blanket ban on trans-fats from food here in the UK.

A study from France has shown that obese people have worse sex lives.

Cheryl Cole's mother has spoken to her daughter after becoming concerned about the star's weight loss.

Domestic abuse has been linked to childhood obesity by a new study from the US.

High-fat dishes can quite literally take your breath away, researchers from the University of Newcastle, in Australia, have discovered. They found that eating excessive fat can inflame your...

A boy aged just 12 ended up in hospital after losing 5 stone through a crash diet, that saw him eat just 50 calories per day. The boy from Stockport had been bullied at school.

The NHS has courted controversy with its plans to parade a 'fat burger boy' sculpture through the town centre of Barnsley, in an effort to raise awareness about childhood obesity.

People who spend a lot of time on computers may unknowingly be altering their brain chemistry, to make them more prone to overeating and obesity.