obesity

A four-day working week could be the best thing for your waistline and your stress levels - and significantly reducing the burden of disease on health services, according to experts.Countries with the longest working hours have the…

By MARTI STELLING, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 19:30 EDT, 16 April 2026 | Updated: 19:41 EDT, 16 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

Culture today is a minefield. With every supposedly 'classic' book, TV show or film we consume, we risk exposing ourselves to appalling and even hurtful attitudes from the past.Even popular texts for children are not safe. Paddington…

Americans are fatter than ever, new CDC data shows.Before 2013, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35 percent - but in 2023, 23 states hit that alarming threshold.Overall, one in five American adults overall are obese,…

By Shaun Wooller Health Editor Published: 17:49 EDT, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 20:15 EDT, 25 June 2024 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- --> <!--…

It is a scary thought that in 1980, when I went to medical school, only one in every 14 British adults was obese. Now it is close to one in four.We didn't see a lot of overweight patients when I was a medical student. These days, the NHS…

A record number of doctors applied to be certified to treat obesity this year amid the soaring popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.Nearly 1,900 doctors signed up for the annual exam this October, the medical board…

Britain's bulging waistline is stripping billions of pounds from the NHS each year with twice as much spent on obese patients than those of a healthy weight, a landmark study has revealed.Costs per patient rise drastically the more…