The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

As a specialty registrar in paediatric dentistry, I’ve seen first-hand the pain children experience because of poor oral health. Tooth decay happens when teeth are damaged by acids produced by oral bacteria breaking down sugar from foods and drinks – and although it’s largely preventable – it’s the most common…

Obesity and diabetes drugs offer a ‘protective effect’ for the brain

Obesity rates in France have doubled since the late 1990s, affecting around 10 million people. Behind those numbers are lives shaped not just by health concerns, but by judgment, exclusion, and silence. Now, a growing push to recognise obesity as a disease is challenging both medical norms and deep-rooted stigma.

Your diet can affect the amount of akkermansia muciniphila you have

Whole and 2 percent milk has been banned from school meals since 2012

A new small study finds that certain nutritional choices may be a way to keep biological age low and even reverse it.

Mexico says a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools has taken effect as the country tries to tackle one of the world’s worst obesity and diabetes epidemics

The Tory former deputy prime minister also spoke of her personal experience of trying to lose weight as peers considered food and obesity policy.

The Nigerian woman helping Bordeaux wine find new markets in Africa. Confronting France's fatphobia by classifying obesity as a disease. And the story of the French video game company behind the hit game Assassin's Creed.

The Senedd has agreed to implement new rules on how and where foods high in fat, salt and sugar can be promoted in Welsh supermarkets from March 2026.

One of the lasting memories from my teenage years is what I now recognise as an obsession with weight control. Thin was in, and magazines promoted a variety of diets, each claiming effectiveness, often accompanied by images of beautiful, slim models. Not much has changed.