The Latest Breaking News from Obesity

A diabetes drug is all the rage among Hollywood’s elite, but folks who need the drug are struggling to get it

Food labels displaying the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories in the product are being touted as a way to reduce obesity, but not everyone is convinced.

Boys are more likely to be obese than girls, a report says.

Novo Nordisk A/S’s weekly shot that reduces obesity in adults returned promising results in teens, according to a study that adds to a growing wave of potential interventions for the stubborn condition.

"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."

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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