Browsing: Obesity

The MPs’ report mentioned in your editorial is welcome and overdue (The Guardian view on obesity: put public health before food industry pressure, 15 July). The…

Britain has spent the last three decades asking individuals to make healthier choices inside a market that makes those choices more expensive and less visible. It…

Fast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools, and advertising for junk food on billboards and public transport should be banned…

Many adults living with obesity have “indistinguishable” cholesterol and blood pressure levels compared with those who are a healthy weight, largely because of the use of…

About 170,000 people are expected to die from heart-related conditions linked to obesity – one of the leading causes of preventable illnesses – by 2035, according…

Wearing an ice vest or taking daily cold showers could help people lose weight, according to researchers.Despite the growing popularity of cold-water swimming and freezing plunges,…

Lifts are no longer big enough to fit the UK’s larger citizens, according to researchers.A study of maximum capacity in elevators in the UK and mainland…

Those who work longer hours are more likely to be obese and cutting how much time you spend working could help you keep the weight off,…

A new tool that can shed light on who is most at risk of obesity-related diseases could help identify people who would benefit most from weight-loss…

For growing children, lunchtime is a vital moment in every day. Full-time education is demanding. Afternoon lessons only work because they come after a break –…