A tax similar to the Sugar Levy and tougher regulations on food are needed to curb the UK’s obesity crisis, according to a ...

Dozens of people including some senior councillors are objecting to plans for a new McDonald’s in a Calderdale village.

Obesity rates are rising among children. A leading expert - and mother of two - explains how to instil a healthy attitude to ...

Fortunes are being blown on injectable hopes of a slimmer future but a simpler and cheaper alternative could actually be in ...

Married men were 3.2 times more likely to be obese than unmarried men while no such link was found for married women.

“By identifying individuals in a preclinical obesity phase, where they are not yet classified as obese but are showing signs of metabolic dysregulation, there is an opportunity for earlier ...

Being married triples the risk of obesity in men, research suggests. Experts found the risks of being overweight increase for ...

New research found the risks of being overweight increase for both sexes when married, with men particularly impacted.

Ultramarathon runner Russ Cook, who ran the length of Africa last year, has suggested daily 5km runs as a solution to Britain ...

The appearance of McDonald's drive-thrus and restaurants is far cry from those in decades gone by – and fans of the fast food ...

Very few people are currently being prescribed drugs for weight loss on the NHS in Scotland, research by BBC Scotland News ...