13/01/15

Obesity is causing nearly half a million cancers every year worldwide, with two thirds of these in North America and Europe.

10/11/14

A genetic marker has been found that could be an early warning signal that breast cancer will spread to the brain.

4/11/14

A new report suggests that weight loss surgery can reduce a person’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 80%.

1/11/14

New plans to shake up the UK health system could include cash rewards for staff who lose weight. The NHS-backed plan aims to tackle the obesity crisis and ease the strains placed on the system by overweight patients.

31/10/14

In an attempt to tackle Britain’s growing obesity crisis that is ‘threatening public health’, a health organisation has called for alcoholic products to include calorie counts.