Experts warn that a child’s trajectory is established early in life and the first 1,000 days – from pregnancy through to a ...

Those who have a body-mass index of 30 are considered obese. Figures now show that obesity in the UK has risen to 29 per cent, from 15 per cent in 1993 and the increase is expected to continue 3.

A new study conducted by the University of Cambridge shows that the UK's soda tax reduced rates of obesity among sixth-grade girls — by about 5,000 fewer cases, they estimated.

Breast feeding and early nutrition habits are vital as experts say our chances of being healthy 'appear difficult to alter ...

Severe obesity has hit an all-time high among children in England in their last year of primary school, a government report has found. The report, released Thursday by the UK’s National Health ...

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) shows that the proportion of adolescents living with overweight or obesity in England has ...

Study finds a 50% rise in overweight and obesity among adolescents in England, increasing from 22% in 2008–2010 to 33% in 2021–2023.

Obesity is rising in the poorest parts of England as deprived Britons struggle to eat healthily as the cost of living crisis bites, a report warns.. Fruit, vegetables and healthy cuts of meats ...

Severe obesity has hit an all-time high among children in England in their last year of primary school, a government report has found. The report, released Thursday by the UK’s National Health ...