Obesity 'requires climate plan'
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The obesity epidemic needs to be tackled in the same way as climate change, says a top nutritional scientist.
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Scientists have pinpointed a unlikely potential weapon in the war against obesity - seaweed.
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LONDON - Money spent on sports and exercise should be tax deductible as part of a national strategy to fight flab, say doctors in Britain who are grappling with one of the world's most rapidly growing obesity epidemics.    Ahead of a daylong conference Thursday on tackling obesity in primary care clinics, the Royal College of General Practitioners called on the government to consider tax breaks to make exercise more accessible and affordable to everybody...
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Parents in Scotland are urged to live healthier lifestyles in a bid to address childhood obesity.
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WASHINGTON: A respected panel of US scientists has urged schools, food companies, government agencies and families to work together to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.
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Obese mothers-to-be need significantly more NHS care than pregnant women of a healthy weight, a study says.
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Evolution and the environment, not just   gluttony, has led to a global obesity pandemic, with an   estimated 1.5 billion people overweight -- more than the number   of undernourished people -- an obesity conference was told on   Monday.
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Radical international agricultural reform to cut down on the production of oils, fat and sugar -- not diet tricks -- is needed to halt the global obesity epidemic, scientists have warned.
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Schools, food makers, government agencies and families themselves must work together to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity, a panel of scientists said Thursday.
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Exercise alone cannot totally offset the risk of premature death associated with obesity, research suggests.
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Rising levels of obesity in Britain could lead to as many as 12,000 new cases of weight-related cancer each year by the end of the decade, a leading charity warned on Tuesday.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID    WASHINGTON  -- A wide-ranging effort involving parents, schools, communities and government is needed to turn the tide of childhood obesity, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday...
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It&#39;s time now for everyone to wake up to the fact that this obesity situation is not a diet, it&#39;s not about whether you are fitting into a pair of blue jeans.
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Science & environment: Call for seats with more leg room to reduce risk, particularly for obese people and those under 30.
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for America&#39;s Health, a nonprofit organization
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A Conservative Party review targets public health issues like obesity as a top priority for the NHS in England.
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Ministers launch a Â£372m anti-obesity strategy to "transform the environment" in which people live.