Obesity

No legal or medical standards exist for identifying over-tired drivers on the road, in the same way that drunk drivers are targeted.

The mother feared that the teacher wouldn't be able to react in time to emergencies.

Chronic stress can boost your risk of obesity, headaches and catching colds.

Loneliness is a challenge that requires robust public health measures.

Poor gut health linked to asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes, autism and mental health conditions.

Consuming less sugar could be beneficial for people's mental health.

Obesity causes more than 30,000 deaths and costs the NHS over £6bn a year.

The US, New Zealand, Greece and Iceland have the biggest problem with abdominal fat.

If you think a vegan meal isn't as filling as a steak, you're wrong.

It's not just about how much you eat and exercise, how you perceive calories matters for weight loss.

Could caffeine be the key to help scientists develop obesity treatments?

Tapping into this circuit could reduce the urge to overeat.

Being overweight may be almost as risky as being obese in terms of risk of death.

Babies given an egg a day consumed less sugary foods, offering hope to tackle the child obesity crisis.

Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes were observed more frequently in women with sleep apnoea.

Hill's weight went up to 48 stone at her heaviest.

Kimberly Adie said staff at a Winnipeg salon refused her a pedicure because she was too large.

Sugar-laden 'diet' products are contributing to weight gain.

Whitehaven's local mayor complains the town has 'too many' fast food outlets.

"Yes but people are starving in North Korea, aren't they?"

A new report suggests emergency contraception may not work for women with a BMI of 26 or more.

Whole-body vibration tested for its benefits in mice and could have implications for human health.

Fructose has been linked to conditions including diabetes, obesity, cancer and liver disease.

Do you really need eight hours sleep? Everything you need to know about sleep.

When both partners are obese, their chances of conceiving may be reduced.

Drinking alcohol makes people hungry because of what it does to neurons associated with hunger.

Inactivity may be a consequence rather than a cause of obesity.

Public Health England study revealed high levels of obesity and diabetes.

The molecule appears to have therapeutic benefits, improving growth and life-expectancy in mice.

The Prader-Willi syndrome is associated with insatiable hunger and reduced growth.