Obesity

University of Adelaide researchers looked how the spicy fruit can regulate the sense of feeling full.

Those with a gene variation were 20% more likely to indulge in compulsive eating.

Liraglutide, marketed as Saxendro helped patients lose almost 8kgs, albeit it comes with some side effects.

Less than a third of Americans have normal weight, finds study.

Doctors have to encourage patients to change their lifestyle to prevent epidemic.

Thunder god vine causes up to 45% decrease in body weight of obese mice.

Britain is normalising obesity and condemning children to a rising tide of avoidable diseases

A large section of people has linked obesity in the UK to lifestyle choices.

Hunger-sensitive signals in the brain helped early humans to enter risky situations for food.

Josh was in charge of food shopping and ensured that Betty Jo lived on an unhealthy diet.

Capsaicin in chilli peppers and a compound in grapes stimulate increased metabolism by burning more fat.

British Liver Trust calls on the government to support its Love Your Liver campaign.

The BHF says the UK parents are being 'hounded' by their kids to buy junk food they see on TV.

The implant electrically blocks the vagal nerve that connects the brain and stomach.

A 12-year study of more than 300,000 people suggests a lack of exercise is to blame for 676,000 deaths

It's a food giveaway in Chongqing for overweight diners.

Fexaramine makes the body burn fat by tricking it into thinking it has consumed calories.

Ambulance services around the UK are spending large amounts of money designing and adapting vehicles for obese patients

Study finds obese children have a heightened psychological reward from sugar.

Study says more needs to be done to prevent to the £47bn a year obesity crisis.

Doctors said low-fat diets are better for sustained weight loss.

Leading bariatric surgeon said severe obesity threatens to bankrupt the NHS.

Kim missing from public eye for more than three weeks and was last seen walking with limp.

Hopkins has made controversial remarks in the past about overweight people

The Las Vegas restaurant has been connected with the deaths of two of its employees.

Ancestral exposure to a pesticide methoxychlor could be resulting in diseases in future generations.

An EU court ruling may mean obese employees are given same rights under equality laws

New report shows the protein helps keep sugar under control and reverses insulin insensitivity.

Study links child obesity to overprotective parenting.

New drink with a third less sugar and third fewer calories designed to help tackle obesity.