Obesity News

Geneva - The World Health Organisation Wednesday said the recommended amount of sugar consumed daily should be halved as it stepped up its battle against public health problems like obesity and tooth decay.The UN health agency said it was maintaining its 2002 g...

Atlanta - Child obesity rates in the U.S. have shown a significant decline. With children aged two to five years, obesity rates went from nearly 14 percent in 2003-2004 to just over 8 percent in 2011-2012 — a decline of 43 percent.

Washington - While many Americans struggle with extra weight, the obesity rate among US preschoolers has dropped by nearly half in recent years, according to figures out Tuesday.Just eight percent of children aged two to five were obese in 2011-2012, down from 14 p...

Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy researchers have questioned how safe two recently approved weight loss drugs actually are.

Washington - In low-income countries, people with cars, televisions and computers at home are far more likely to be obese than people with no such conveniences, researchers said Monday.Eating more, sitting still and missing out on exercise by driving are all likely...

Stoke - A council in the United Kingdom will send out text messages to those that have signed up for a service that motivates them to lose weight.

London - The World Health Organization says the world is facing a tidal wave of cancer that can be controlled by healthier diets. Much of it could be prevented.

A team of Irish and American researchers say governments can — and should — impose measures they believe can control the epidemic of obesity, reducing such long-term health effects as diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.

A research group have identified five new genes associated with increased waist-to-hip ratio, potentially moving science a step closer to developing a medication to treat obesity or obesity-related diseases.

Washington - Obesity among US children is largely established by kindergarten, a study said, adding that nearly half of those obese at 14 already had the problem at age five.