According to a group of German researchers, we only have to look at pictures of delicious food to make us hungry. Experts in Germany have found that the act of simply looking at images of tasty food is enough to change the level of the hormones that are responsible for controlling our appetite. The study read more »

Previous ‘world’s fattest man’ Paul Mason went from a staggering 70 stone to 30 stone in the last year- but the dramatic loss has left him with bags of excess skin. The weight loss began when he underwent gastric bypass surgery in 2010. Now the 50 year old wants to have surgery to remove the read more »

According to figures from the European Union, England has the highest percentage of obese women in Europe. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union has found that of 19 European countries England has the highest number of obese women. The data shows that between 2008 and 2009, 23.9% of UK women were recorded as read more »

According to experts from Oxford University, people living in England eat more fruit and vegetables and less fat and salt than Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish residents. It is no secret that the average English diet is light years away from being perfect, but according to the latest figures, death rates in Scotland, Wales and read more »

According to recent figures, the number of individuals receiving referrals for sleep disorders in Scotland has increased by a quarter in the past three years, with approximately 80% of those being referred overweight. Obese and overweight individuals often suffer from the sleep disorder, sleep apnoea, a condition which involves the shape of the throat and read more »

The NHS, American Dietetic Association and British Dietetic Association have all long since preached to dieters that cutting 500 calories per day could mean a loss of 1Ib per week, but new US research has revealed a flaw in this calculation. This general rule, which tends to be what most dieters adhere to means that read more »

According to recent figures obtained by BBC Newsbeat, the number of under-25s undergoing gastric band procedures to help them lose weight has quadrupled in just three years. The figures cover those who have undergone stomach stapling, a gastric bypass operation or those who have been fitted with a gastric band. Between 2009 and 2010, 210 read more »

As the obesity levels continue to increase, Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver continues in his quest to make us lead healthier lifestyles. Obesity has been a huge global problem for a long time now, and it is one which does not seem to be improving. In fact, the levels are now described as epidemic, and are read more »

Worrying statistics show that, due to unhealthy lifestyles, more and more children and young adults are having strokes in the United States of America. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention undertook a vast study of hospital data over the years 1995 – 2008 for around 8 million patients, and the results were startling. read more »

A 22-stone ex-policeman who was refused a gastric bypass operation because his body mass index was not high enough has lost his Court of Appeal battle to get his local authority to pay for the surgery. 62 year old Tom Condliff became obese after the cocktail of drugs taken to treat his long term diabetes read more »