According to a recent study, the act of dieting can make individuals feel both irritable and angry. The study, which was published in the Journal of Consumer Research, found that individuals who chose an apple instead of a chocolate bar were more likely to opt for films with anger and revenge as themes as opposed read more »

A recent article in the Daily Mail saw eating obsessed Charlotte Eager try out hypnotherapy to see if it could put a stop to her fluctuating weight. In her teenage years through to her early 20s Charlotte experienced both anorexia and bulimia, and though she overcame her eating disorders, her obsession with what she ate read more »

As the popular ITV show ‘Biggest Loser’ has come to an end and the winner walks away with his £25,0000 prize money, one obesity expert speaks out and says the shows producers should have withheld the money for six months. 29 year old Wil Graham has recently been crowned Britain’s Biggest Loser for managing to read more »

Ambulances across the country are being kitted out with new equipment which will help paramedics to cope with the increasing number of overweight patients. Standard ambulances are now being stocked with specialist equipment such as heavy-duty stretchers costing between £7,000 and £10,000 and lifting cushions costing up to £2,500. In addition, reinforcing an ambulance tail-lift read more »

The recently published Health Survey for England which is commissioned by the Department of Health for the purpose of monitoring England’s health, has revealed that expanding waistlines of British women could mean an increased risk of certain cancers. The study, which contains various information and statistics about obesity has found that the average waist circumference read more »

A recent study of 1,534 British women has revealed that 86 per cent of women who have been on a diet in the past 12 months have failed to lose any long term weight. These results show that women in the UK are actually less successful in their dieting endeavours than even the worlds most read more »

According to a recent study around 5 per cent of all pregnant women in the UK are dangerously obese, consequently putting the health of both themselves and their babies at risk. Researchers have found that severely obese mothers stand double the risk of stillbirth and overweight mothers also stand a higher risk of blood clots, read more »

According to a recent poll conducted by Aviva, large numbers of GPs avoid raising or discussing what they consider to be ‘sensitive’ issues such as obesity with their patients for fear of upsetting them. The poll revealed that 59 per cent of GPs felt reluctant to bring up personal hygiene problems, 13 per cent steered read more »

As it stands around one in ten adults are now so obese that their GP considers their weight to be a serious threat to their health. There are currently over 5.5million over 16s on the official obesity register which is held by GPs, a figure which has risen a quarter in the past year alone. read more »

An international team of scientists have predicted that colon cancer cases will increase by 50% within 30 years. Currently Britain has around 23,000 cases but the European Journal of Cancer has predicted this will rise to around 35,000 by the year 2040. One of the key factors in the huge increase is the soaring rates read more »