Certainly there is already over-diagnosis happening and no system, the NHS or others ... management and treatment in adults and children living with obesity, allowing them to receive more ...

FAT patients should be weighed every year so doctors can keep an eye on them, the NHS watchdog says. Closer monitoring of unhealthy people’s waistlines is being recommended by the National ...

Obesity currently costs the NHS around £6.5billion per year and that ... countries for the number of overweight citizens. Among adults over 25 here, the total overweight or obese is predicted ...

Dr David Unwin has been an NHS GP for 35 years and specialises in diet and obesity, and the treatment of type 2 diabetes. More than 150 of his patients are now in drug-free remission thanks to his ...

Childhood obesity is a pandemic that continues to threaten the health of children in the UK, despite several calls for action over the years.

Very few people are currently being prescribed drugs for weight loss on the NHS in Scotland, research by BBC Scotland News ...

Obesity is thought to impact one in four adults in the UK. With that in mind, a doctor has shared four things that can help to tackle it, but has said others should show empathy and support ...

The 2019 Health Survey for England estimated that 28% of adults in England were obese and a further 36% were overweight. The current costs of obesity in the UK are £6.1 billion to the NHS and £ ...

The way we think about obesity is changing ... it could be a sign that your weight is making things more difficult. Adults are recommended that they should do a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate ...

But what exactly is obesity? As per the NHS, "the term obese describes a person who has excess body fat." It's a complex issue with many causes. Fat gain is caused when extra calories ...