We live in most obese UK town… it’s a graveyard with a pulse where gorgers queue at 12am to splash benefits on takeaways

A MORBIDLY obese man rides past on a mobility scooter which buckles slightly under his colossal size. He overtakes dozens of ...

Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty

England's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place.
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Obesity driving one in six UK deaths from infection, new research reveals

Obesity is driving one in six deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases, new research suggests. Globally, obesity may have been a driving factor in 0.6 million out of 5.4 million deaths from ...
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Obesity on the rise in the UK: A matter of health and economics

Obesity is a major public health crisis in the UK, with around two-thirds of adults (64-65%) being overweight or obese, and nearly 3 in 10 adults (around 29%) living with obesity. Obesity costs the UK ...
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Obesity treatment in the UK could become a "two-tier system", experts warn

Treatment for obesity in the UK could become a "two-tier system" where the most vulnerable patients miss out altogether. Obesity experts from King's College London and the Obesity Management ...

True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight-loss jabs could be the answer

True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight-loss jabs could be the answer - SPECIAL REPORT: The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could ...