Mother's junk food diet could harm children
09.55 Tue Jul 01 2008
Pregnant or breastfeeding mothers who live on a diet of junk food could be condemning their children to lifelong obesity and ill-health.
Size zero blamed for rise in obesity
13.57 Tue Apr 01 2008
"Size zero" could be forcing us into a cycle of dieting and bingeing that could be linked to the rise in obesity.
Duchess signs up to fat-busting show
08.39 Thu Mar 06 2008
The Duchess of York has been signed up to a new TV show about obesity.
Obese Colombian woman rescued by firefighters
11.39 Fri Oct 26 2007
A Colombian woman who weighs nearly 35 stone has been removed from her home by 70 rescue workers.
Kids to be weighed in obesity battle
19.30 Mon Oct 22 2007
Parents of obese five-year-olds could be sent official warning letters as part of a national programme of weighing pupils.
Obesity 'more dangerous than smoking'
13.07 Wed Oct 17 2007
Britain's obesity crisis is being labelled more deadly than smoking.
Childhood obesity 'a form of abuse'
09.25 Thu Jun 14 2007
Overfeeding children should be viewed as a form of child abuse or neglect, doctors have said.
Scientists find 'obesity gene'
16.40 Fri Apr 13 2007
Scientists claim to have found clear evidence that obesity is linked to a particular gene.
Genes to blame for obesity?
23.20 Thu Apr 12 2007
Scientists believe they have found a gene that could be responsible for obesity, it has been revealed.
Woman weighing 42st 'left to die'
16.40 Wed Mar 07 2007
A mother-of-four who weighs 42 stones claims she is being left to die because the NHS will not pay to treat her obesity.
Obesity pill for dogs
21.16 Thu Mar 01 2007
The world's first weight loss drug for dogs has been launched to help overweight canines.
Surgery for heaviest female patient
18.43 Fri Feb 23 2007
A Texas woman has become the heaviest female patient known to have undergone a gastric bypass operation.