The provision of overweight and obesity management services in England is insufficient to meet growing demand, according to health experts who have called for an urgent review of services. A coalition ...

The five-year SURMOUNT-REAL UK trial, part of a collaboration signed last year between Lilly and the UK government, will ...

Obesity is twice as prevalent among primary school children living in the most deprived areas of England compared with those in the least deprived areas, new figures showed. However, obesity levels ...

Childhood obesity has become highly prevalent worldwide, including in the United Kingdom (UK). Stigmatization due to obesity hampers the well-being of young children, while its establishment in ...

Obesity among primary school children in the UK spiked during the COVID-19 lockdown, with a 45% increase between 2019/20 and 2020/21 among 4-5-year-olds, according to a study published on January 24, ...

The UK government’s 10 year plan commits to targeting childhood obesity through a series of measures that seemingly ignores ultraprocessed foods (UPFs).12 Without promoting literacy and understanding ...

The National Health Service (NHS) in England will make a new weight loss drug available next year – but fewer than 10 per cent of eligible people will have access to it. It comes as governments across ...

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11-14 May) shows that the proportion of adolescents living with overweight or obesity in England has ...

Some 10.5% of children in the first year of primary are living with obesity. (Getty Images) One in 10 reception children and more than a fifth in Year 6 (22.2%) are now living with obesity, according ...

The UK Government’s Major Conditions Strategy, outlining the six major health conditions and the government’s plan to address them, reveals the key role obesity plays in UK health, and the ...