A study finds that people who engage in just 30 minutes of exercise per week see modest improvements in body weight and body ...

Commenting on the commission, Dr Kath McCullough, special adviser on obesity at the Royal College of Physicians, said: “For too long, we’ve relied on BMI as a simple measure of obesity, which has ...

That's 78.6 million people. We talked to Gary Taubes, an expert on obesity who wrote the best-selling book "Why We Get Fat." He says the idea that exercising and physical activity can cure obesity ...

Over half of adults in China, or more than half a billion people ... diet and exercise habits. In October, the Chinese government unveiled plans to tackle rising levels of obesity.

What we eat contributes to obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle compounds the problem. That’s why diet and exercise have been at the forefront of managing obesity. But such efforts alone haven’t ...

After Boris Johnson’s attack on obesity, writer Alice Palmer explains why shaming people into exercise isn’t the answer. Oh, and do I need to mention that I’m a size 18? Boris Johnson has ...

Obesity should be defined by a person's health - not just their weight, says a new Canadian clinical guideline. It also advises doctors to go beyond simply recommending diet and exercise.